National Institute of Standards and Technology

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130 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL
and Executive Order 12046 of March
27, 1978 (3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p.
158), by combining the Off‌ice of
Telecommunications Policy of the
Executive Off‌ice of the President and
the Off‌ice of Telecommunications
of the Department of Commerce to
form a new agency reporting to the
Secretary of Commerce. NTIA operates
under the authority of the National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration Organization Act (47
U.S.C. 901).
NTIA’s principal responsibilities
and functions include serving as the
principal executive branch adviser to
the President on telecommunications
and information policy; developing
and presenting U.S. plans and policies
at international communications
conferences and related meetings;
prescribing policies for and managing
Federal use of the radio frequency
spectrum; serving as the principal
Federal telecommunications research
and engineering laboratory, through
NTIA’s Institute for Telecommunication
Sciences, headquartered in Boulder, CO;
administering Federal programs to assist
telecommunication facilities, public
safety organizations, and the general
public with the transition to digital
broadcasting; providing grants through
the Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program to increase broadband
accessibility in underserved areas of
the United States; and providing grants
through the Public Telecommunications
Facilities Program to extend delivery or
public telecommunications services to
U.S. citizens, to increase ownership and
management by women and minorities,
and to strengthen the capabilities of
existing public broadcasting stations to
provide telecommunications services.
Sources of Information
Publications Since 1970, several
hundred technical reports and
memoranda, special publications,
contractor reports, and other information
products have been published by
NTIA or its predecessor agency. The
publications are available from the
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration, Department
of Commerce, Washington, DC
20230 (phone, 202–482–1551); or
the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration, Institute
for Telecommunication Sciences,
Department of Commerce, Boulder, CO
80302 (phone, 303–497–3572). More
information can be obtained by visiting
the Web site at www.ntia.doc.gov.
For further information, contact the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of
Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202–482–1551. Internet, http://www.ntia.doc.gov.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Phone, 301–975–6478. TTY, 800–877–8339. Internet, http://www.nist.gov.
Director PATRICK D. GALLAGHER
Deputy Director (VACANCY)
Chief Financial Off‌icer DAVID ROBINSON
Chief Scientist KATHARINE GEBBIE, Acting
The National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) operates under the
authority of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C.
271), which amends the Organic Act of
March 3, 1901 (ch. 872), that created the
National Bureau of Standards (NBS) in
1901. In 1988, Congress renamed NBS
as NIST and expanded its activities and
responsibilities.
NIST is a nonregulatory Federal agency
within the Commerce Department. Its
mission is to promote measurement
science, standards, and technology to
enhance productivity, facilitate trade,
and improve the quality of life. NIST

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