Technology Administration Authorization Act For Fiscal Years 2001, 2002, and 2003

Technology Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2001, 2002, and 2003 - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Commerce for FY 2001 through 2003 for: (1) the Scientific and Technical Research and Services laboratory activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); (2) construction and maintenance of NIST facilities; (3) the Teacher Science and Technology Enhancement Institute program of the NIST; (4) activities of the Under Secretary of Technology, the Office of Technology Policy, and the Office of Space Commercialization; and (5) NIST industrial technology services activities.

(Sec. 6) Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act with respect to the Advanced Technology Program to: (1) require each applicant for a contract or award to certify that the applicant has made an effort to secure private market funding for the research project involved; (2) permit a large business to participate in a research project that is the subject of a contract or award only as a member of a joint venture that includes one or more small businesses as members; (3) authorize the Secretary of Commerce to vest title to tangible personal property in any recipient of financial assistance, under specified conditions; and (4) require all amounts appropriated for grants to be used for grants awarded on the basis of general open competition.

(Sec. 7) Requires the: (1) NIST Director to report to the technology committees on manufacturing in the digital age; (2) Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy to report to such committees on issues concerning the national laboratories; and (3) NIST Director to report to such committees on issues concerning technical standards.

(Sec. 8) Authorizes the use of interagency funding and other forms of support for the functions and activities of the Interagency Global Positioning System Executive Board.

(Sec. 9) Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary to act through the NIST (currently, the Under Secretary for Technology) in carrying out the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Technology. Authorizes appropriations for such Program for FY 2001 through 2003.