Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102

§278j Studies by National Research Council

Title 15 › CHAPTER 7 — NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY › § 278j

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director may hire the National Research Council from time to time to give advice and do studies to help the Institute support U.S. industry and science. Those studies may look at three things: the United States' position in key manufacturing and new technologies and research that would help it; possible Institute efforts, with industry and the States, to spread new manufacturing and quality-assurance technologies; and barriers to wider use of advanced manufacturing by U.S. workers, including training.

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Title 15, §278j

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The Director may periodically contract with the National Research Council for advice and studies to assist the Institute to serve United States industry and science. The subjects of such advice and studies may include—

(1)the competitive position of the United States in key areas of manufacturing and emerging technologies and research activities which would enhance that competitiveness;

(2)potential activities of the Institute, in cooperation with industry and the States, to assist in the transfer and dissemination of new technologies for manufacturing and quality assurance; and

(3)identification and assessment of likely barriers to widespread use of advanced manufacturing technology by the United States workforce, including training and other initiatives which could lead to a higher percentage of manufacturing jobs of United States companies being located within the borders of our country.

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15 U.S.C. § 278j

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102