§278k. Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership — Inbound Citations
15 U.S.C. § 278k
Cited by 19 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 15 U.S.C. § 278k as a whole
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(3) The term “regional center for the transfer of manufacturing technology” means a manufacturing extension center for the transfer of manufacturing technology and best business practices referred to in section 25(b) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k).
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(d) In carrying out the extramural funding programs of the Institute, including the programs established under sections 278k and 278l of this title, the Secretary may retain reasonable amounts of any funds appropriated pursuant to authorizations for these programs in order to pay for the Institute’s management of these programs.
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(a) The Director shall establish an initiative for advancing enterprise integration within the United States. In carrying out this section, the Director shall involve, as appropriate, the various units of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology laboratories (including the Building and Fire Research Laboratory), the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program established under sections 278k and 278l of this title, and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program. This initiative shall build upon ongoing efforts of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and of the private sector, shall involve consortia that include government and industry, and shall address the enterprise integration needs of each United States major manufacturing industry at the earliest possible date.
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(a) The Director shall establish within the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership under section 278k of this title and section 278l of this title a program of competitive awards among participants described in subsection (b) of this section for the purposes described in subsection (c).
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(i) The terms used in this section have the meanings given the terms in section 278k of this title.
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(a) The terms used in this section have the meanings given the terms in section 278k of this title.
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(b) The Director shall establish, subject to the availability of appropriations, as a part of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership under sections 278k and 278k–1 of this title, a pilot program of expansion awards among participants described in subsection (c) for the purposes described in subsection (e).
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(c) Participants receiving awards under this section shall be Centers, or a consortium of Centers (as such term is defined in section 278k of this title).
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(3) a description of which types of activities under paragraph (1) could be integrated into, and supported under, the program under section 278k of this title;
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(a) In addition to the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership under section 278k of this title, the Secretary, through the Director and, if appropriate, through other officials, shall provide technical assistance to State technology programs throughout the United States, in order to help those programs help businesses, particularly small- and medium-sized businesses, to enhance their competitiveness through the application of science and technology.
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(p) The Secretary may use centers established under section 278k of this title to provide information about the program established under this section and to conduct outreach to potential borrowers, as appropriate.
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(iv) entities participating in the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program established under section 278k of this title;
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(1) The Director shall establish the infrastructure for the National Supply Chain Database through the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, established pursuant to section 278k of title 15, by connecting information from the Centers (as such term is defined in such section) through the Database.
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(iii) Measures to assist with supplier scouting and other supply chain development, including the use of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership under section 278k of title 15 to carry out such measures.
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(2) The activities of the Department of Commerce under this division, including regional technology hubs under section 3722a of title 15, as added by section 10621, the Manufacturing USA Program established under section 278s(b)(1) of title 15, and the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (15 U.S.C. 278k).
Citations to §278k(a)
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(17) The term “manufacturing extension center” has the meaning given the term “Center” in section 278k(a) of title 15.
Citations to §278k(c)
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(E) Such other result as the Director determines will advance the objective set forth in section 278k(c) of this title or in section 278l of this title.
Citations to §278k(e)
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(k) The Director shall ensure that the duration of an award under this section is aligned and consistent with a Center’s cooperative agreement established in section 278k(e) of this title.