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[CITE: 15USC272a]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
        CHAPTER 7--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
 
Sec. 272a. Technology services

    In addition to such other technology services and technology 
extension activities which may be mandated or authorized by law, and in 
order to help improve the use of technology by small and medium-sized 
industrial firms within the United States, the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, as appropriate, shall--
        (1) work directly with States, local governments, and other 
    appropriate organizations to provide for extended distribution of 
    Standard Reference Materials, Standard Reference Data, calibrations, 
    and related technical services and to help transfer other expertise 
    and technology to the States and to small businesses and other 
    businesses within the States;
        (2) evaluate those inventions from small businesses or 
    individuals which have a significant potential for improving 
    competitiveness;
        (3) provide support for workshops on technical and 
    entrepreneurial topics and share information developed through the 
    Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award Program; and
        (4) work with other Federal agencies to provide technical and 
    related assistance to the States and businesses within the States.

(Pub. L. 100-519, title I, Sec. 109, Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2591.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989, and not as part 
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act which 
comprises this chapter.
