A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 and succeeding fiscal years for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Key claim: This 2004 Senate bill would have authorized federal funding for NIST’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership program starting in fiscal year 2005, but it was only referred to committee and did not become law.
Abstract
(S2588 · 108th Congress) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 and succeeding fiscal years for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Latest action (2004-06-24): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Why this matters
This 2004 Senate bill would have authorized federal funding for NIST’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership program starting in fiscal year 2005, but it was only referred to committee and did not become law.