House Bill 2393
116th Congress(2019-2020)
NIST Creation of Composite Standards Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 29, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2393
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
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.
April 29, 2019
04/29/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
04/29/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
04/29/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 8:02:12 PM