§275b — Title 15 Commerce and Trade | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary of Commerce must charge other federal agencies for any service the Institute provides to them under any law that names the Secretary or the Institute as a consultant or asks them to help, whether the law was passed before, on, or after October 6, 1982. Charges do not apply when funds are specifically appropriated to the Secretary or the Institute to perform the service. The Secretary can waive a fee if the Institute’s cost is only nominal. Costs are figured under section 278b(e).

Title 15, §275b

Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Secretary of Commerce shall charge for any service performed by the Institute, at the request of another Government agency, in compliance with any statute, enacted before, on, or after October 6, 1982, which names the Secretary or the Institute as a consultant to another Government agency, or calls upon the Secretary or the Institute to support or perform any activity for or on behalf of another Government agency, or to cooperate with any Government agency in the performance by that agency of any activity, regardless of whether the statute specifically requires reimbursement to the Secretary or the Institute by such other Government agency for such service, unless funds are specifically appropriated to the Secretary or the Institute to perform such service. The Secretary may, however, waive any charge where the service rendered by the Institute is such that the Institute will incur only nominal costs in performing it. Costs shall be determined in accordance with section 278b(e) of this title.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was not enacted as part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

1988—Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “Institute” for “Bureau” wherever appearing.

§275b Charges for activities performed for other agencies

Summary

Title 15, §275b

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Citations & Metadata