The amendments made by subsection (a), referred to in text, mean the amendments made by subsec. (a) of section
5 of
Pub. L. 99–73, which amended section
278b
(f) of this title.
Section was not enacted as part of the National Institute and Technology Act which comprises this chapter.
1988—
Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “National Institute of Standards and Technology” for “National Bureau of Standards”.
Section 5(c) of
Pub. L. 99–73 provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending section
278b of this title] (and the provisions of subsection (b) [enacting this section]) shall be effective October 1, 1984.”