,i #aai? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hiha ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,may #ba1 #bjbf,mrs4 ,mc,clain ,delaney 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,ob]nolte1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 & ,mr4 ,moylan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ,a ,,bill ,to e/abli% 9 ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology a program ( measurem5t rese>* = eng9e]+ biology1 biomanufactur+1 & biometrology1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/&>ds & ,calibration = ,am]ican ,lead]%ip 9 ,eng9e]+ ,biology ,act or ! ,,scale ,biology ,act4 #b4 ,,ni/ biometrology laboratory program 7a7 ,c]ta9 implem5tation activities ,subsection 7c7 ( section #b ( ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bgb7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ a comma aft] ,director2 7#b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#bb7 ?r\gh 7#cb7 z p>agraphs 7#bc7 ?r\gh 7#cc71 respectively2 & 7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#ba7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3 7#bb7 p]=m rese>* to facilitate & support ! 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date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,director %all submit to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate1 & make publicly available on ! website ( ! ,in/itute1 a report reg>d+ ! implem5tation by ! ,in/itute ( ! biometrology laboratory program4 7i7 ,implem5tation plan ,n lat] ?an ! end ( ! fir/ fiscal ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,director %all submit to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology & ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation & ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate1 & make available on a public website ( ! ,in/itute1 a plan to c>ry out ! biometrology laboratory program1 includ+ ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a plan = e/abli%+ ! ,biometrology ,laboratory ,program )9 ! ,in/itute z describ$ by ?is section1 includ+ 9 relation to ! ,in/itute's ,mat]ial ,measurem5t ,lab & ,physical ,measurem5t ,lab4 7#b7 ,a plan ( h[ ! 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