Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§278o User Fees
Title 15 › CHAPTER 7 — NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY › § 278o
Summary
The Institute must not charge research associates to use its research facilities unless a law specifically allows those fees.
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Title 15, §278o
Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Institute shall not implement a policy of charging fees with respect to the use of Institute research facilities by research associates in the absence of express statutory authority to charge such fees.
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15 U.S.C. § 278o
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102