,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,gardner1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,hirono1    
,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4         
,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 and ,mr4     
,bennet7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide1
 temporarily1 authority for the         
,secretary of ,commerce to waive cost   
sharing requirements for the ,hollings  
,manufacturing ,extension ,partnership1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,helping ,manufacturers ,respond to     
,,covid-#ai ,act of #bjbj4  #b4         
,temporary waiver of ,hollings          
,manufacturing ,extension ,partnership  
cost sharing requirement ,the ,secretary
 of ,commerce may waive all or a portion
 of the requirements of subsection      
7e77#b7 of section #be of the ,national 

,institute of ,standards and ,technology
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bghk7 with respect
 to the provision under such section by 
the ,secretary of capital and annual    
operating and maintenance funds required
 to establish and support a ,center 7as 
defined in subsection 7a7 of such       
section7 to the degree that such funds  
are derived from amounts specifically   
appropriated for the ,hollings          
,manufacturing ,extension ,partnership  
for fiscal year #bjba4