HR 2393
116th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Building construction
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Materials
Research and development
Technology assessment
NIST Creation of Composite Standards Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Apr 29, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Apr 29, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Committees of jurisdiction
2