Amendment sought to provide for the establishment of a Manufacturing and Technology Administration in the Department of Commerce.

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Amendment Number
664
Description
Amendment sought to provide for the establishment of a Manufacturing and Technology Administration in the Department of Commerce.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-589 to re-orient the current Technology Administration (TA), the Undersecretary of Technology, and Office of Technology Policy (OTP) towards manufacturing and competitiveness issues; to rename and refocus TA by establishing a Manufacturing Administration, and Undersecretary of Manufacturing, and an Office of Industry Analysis; to require the Manufacturing Administration to conduct broad-based manufacturing and technology policy analysis; to coordinate with States, local governments, universities, on manufacturing and technology activities; finally, NIST and the National Technical Information Service would remain a part of the Manufacturing Administration.
Congress
108
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 9, 2004
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Larson (CT) amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 170 - 189 (Roll no. 357).
Latest Action Time
15:40:16
Submitted Date
Jul 9, 2004
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Feb 3, 2022
Amendment 664 — Informed