legislation: 102-s-2489
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| 102-s-2489 | 102 | s | 2489 | National Quality Commitment Award Act of 1992 | Commerce | 1992-03-26 | 1992-03-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 9 | National Quality Commitment Award Act of 1992 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish the National Commitment to Quality Award Program involving the awarding of a medal and at least three monetary competitive awards to institutions of higher education. Authorizes specialized monetary awards to any institution of higher education that excels in teaching or practicing either total quality management (TQM) or process manufacturing engineering services productivity improvement. Allows a recipient institution which agrees to help other institutions of higher education improve their TQM curriculum to publicize its receipt of the award. Requires the award to be used to further improve the TQM and process manufacturing engineering curriculum of the institution. Authorizes the use of gifts from public and private sources to carry out the award program. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:14:18Z |