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§ 7506. Department of Commerce programs
(a) NIST programs
The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall—
(1) as part of the Program activities under section 7501(b)(7) of this title, establish a program to conduct basic research on issues related to the development and manufacture of nanotechnology, including metrology; reliability and quality assurance; processes control; and manufacturing best practices; and
(2) utilize the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program 1
1 See Change of Name note below.
to the extent possible to ensure that the research conducted under paragraph (1) reaches small- and medium-sized manufacturing companies.(b) Clearinghouse
(Pub. L. 108–153, § 7, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1930.)