#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #fbbi  ,,an ,,act  ,to authorize the
 programs of the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,national      
,institute of ,standards and ,technology
 ,reauthorization ,act of #bjah4  #b4   
,authorization of appropriations  7a7   
,fiscal year #bjah  7#a7 ,in general    
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 to the ,secretary of ,commerce         
#a1aih1ejj1jjj for the ,national        
,institute of ,standards and ,technology
 for fiscal year #bjah4  7#b7 ,specific 
allocations ,of the amount authorized by
 paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 #gbd1ejj1jjj     
shall be for scientific and technical   
research and services laboratory        
activities2  7,b7 #cai1jjj1jjj shall be 
for the construction and maintenance of 
facilities2 and  7,c7 #aee1jjj1jjj shall
 be for industrial technology services  
activities4  7b7 ,fiscal year #bjai     
7#a7 ,in general ,there are authorized  

to be appropriated to the ,secretary of 
,commerce #a1abe1jjj1jjj for the        
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology for fiscal year #bjai4  7#b7
 ,specific allocations ,of the amount   
authorized by paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7    
#hej1jjj1jjj shall be for scientific and
 technical research and services        
laboratory activities1 of which-- 7i7   
#aji1ijj1jjj shall be for the advanced  
communications1 networks1 and scientific
 data systems mission area2  7ii7       
#ajc1bjj1jjj shall be for the           
cybersecurity and privacy mission area2 
7iii7 #bcd1jjj1jjj shall be for the     
fundamental measurement1 quantum science
 and measurement dissemination mission  
area2 and  7iv7 #hi1hjj1jjj shall be for
 the physical infrastructure and        
resilience mission area2  7,b7          
#abj1jjj1jjj shall be for the           
construction and maintenance of         
facilities2 and  7,c7 #aee1jjj1jjj shall
 be for industrial technology services  
activities4  #c4 ,quantum information   

science  7a7 ,research activities and   
engagement ,the ,secretary1 acting      
through the ,director1 shall--  7#a7    
continue to support and expand basic    
quantum information science and         
technology research and development of  
measurement and standards infrastructure
 necessary to advance commercial        
development of quantum applications2    
7#b7 use the programs of the ,institute1
 in collaboration with other relevant   
,federal agencies1 as appropriate1 to   
train scientists in quantum information 
science and technology to increase      
participation in the quantum fields2    
7#c7 establish or expand collaborative  
ventures or consortia with other public 
or private sector entities1 including   
other ,federal agencies engaged in      
quantum information science research and
 development1 institutions of higher    
education1 ,national ,laboratories1 and 
industry1 for the purpose of advancing  
the field of quantum information science
 and engineering2 and  7#d7 have the    

authority to enter into and perform such
 contracts on such terms as the         
,secretary1 acting through the          
,director1 considers appropriate1       
including cooperative research and      
development arrangements and grants and 
cooperative agreements or other         
transactions1 as may be necessary in the
 conduct of the work of the ,institute  
with respect to quantum information     
science and technology4  7b7 ,quantum   
workshop  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary1 
acting through the ,director1 shall     
convene a workshop of stakeholders to   
discuss the future measurement1         
standards1 cybersecurity1 and other     
issues that relate to development of    
quantum information science in the      
,united ,states4 ,the goals of the      
workshop shall be-- 7,a7 assessment of  
the ,institute's quantum information    
science and technology research work1   
including areas that may need additional

 ,institute investment in order to      
support development of quantum          
information science and technology in   
the ,united ,states2 and  7,b7          
consideration of recommendations and    
priority issues for the ,institute's    
participation in the proposed ,national 
,quantum ,initiative ,program4  7#b7    
,report to ,congress ,not later than #b 
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,secretary1 acting       
through the ,director1 shall transmit to
 the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and
 ,technology and the ,committee on      
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 and the ,committee on ,appropriations  
of the ,senate a summary report         
containing the findings of the workshop 
convened under this subsection4  7c7    
,funding ,the ,secretary of ,commerce   
shall devote #hj1jjj1jjj to carry out   
this section for fiscal year #bjai1     
subject to the availability of          

appropriations1 to come from amounts    
made available pursuant to section      
#b7;b77#b77;,a77iii7 of this ,act4 ,this
 section shall be carried out using     
funds otherwise appropriated by law     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  #d4 ,cybersecurity research  7a7 
,research ,the ,secretary1 acting       
through the ,director1 shall expand the 
fundamental and applied research carried
 out by the ,institute to address key   
questions relating the measurement of   
privacy1 security1 and vulnerability of 
software tools and communications       
networks1 including through--  7#a7 the 
development of research and engineering 
capabilities to provide practical       
solutions1 including measurement        
techniques and engineering toolkits1 to 
solve cybersecurity challenges such as  
human factors1 identity management1     
network security1 privacy1 and software2
  7#b7 investment in tools to help      
private and public sector organizations 
measure their cybersecurity1 manage     

their risks and ensure workforce        
preparedness for new cybersecurity      
challenges2 and  7#c7 investment in     
programs to prepare the ,united ,states 
with strong cybersecurity and encryption
 technologies to apply to emerging      
technologies such as artificial         
intelligence1 the internet of things1   
and quantum computing4  7b7 ,authority  
,the ,secretary1 acting through the     
,director1 shall have the authority to  
enter into and perform such contracts on
 such terms as the ,secretary considers 
to be appropriate1 including cooperative
 research and development arrangements1 
grants1 and cooperative agreements or   
other transactions1 as may be necessary 
in the conduct of the work of the       
,institute with respect to              
cybersecurity4  #e4 ,composites research
  7a7 ,research ,the ,secretary1 acting 
through the ,director1 shall implement  
the recommendations contained in the    
,december #bjag report entitled ,road   
,mapping ,workshop ,report on           

,overcoming ,barriers to ,adoption of   
,composites in ,sustainable             
,infrastructure1 as appropriate1 to help
 facilitate the adoption of composite   
technology in infrastructure in the     
,united ,states4 ,in implementing such  
recommendations1 the ,secretary1 acting 
through the ,director shall1 with       
respect to the use of composite         
technology in infrastructure-- 7#a7 not 
later than #f months after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 establish a     
design data clearinghouse to identify1  
gather1 validate1 and disseminate       
existing design criteria1 tools1        
guidelines1 and standards2 and  7#b7    
develop methods and resources required  
for testing an evaluation of safe and   
appropriate uses of composite materials 
for infrastructure1 including-- 7,a7    
conditioning protocols1 procedures and  
models2  7,b7 screening and acceptance  
tools2 and  7,c7 minimum allowable      
design data sets that can be converted  
into design tools4  7b7 ,standards      

coordination ,the ,secretary1 acting    
through the ,director1 shall assure that
 the appropriate ,institute staff       
consult regularly with standards        
developers1 members of the composites   
industry1 institutions of higher        
education1 and other stakeholders in    
order to facilitate the adoption of     
standards for use of composite materials
 in infrastructure that are based on the
 research and testing results and other 
information developed by the ,institute4
  7c7 ,funding ,the ,secretary of       
,commerce shall devote #aa1jjj1jjj to   
carry out this section for fiscal year  
#bjai1 subject to the availability of   
appropriations1 to come from amounts    
made available pursuant to section      
#b7;b77#b77;,a77iv7 of this ,act4 ,this 
section shall be carried out using funds
 otherwise appropriated by law after the
 date of enactment of this ,act4  #f4   
,artificial intelligence and data       
science ,the ,secretary1 acting through 
the ,director1 shall continue to support

 the development of artificial          
intelligence and data science1 including
 through-- 7#a7 the expansion of the    
,institute's capabilities1 including    
scientific staff and research           
infrastructure2  7#b7 the implementation
 of rigorous scientific testing to      
support the development of trustworthy  
and safe artificial intelligence and    
data systems2  7#c7 the development of  
machine learning and other artificial   
intelligence applications to support    
measurement science research programs   
and take steps to modernize the         
,institute's research infrastructure2   
and  7#d7 the development and           
publication of new cybersecurity tools1 
encryption methods1 and best practices  
for artificial intelligence and data    
science4  #g4 ,internet of things ,the  
,secretary1 acting through the          
,director1 shall continue to conduct    
research with respect to and support the
 expanded connectivity1                 
interoperability1 and security of       

interconnected systems and other aspects
 of the internet of things1 including   
through--  7#a7 the development of new  
tools and methodologies for             
cybersecurity of the internet of things2
  7#b7 the development of technologies  
to address network congestion and device
 interference1 such as the development  
of testing tools for next generation    
wireless communications1 internet of    
things protocols1 coexistence of        
wireless communications systems1 and    
spectrum sharing2  7#c7 convening       
experts in the public and private       
sectors to develop recommendations for  
accelerating the adoption of sound      
interoperability standards1 guidelines1 
and best practices for the internet of  
things2 and  7#d7 the development and   
publication of new cybersecurity tools1 
encryption methods1 and best practices  
for internet of things security4  #h4   
,hiring and management  7a7 ,direct hire
 authority ,the ,secretary1 acting      
through the ,director1 may-- 7#a7       

appoint1 without regard to the          
provisions of subchapter ,i of chapter  
#cc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code  
7other than sections #ccjc1 #ccbh1 and  
#cccj;e of such chapter71 qualified     
candidates to scientific1 engineering1  
and professional positions for carrying 
out research and development functions  
which require the services of specially 
qualified personnel relating to         
cybersecurity and quantum information   
science and technology and such other   
areas of national research priorities as
 the ,secretary1 acting through the     
,director1 may determine2 and  7#b7 fix 
the rate of basic pay of any individual 
appointed under paragraph 7#a71 at a    
rate not in excess of the basic rate of 
pay of the ,vice ,president under       
section #ajd of title #c1 ,united       
,states ,code1 without regard to title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7         
,limitation ,the ,director may appoint  
not more than #aj individuals under this
 section4  7c7 ,sunset ,the authority   

under this section shall expire on the  
date that is #e years after the date of 
enactment of this ,act4  #i4            
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7 ,the  
term ,director means the ,director of   
the ,national ,institute of ,standards  
and ,technology4  7#b7 ,the term        
,framework means the ,framework for     
,improving ,critical ,infrastructure    
,cybersecurity developed by the         
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology and referred to in          
,executive ,order #achjj issued on ,may 
#aa1 #bjag 7#hb ,fed4 ,reg4 #bbcia et   
seq474  7#c7 ,the term ,institute means 
the ,national ,institute of ,standards  
and ,technology4  7#d7 ,the term        
institution of higher education has the 
meaning given such term in section #aja 
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#e7 ,the term  
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,commerce4  ,passed the ,house of       
,representatives ,september #be1        
#bjah4;,clerk4