124 STAT. 4004 PUBLIC LAW 111–358—JAN. 4, 2011 (b) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 19 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–2) is amended by adding at the end the fol- lowing: ‘‘In evaluating applications for fellowships under this sec- tion, the Director shall give consideration to the goal of promoting the participation of underrepresented minorities in research areas supported by the Institute.’’. (c) TEACHER DEVELOPMENT.—Section 19A(c) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–2a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Director shall give special consideration to an application from a teacher from a high-need school, as defined in section 200 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021).’’. SEC. 407. NIST FELLOWSHIPS. (a) POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 19 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–2) is amended by striking ‘‘, in conjunction with the National Academy of Sciences,’’. (b) RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS.—Section 18(a) of that Act (15 USC 278g–1(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘up to 1.5 percent of the’’. (c) COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PRO- GRAM.—Section 5163(d) of the Omnibus Trade and Competition Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 1533) is repealed. SEC. 408. GREEN MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION. The Director shall carry out a green manufacturing and construction initiative— (1) to develop accurate sustainability metrics and practices for use in manufacturing; (2) to advance the development of standards, including high performance green building standards, and the creation of an information infrastructure to communicate sustainability information about suppliers; and (3) to move buildings toward becoming high performance green buildings, including improving energy performance, service life, and indoor air quality of new and retrofitted buildings through validated measurement data. SEC. 409. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. (2) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal agency’’ has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703). (3) HIGH PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDING.—The term ‘‘high performance green building’’ has the meaning given that term by section 401(13) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 17061(13)). 15 USC 278n–1 note. 15 USC 278n–2.
