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124 STAT. 4002 PUBLIC LAW 111–358—JAN. 4, 2011 ‘‘(B) include recommendations for how best to structure the cost share requirement to provide for the long-term sustainability of the program.’’. ‘‘(8) If consistent with the recommendations in the report transmitted to Congress under paragraph (7), the Secretary shall alter the cost structure requirements specified under para- graph (3)(B) and (5) provided that the modification does not increase the cost share structure in place before the date of enactment of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, or allow the Secretary to provide a Center more than 50 percent of the costs incurred by that Center.’’. (e) ADVISORY BOARD.—Section 25(e)(4) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(e)(4)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(4) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT APPLICABILITY.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In discharging its duties under this subsection, the MEP Advisory Board shall function solely in an advisory capacity, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to the MEP Advisory Board.’. (f) DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k), as amended by subsection (c), is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(i) DESIGNATION.— ‘‘(1) HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP.— The program under this section shall be known as the ‘Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership’. ‘‘(2) HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION CENTERS.—The Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology created and supported under subsection (a) shall be known as the ‘Hollings Manufacturing Extension Centers’ (in this Act referred to as the ‘Centers’).’’. (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIA- TIONS ACT, 2005.—Division B of title II of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 2879; 15 U.S.C. 278k note) is amended under the heading ‘‘INDUS- TRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES’’ by striking ‘‘2007: Provided fur- ther, That’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Extension Centers.’’ and inserting ‘‘2007.’’. (3) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— (A) Section 25(a) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology’’ and inserting ‘‘regional centers for the transfer of manufac- turing technology’’. (B) Section 25 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 278k), as amended by subsection (f), is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(j) COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘community college’ means an institution of higher education (as defined under section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) at which the highest degree that is predomi- nately awarded to students is an associate’s degree.’’.