112 STAT. 2936 PUBLIC LAW 105-309 —OCT. 30, 1998 "NOTICE "SEC. 31. (a) NOTICE OF REPROGRAMMING.—If any funds authorl5 USC 278p. ized for carrying out this Act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, notice of such action shall concurrently be provided to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. "(b) NOTICE OF REORGANIZATION. — "(1) REQUIREMENT. — The Secretary shall provide notice to the Committees on Science and Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate, not later than 15 days before any major reorganization of any program, project, or activity of the Institute. " (2) DEFINITION. —For purposes of this subsection, the term 'major reorganization' means any reorganization of the Institute that involves the reassignment of more than 25 percent of the employees of the Institute.". SEC. 5. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM. With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense of the Congress that the National Institute of Standards and Technology should— (1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit date-related problems in its computer systems to ensure that those systems continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and beyond; and (2) develop contingency plans for those systems that the Institute is unable to correct in time. 15 USC 272 note. SEC. 6. ENHANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— (1) EDUCATIONALLY USEFUL FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.— The term "educationally useful Federal equipment" means computers and related peripheral tools and research equipment that is appropriate for use in schools. (2) SCHOOL. —The term "school" means a public or private educational institution that serves any of the grades of kindergarten through grade 12. (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. — (1) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of the Congress that the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology should, to the greatest extent practicable and in a manner consistent with applicable Federal law (including Executive Order No. 12999), donate educationsdly useful Federal equipment to schools in order to enhance the science and mathematics programs of those schools. (2) REPORTS. — Deadline. (A) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall prepare and submit to the President a report. President. The President shall submit the report to Congress at the same time as the President submits a budget request to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.
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