115th Congress
NIST Reauthorization Act of 2018
Purpose
To authorize the programs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes.
Summary of Selected Provisions
- Authorizes funding levels for NIST’s main budget accounts for fiscal year 2019, including a $125 million or 17 percent increase for Scientific and Technical Research and Services (STRS) — the account that funds laboratory programs
- Provides direction for programs in quantum information science, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, internet of things, and composites research
- Provides the NIST director with special authority to hire and provide higher compensation to R&D personnel in the areas of cybersecurity, quantum information science, and other national priority areas
Primary Sponsors
Co-sponsors by Party
R
9
D
2
I
0
Actions
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09/25/2018Passed by House
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06/27/2018Advanced by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
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06/26/2018Introduced in House