Creates a new nonprofit to help US scientists and businesses develop new measurement tools and tech standards.
This bill would create a new nonprofit organization called the Foundation for Standards and Metrology. Its main goal would be to support the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). It would also help researchers, universities, and businesses work together to develop new measurement methods and technical standards. This collaboration would also help bring new technologies to market faster.
Today, there is no independent nonprofit specifically created by Congress to support NIST's mission in advancing measurement science, technical standards, and technology. This bill would create the Foundation for Standards and Metrology, a new nonprofit, to fill this role. It would authorize annual federal funding transfers of $500,000 to $1,250,000 to the Foundation starting in the government's budget year 2026.
S 1235 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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