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Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110

§278p Notice to Congress

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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

If money that funds this chapter is reprogrammed and that reprogramming needs to be reported to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the same notice must also be sent at the same time to the House Committee on Science and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The Secretary must give the House Committees on Science and Appropriations, and the Senate Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations, at least 15 days’ notice before any major reorganization of an Institute program, project, or activity. A major reorganization means moving more than 25 percent of the Institute’s employees.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §278p

Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Notice of reprogramming
If any funds authorized for carrying out this chapter are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, notice of such action shall concurrently be provided to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
(b)Notice of reorganization
(1)Requirement
The Secretary shall provide notice to the Committees on Science and Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate, not later than 15 days before any major reorganization of any program, project, or activity of the Institute.
(2)“Major reorganization” defined
For purposes of this subsection, the term “major reorganization” means any reorganization of the Institute that involves the reassignment of more than 25 percent of the employees of the Institute.

Legislative History

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Science of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Jan. 5, 2011.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 278p

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110