3.0.0 1372 2023-01-11T16:47:42Z 2023-01-11T16:47:42Z Senate S S 2007-05-11 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-11T16:09:28Z 2007-05-11 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2007-05-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford N L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2007-06-27 False Science, Technology, Communications Commerce Economics and Public Finance Energy Energy supplies Environmental Protection Industrial engineering Industrial research Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Manufacturing industries Nanotechnology Research and development Research centers Sustainable agriculture Sustainable development Water Resources Development Water supply Science, Technology, Communications 00 2007-05-11 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-23T22:17:54Z Nanotechnology Infrastructure Enhancement Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a geographically diverse, interdisciplinary Center for Nanotechnology Research and Engineering (the Center) to focus on: (1) the science and engineering of manufacturing at the nanoscale in multiple dimensions; or (2) nanotechnology for sustainable energy, water, agriculture, and the environment.

Allows the Center to be a Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center or a National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network node.

Requires that the Center shall consist of: (1) a lead academic institution located in an EPSCoR (the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) state; and (2) at least one additional academic institution located in a second EPSCoR state. Permits the Center to include other institutions within or outside of the United States.

Requires the Center to: (1) conduct state-of-the-art research on nanomanufacturing; (2) collaborate with other NSF grantees, and with grantees from other federal agencies, working on nanomanufacturing; (3) share resources with the programs of such grantees for the purpose of mutual advantage; and (4) work toward a nanomanufacturing network that encourages extensive industrial collaboration.

]]> Nanotechnology Infrastructure Enhancement Act Display Title Nanotechnology Infrastructure Enhancement Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for a Center for Nanotechnology Research and Engineering. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Nanotechnology Infrastructure Enhancement Act Introduced in Senate 2007-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1372is/xml/BILLS-110s1372is.xml 2007-05-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.