§ 275b. — Charges for activities performed for other agencies.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC275b]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 7--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
Sec. 275b. Charges for activities performed for other agencies
The Secretary of Commerce shall charge for any service performed by
the Institute, at the request of another Government agency, in
compliance with any statute, enacted before, on, or after October 6,
1982, which names the Secretary or the Institute as a consultant to
another Government agency, or calls upon the Secretary or the Institute
to support or perform any activity for or on behalf of another
Government agency, or to cooperate with any Government agency in the
performance by that agency of any activity, regardless of whether the
statute specifically requires reimbursement to the Secretary or the
Institute by such other Government agency for such service, unless funds
are specifically appropriated to the Secretary or the Institute to
perform such service. The Secretary may, however, waive any charge where
the service rendered by the Institute is such that the Institute will
incur only nominal costs in performing it. Costs shall be determined in
accordance with section 278b(e) of this title.
(Pub. L. 97-286, Sec. 8, Oct. 6, 1982, 96 Stat. 1223; Pub. L. 100-418,
title V, Sec. 5115(c), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1433.)
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
1988--Pub. L. 100-418 substituted ``Institute'' for ``Bureau''
wherever appearing.
