H.R. 2393 — NIST Creation of Composite Standards Act

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NIST Creation of Composite Standards Act

This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to implement the recommendations in the December 2017 report titled "Road Mapping Workshop Report on Overcoming Barriers to Adoption of Composites in Sustainable Infrastructure" to help facilitate the adoption of composite technology in infrastructure.

In implementing such recommendations, NIST shall

establish a design data clearinghouse to identify, gather, validate, and disseminate existing design criteria, tools, guidelines, and standards; and
develop methods and resources which are required for testing an evaluation of safe and appropriate uses of composite materials for infrastructure.

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S. 384A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to help facilitate the adoption of composite technology in infrastructure in the United States, and for other purposes.
2020-08-07Held at the desk.
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2019-04-29
Introduced in House
2019-04-29
Introduced in House
2019-04-29
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2019-04-29
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

NIST Creation of Composite Standards Act

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