15 USC § 282a - Assessment of emerging technologies requiring research in metrology

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title: "15 USC § 282a - Assessment of emerging technologies requiring research in metrology"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "282a"
section_name: "Assessment of emerging technologies requiring research in metrology"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5163(a), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1450.)"
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# § 282a. Assessment of emerging technologies requiring research in metrology

The Board of Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall include, as part of its annual review, an assessment of emerging technologies which are expected to require research in metrology to keep the Institute abreast of its mission, including process and quality control, engineering databases, advanced materials, electronics and fiber optics, bioprocess engineering, and advanced computing concepts. Such review shall include estimates of the cost of the required effort, required staffing levels, appropriate interaction with industry, including technology transfer, and the period over which the research will be required.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5163(a), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1450.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section is comprised of . Section 5163(b)–(d) of  enacted provisions set out as a note under , amended , and enacted , respectively.

Section was not enacted as part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act which comprises this chapter.

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 282a, , , , consisted of provisions substantially identical to this section.