H.R. 4429 — Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act of 2000

Summary

Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act of 2000 - Title I: Electronic Commerce - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish an Advisory Panel to report on the challenges facing small and medium-sized manufacturers and other such businesses in integrating and utilizing electronic commerce technologies and business practices. Requires the Panel to provide an interim and final report to the Director and specified congressional committees. Requires the final report to include: (1) a three-year planning document for NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program in the field of electronic commerce; and (2) recommendations for NIST to address interoperability issues in electronic commerce.

Requires the MEP program to: (1) establish a pilot program to assist such manufacturers and businesses in integrating and utilizing electronic commerce technologies and business practices through a competitive grants program; and (2) consult with the Panel and utilize the Panel's reports.

Title II: Enterprise Integration - Requires the Director to: (1) identify current critical enterprise integration standards and implementation activities for major manufacturing industries; (2) report to Congress on such matters and anticipated related NIST activities for that fiscal year; and (3) submit to Congress a plan for enterprise integration for each major manufacturing industry (requiring annual plan updates).

Legislative Actions

2000-05-11

Introduced in House

2000-05-11

Introduced in House

2000-05-11

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E720)

2000-05-11

Referred to the House Committee on Science.

2000-05-15

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology.

2000-07-24

Subcommittee on Technology Discharged.

2000-07-26

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

2000-07-26

Ordered to be Reported Without Recommendation (Amended) by Voice Vote.

2000-09-21

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science. H. Rept. 106-877.

2000-09-21

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science. H. Rept. 106-877.

2000-09-21

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 528.

2000-09-26

Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

2000-09-26

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8079-8081)

2000-09-26

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4429.

2000-09-26

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8079-8080)

2000-09-26

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8079-8080)

2000-09-26

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

2000-09-26

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

2000-09-27

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act of 2000

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