Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 18, 2015)
Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015
Authorizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish a program to designate up to 25 institutions of higher education as U.S. manufacturing universities that are to be awarded funds over a four-year period.
Requires an institution applying for such program to submit a plan describing its engineering programs, its relationship to manufacturing industries, and its ability to positively impact local and regional economic development.
Requires NIST to recommend adaptations to certain Small Business Act programs to assist small businesses that collaborate with such universities.
What just happenedAug 18, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 18, 2015
- Aug 18, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Research and Technology Subcommittee - Mar 18, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Science, Space, and Technology Committee - Mar 18, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 18, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House