The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award was established by the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Improvement Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-107). President Ronald Reagan signed this act into U.S. law on 20 August 1987, thereby creating the award and authorizing the National Institute of Standards and Technology (then the National Bureau of Standards) to administer it. Hence the statement is accurate.

B. False – The cited public law and signature date are historically documented; therefore the statement is factual, making option B incorrect.

1. U.S. Congress. “Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Improvement Act of 1987,” Public Law 100-107, Stat. 818, §1, signed 20 Aug 1987. (Official law archive, GPO)

2. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). “About the Baldrige Program,” Background section, para 1-2 (accessed 2025-11-26).

3. Flynn, B.B. & Saladin, B. “Relevance of Baldrige core values to quality management,” Journal of Operations Management 19(3), 2001, p. 350-351. DOI:10.1016/S0272-6963(00)00043-7