[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Pages 29410-29413]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2199. Mr. BOND (for Mr. Jeffords (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
Bingaman, and Mr. Edwards)) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 2150 
proposed by Mr. Bond (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) to the bill H.R. 
2861, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:

     SEC. ----. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY.

       The matter under the heading ``Administrative provisions'' 
     under the heading ``Environmental Protection Agency'' in 
     title III of division K of section 2 of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (117 Stat. 513), is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of the fifth undesignated 
     paragraph (beginning ``As soon as''), by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``, and the impact of the 
     final rule entitled `Prevention of Significant Deterioration 
     (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Equipment 
     Replacement Provision of the Routine Maintenance, Repair and 
     Replacement Exclusion', amending parts 51 and 52 of title 40, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, and published in electronic 
     docket OAR-2002-0068 on August 27, 2003''; and
       (2) in the sixth undesignated paragraph (beginning ``The 
     National Academy of Sciences''), by striking ``March 3, 
     2004'' and inserting ``January 1, 2005.''
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  SA 2200. Mr. BOND (for Mr. Inhofe) proposed an amendment to amendment 
SA 2150 proposed by Mr. Bond (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) to the bill 
H.R. 2861, making appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 106, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:

     SEC.  . DESIGNATIONS OF AREAS FOR PM2.5 AND 
                   SUBMISSION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR REGIONAL 
                   HAZE.

       (A) In General.--Section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7407(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(6) Designations.--
       ``(A) Submission.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, not later than February 15, 2004, the Governor of each 
     State shall submit designations referred to in paragraph (1) 
     for the July 1997 PM2.5 national ambient air 
     quality standards for each area within the State, based on 
     air quality monitoring data collected in accordance with any 
     applicable Federal reference methods for the relevant areas.
       ``(B) Promulgation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, not later than December 31, 2004, the Administrator 
     shall, consistent with paragraph (1), promulgate the 
     designations referred to in subparagraph (A) for each area of 
     each State for the July 1997 PM2.5 national 
     ambient air quality standards.
       ``(7) Implementation plan for regional haze.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, not later than 3 years after the date on which the 
     Administrator promulgates the designations referred to in 
     paragraph (6)(B) for a State, the State shall submit, for the 
     entire State, the State implementation plan revisions to meet 
     the requirements promulgated by the Administrator under 
     section 169B(e)(1) (referred to in

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     this paragraph as `regional haze requirements').
       ``(B) No preclusion of other provisions.--Nothing in this 
     paragraph precludes the implementation of the agreements and 
     recommendations stemming from the Grand Canyon Visibility 
     Transport Commission Report dated June 1996, including the 
     submission of State implementation plan revisions by the 
     States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New 
     Mexico, Oregon, Utah, or Wyoming by December 31, 2003, for 
     implementation of regional haze requirements applicable to 
     those States.''.
       (b) Relationship to Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century.--Except as provided in paragraphs (6) and (7) of 
     section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (as added by subsection 
     (a)), section 6101, subsections (a) and (b) of section 6102, 
     and section 6103 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
     21st Century (42 U.S.C. 7407 note; 112 Stat. 463), as in 
     effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, 
     shall remain in effect.
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  SA. 2201. Mr. BOND (for Mr. DeWine) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1783 proposed by Mr. DeWine (for himself and Ms. Landrieu) 
to the bill H.R. 2765, making appropriations for the government of the 
District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in 
part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike all of title II, beginning on page 14, line 17, and 
     ending on page 33, line 14.
       On page 13, line 21, strike ``40,000,000'' and insert 
     ``27,000,000''.
       On page 14, line 1, strike all after the semicolon until 
     the end of the heading.
       On page 9, line 19, strike ``20,000,000'' and insert 
     ``33,000,000''.
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  SA 2202. Mr. FRIST (for Mr. Allen (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
McCain, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Hollings)) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by Mr. Frist to the bill S. 189, to authorize 
appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology 
research, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Nanotechnology 
     Research and Development Act''.

     SEC. 2. NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) National Nanotechnology Program.--The President shall 
     implement a National Nanotechnology Program. Through 
     appropriate agencies, councils, and the National 
     Nanotechnology Coordination Office established in section 3, 
     the Program shall--
       (1) establish the goals, priorities, and metrics for 
     evaluation for Federal nanotechnology research, development, 
     and other activities;
       (2) invest in Federal research and development programs in 
     nanotechnology and related sciences to achieve those goals; 
     and
       (3) provide for interagency coordination of Federal 
     nanotechnology research, development, and other activities 
     undertaken pursuant to the Program.
       (b) Program Activities.--The activities of the Program 
     shall include
       (1) developing a fundamental understanding of matter that 
     enables control and manipulation at the nanoscale;
       (2) providing grants to individual investigators and 
     interdisciplinary teams of investigators;
       (3) establishing a network of advanced technology user 
     facilities and centers;
       (4) establishing, on a merit-reviewed and competitive 
     basis, interdisciplinary nanotechnology research centers, 
     which shall--
       (A) interact and collaborate to foster the exchange of 
     technical information and best practices;
       (B) involve academic institutions or national laboratories 
     and other partners, which may include States and industry;
       (C) make use of existing expertise in nanotechnology in 
     their regions and nationally;
       (D) make use of ongoing research and development at the 
     micrometer scale to support their work in nanotechnology; and
       (E) to the greatest extent possible, be established in 
     geographically diverse locations, encourage the participation 
     of Historically Black Colleges and Universities that are part 
     B institutions as defined in section 322(2) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2) and minority 
     institutions (as defined in section 365(3) of that Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1067k(3))), and include institutions located in States 
     participating in the Experimental Program to Stimulate 
     Competitive Research (EPSCOR);
       (5) ensuring United States global leadership in the 
     development and application of nanotechnology;
       (6) advancing the United States productivity and industrial 
     competitiveness through stable, consistent, and coordinated 
     investments in long-term scientific and engineering research 
     in nanotechnology;
       (7) accelerating the deployment and application of 
     nanotechnology research and development in the private 
     sector, including startup companies;
       (8) encouraging interdisciplinary research, and ensuring 
     that processes for solicitation and evaluation of proposals 
     under the Program encourage interdisciplinary projects and 
     collaborations;
       (9) providing effective education and training for 
     researchers and professionals skilled in the 
     interdisciplinary perspectives necessary for nanotechnology 
     so that a true interdisciplinary research culture for 
     nanoscale science, engineering, and technology can emerge;
       (10) ensuring that ethical, legal, environmental, and other 
     appropriate societal concerns, including the potential use of 
     nanotechnology in enhancing human intelligence and in 
     developing artificial intelligence which exceeds human 
     capacity, are considered during the development of 
     nanotechnology by--
       (A) establishing a research program to identify ethical, 
     legal, environmental, and other appropriate societal concerns 
     related to nanotechnology, and ensuring that the results of 
     such research are widely disseminated;
       (B) requiring that interdisciplinary nanotechnology 
     research centers established under paragraph (4) include 
     activities that ad dress societal, ethical, and environmental 
     concerns;
       (C) insofar as possible, integrating research on societal, 
     ethical, and environmental concerns with nanotechnology 
     research and development, and ensuring that advances in 
     nanotechnology bring about improvements in quality of life 
     for all Americans; and
       (D) providing, through the National Nanotechnology 
     Coordination Office established in section 3, for public 
     input and outreach to be integrated into the Program by the 
     convening of regular and ongoing public discussions, through 
     mechanisms such as citizens' panels, consensus conferences, 
     and educational events, as appropriate; and
       (11) encouraging research on nanotechnology advances that 
     utilize existing processes and technologies.
       (c) Program Management.--The National Science ad Technology 
     Council shall oversee the planning, management, and 
     coordination of the Program. The Council, self or through an 
     appropriate subgroup it designates or establishes, shall--
       (1) establish goals and priorities for the Program, based 
     on national needs for a set of broad applications of 
     nanotechnology;
       (2) establish program component areas, with specific 
     priorities and technical goals, that reflect the goals and 
     priorities established for the Program;
       (3) oversee interagency coordination of the Program, 
     including with the activities of the Defense Nanotechnology 
     Research and Development Program established under section 
     246 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314) and the National 
     Institutes of Health;
       (4) develop, within 12 months after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, and update every 3 years thereafter, a strategic 
     plan to guide the activities described under subsection (b), 
     meet the goals, priorities, and anticipated outcomes of the 
     participating agencies, and describe--
       (A) how the Program will move results out of the laboratory 
     and into application for the benefit of society;
       (B) the Program's support for long-term funding for 
     interdisciplinary research and development in nanotechnology; 
     and
       (C) the allocation of funding for interagency 
     nanotechnology projects;
       (5) propose a coordinated interagency budget for the 
     Program to the Office of Management and Budget to ensure the 
     maintenance of a balanced nanotechnology research portfolio 
     and an appropriate level of research effort;
       (6) exchange information with academic, industry, State and 
     local government (including State and regional nanotechnology 
     programs), and other appropriate groups conducting research 
     on and using nano-
     technology;
       (7) develop a plan to utilize Federal programs, such as the 
     Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small 
     Business Technology Transfer Research Program, in support of 
     the activity stated in subsection (b)(7)
       (8) identify research areas that are not being adequately 
     addressed by the agencies' current research programs and 
     address such research areas;
       (9) encourage progress on Program activities through the 
     utilization of existing manufacturing facilities and 
     industrial infrastructures such as, but not limited to, the 
     employment of underutilized manufacturing facilities in areas 
     of high unemployment as production engineering and research 
     testbeds; and
       (10) in carrying out its responsibilities under paragraphs 
     (1) through (9), take into consideration the recommendations 
     of the Advisory Panel, suggestions or recommendations 
     developed pursuant to subsection (b)(10)(D), and the views of 
     academic, State, industry, and other appropriate groups 
     conducting research on and using nano-
     technology.

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       (d) Annual Report.--The Council shall prepare an annual 
     report, to be submitted to the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives 
     Committee on Science, and other appropriate committees, at 
     the time of the President's budget request to Congress, that 
     includes--
       (1) the Program budget, for the current fiscal year, for 
     each agency that participates in the Program, including a 
     breakout of spending for the development and acquisition of 
     research facilities and instrumentation, for each program 
     component area, and for all activities pursuant to subsection 
     (b)(10);
       (2) the proposed Program budget for the next fiscal year, 
     for each agency that participates in the Program, including a 
     breakout of spending for the development and acquisition of 
     research facilities and instrumentation, for each program 
     component area, and for all activities pursuant to subsection 
     (b) (10);
       (3) an analysis of the progress made toward achieving the 
     goals and priorities established for the Program;
       (4) an analysis of the extent to which the Program has 
     incorporated the recommendations of the Advisory Panel; and
       (5) an assessment of how Federal agencies are implementing 
     the plan described in subsection (c)(7), and a description of 
     the amount of Small Business Innovative Research and Small 
     Business Technology Transfer Research funds supporting the 
     plan.

     SEC. 3. PROGRAM COORDINATION.

       (a) In General.--The President shall establish a National 
     Nanotechnology Coordination Office, with a Director and full-
     time staff, which shall--
       (1) provide technical and administrative support to the 
     Council and the Advisory Panel;
       (2) serve as the point of contact on Federal nanotechnology 
     activities for government organizations, academia, industry, 
     professional societies, State nanotechnology programs, 
     interested citizen groups, and others to exchange technical 
     and programmatic information;
       (3) conduct public outreach, including dissemination of 
     findings and recommendations of the Advisory Panel, as 
     appropriate; and
       (4) promote access to and early application of the 
     technologies, innovations, and expertise derived from Program 
     activities to agency missions and systems across the Federal 
     Government, and to United States industry, including startup 
     companies.
       (b) Funding.--The National Nanotech-
     nology Coordination Office shall be funded through 
     interagency funding in accordance with section 631 of Public 
     Law 108-7.
       (c) Report.--Within 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy shall report to the Senate Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the House of 
     Representatives Committee on Science on the funding of the 
     National Nanotechnology Coordination Office. The report shall 
     include--
       (1) the amount of funding required to adequately fund the 
     Office;
       (2) the adequacy of existing mechanisms to fund this 
     Office; and
       (3) the actions taken by the Director to ensure stable 
     funding of this Office.

     SEC. 4. ADVISORY PANEL.

       (a) In General.--The President shall establish or designate 
     a National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel.
       (b) Qualifications.--The Advisory Panel established or 
     designated by the President under subsection (a) shall 
     consist primarily of members from academic institutions and 
     industry. Members of the Advisory Panel shall be qualified to 
     provide advice and information on nanotechnology research, 
     development, demonstrations, education, technology transfer, 
     commercial application, or societal and ethical concerns. In 
     selecting or designating an Advisory Panel, the President may 
     also seek and give consideration to recommendations from the 
     Congress, industry, the scientific community (including the 
     National Academy of Sciences, scientific professional 
     societies, and academia), the defense community, State and 
     local governments, regional nanotechnology programs, and 
     other appropriate organizations.
       (c) Duties.--The Advisory Panel shall advise the President 
     and the Council on matters relating to the Program, including 
     assessing
       (1) trends and developments in nano-
     technology science and engineering;
       (2) progress made in implementing the Program;
       (3) the need to revise the Program;
       (4) the balance among the components of the Program, 
     including funding levels for the program component areas,
       (5) whether the program component areas, priorities, and 
     technical goals developed by the Council are helping to 
     maintain United States leadership in nanotechnology;
       (6) the management, coordination, implementation, and 
     activities of the Program; and
       (7) whether societal, ethical, legal, environmental, and 
     workforce concerns are adequately addressed by the Program.
       (d) Reports.--The Advisory Panel shall report, not . less 
     frequently than once every 2 fiscal years, to the President 
     on its assessments under subsection (c) and its 
     recommendations for ways to improve the Program. The first 
     report under this subsection shall be submitted within 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act. The Director of the 
     Office of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit a copy 
     of each report under this subsection to the Senate Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Technology, the House of 
     Representatives Committee on Science, and other appropriate 
     committees of the Congress.
       (e) Travel Expenses of Non-Federal Members.--Non-Federal 
     members of the Advisory Panel, while attending meetings of 
     the Advisory Panel or while otherwise serving at the request 
     of the head of the Advisory Panel away from their homes or 
     regular places of business, may be allowed travel expenses, 
     including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 
     section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for individuals 
     in the government serving without pay. Nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed to prohibit members of the 
     Advisory Panel who are officers or employees of the United 
     States from being allowed travel expenses, including per diem 
     in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with existing law.
       (f) Exemption From Sunset.--Section 14 of the Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to the Advisory Panel.

     SEC. 5. TRIENNIAL EXTERNAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL 
                   NANOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the National 
     Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall enter into an 
     arrangement with the National Research Council of the 
     National Academy of Sciences to conduct a triennial 
     evaluation of the Program, including--
       (1) an evaluation of the technical accomplishments of the 
     Program, including a review of whether the Program has 
     achieved the goals under the metrics established by the 
     Council;
       (2) a review of the Program's management and coordination 
     across agencies and disciplines;
       (3) a review of the funding levels at each agency for the 
     Program's activities and the ability of each agency to 
     achieve the Program's stated goals with that funding;
       (4) an evaluation of the Program's success in transferring 
     technology to the private sector;
       (5) an evaluation of whether the Program has been 
     successful in fostering interdisciplinary research and 
     development;
       (6) an evaluation of the extent to which the Program has 
     adequately considered ethical, legal, environmental, and 
     other appropriate societal concerns;
       (7) recommendations for new or revised Program goals;
       (8) recommendations for new research areas, partnerships, 
     coordination and management mechanisms, or programs to be 
     established to achieve the Program's stated goals;
       (9) recommendations on policy, program, and budget changes 
     with respect to nanotechnology research and development 
     activities,
       (10) recommendations for improved metrics to evaluate the 
     success of the Program in accomplishing its stated goals;
       (11) a review of the performance of the National 
     Nanotechnology Coordination Office and its efforts to promote 
     access to and early application of the technologies, 
     innovations, and expertise derived from Program activities to 
     agency missions and systems across the Federal Government and 
     to United States industry;
       (12) an analysis of the relative position of the United 
     States compared to other nations with respect to 
     nanotechnology research and development, including the 
     identification of any critical research areas where the 
     United States should be the world leader to best achieve the 
     goals of the Program; and
       (13) an analysis of the current impact of nanotechnology on 
     the United States economy and recommendations for increasing 
     its future impact.
       (b) Study on Molecular Self-Assembly.--As part of the first 
     triennial review conducted in accordance with subsection (a), 
     the National Research Council shall conduct a one-time study 
     to determine the technical feasibility of molecular self-
     assembly for the manufacture of materials and devices at the 
     molecular scale.
       (c) Study on the Responsible Development of 
     Nanotechnology.--As part of the first triennial review 
     conducted in accordance with subsection (a), the National 
     Research Council shall conduct a one-time study to assess the 
     need for standards, guidelines, or strategies for ensuring 
     the responsible development of nanotechnolgy, including, but 
     not limited to--
       (1) self-replicating nanoscale machines or devices;
       (2) the release of such machines in natural environments;
       (3) encryption;
       (4) the development of defensive technologies;
       (5) the use of nanotechnology in the enhancement of human 
     intelligence; and
       (6) the use of nanotechnology in developing artificial 
     intelligence.
       (d) Evaluation To Be Transmitted to Congress.--The Director 
     of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall

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     transmit the results of any evaluation for which it made 
     arrangements under subsection (a) to the Advisory Panel, the 
     Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and 
     the House of Representatives Committee on Science upon 
     receipt. The first such evaluation shall be transmitted no 
     later than June 10, 2005, with subsequent evaluations 
     transmitted to the Committees every 3 years thereafter.

     SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) National Science Foundation.--There are authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Director of the National Science 
     Foundation to carry out the Director's responsibilities under 
     this Act--
       (1) $385,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       (2) $424,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (3) $449,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
       (4) $476,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
       (b) Department of Energy.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to carry out the 
     Secretary's responsibilities under this Act--
       (1) $317,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       (2) $347,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (3) $380,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
       (4) $415,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
       (c) National Aeronautics and Space Administration.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration to carry out 
     the Administrator's responsibilities under this Act--
       (1) $34,100,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       (2) $37,500,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (3) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
       (4) $42,300,000 for fiscal year 2008.
       (d) National Institute of Standards and Technology.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology to carry out 
     the Director's responsibilities under this Act--
       (1) $68,200,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       (2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (3) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
       (4) $84,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
       (e) Environmental Protection Agency.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency to carry out the Administrator's 
     responsibilities under this Act--
       (1) $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       (2) $6,050,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (3) $6,413,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
       (4) $6,800,000 for fiscal year 2008.

     SEC. 7. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PROGRAMS.

       (a) NIST Programs.--The Director of the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology shall--
       (1) as part of the Program activities under section 
     2(b)(7), establish a program to conduct basic research on 
     issues related to the development and manufacture of 
     nanotechnology, including metrology; reliability and quality 
     assurance; processes control; and manufacturing best 
     practices; and
       (2) utilize the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program 
     to the extent possible to ensure that the research conducted 
     under paragraph (1) reaches small- and medium-sized 
     manufacturing companies.
       (b) Clearinghouse.--The Secretary of Commerce or his 
     designee, in consultation with the National Nanotechnology 
     Coordination Office and, to the extent possible, utilizing 
     resources at the National Technical Information Service, 
     shall establish a clearinghouse of information related to 
     commercialization of nanotechnology research, including 
     information relating to activities by regional, State, and 
     local commercial nanotechnology initiatives; transition of 
     research, technologies, and concepts from Federal 
     nanotechnology research and development programs into 
     commercial and military products; best practices by 
     government, universities and private sector laboratories 
     transitioning technology to commercial use; examples of ways 
     to overcome barriers and challenges to technology deployment; 
     and use of manufacturing infrastructure and workforce.

     SEC. 8. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Research Consortia.--
       (1) Department of energy program.--The Secretary of Energy 
     shall establish a program to support, on a merit-reviewed and 
     competitive basis, consortia to conduct interdisciplinary 
     nanotechnology research and development designed to integrate 
     newly developed nanotechnology and microfluidic tools with 
     systems biology and molecular imaging.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Of the sums 
     authorized for the Department of Energy under section 6(b), 
     $25,000,000 shall be used for each fiscal year 2005 through 
     2008 to carry out this section. Of these amounts, not less 
     than $10,000,000 shall be provided to at least 1 consortium 
     for each fiscal year.
       (b) Research Centers and Major Instrumentation.--The 
     Secretary of Energy shall carry out projects to develop, 
     plan, construct, acquire, operate, or support special 
     equipment, instrumentation, or facilities for investigators 
     conducting research and development in nanotechnology.

     SEC. 9. ADDITIONAL CENTERS.

       (a) American Nanotechnology Preparedness Center.--The 
     Program shall provide for the establishment, on a merit-
     reviewed and competitive basis, of an American Nanotechnology 
     Preparedness Center which shall--
       (1) conduct, coordinate, collect, and disseminate studies 
     on the societal, ethical, environmental, educational, legal, 
     and workforce implications of nanotechnology; and
       (2) identify anticipated issues related to the responsible 
     research, development, and application of nanotechnology, as 
     well as provide recommendations for preventing or addressing 
     such issues.
       (b) Center for Nanomaterials Manufacturing.--The Program 
     shall provide for the establishment, on a merit-reviewed and 
     competitive basis, of a center to--
       (1) encourage, conduct, coordinate, commission, collect, 
     and disseminate research on new manufacturing technologies 
     for materials, devices, and systems with new combinations of 
     characteristics, such as, but not limited to, strength, 
     toughness, density, conductivity, flame resistance, and 
     membrane separation characteristics; and
       (2) develop mechanisms to transfer such manufacturing 
     technologies to United States industries.
       (c) Reports.--The Council, through the Director of the 
     National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, shall submit to 
     the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     and the House of Representatives Committee on Science--
       (1) within 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, a report identifying which agency shall be the lead 
     agency and which other agencies, if any, will be responsible 
     for establishing the Centers described in this section; and
       (2) within 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, a report describing how the Centers described in this 
     section have been established.

     SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Advisory panel.--The term ``Advisory Panel'' means the 
     President's National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel 
     established or designated under section 4.
       (2) Nanotechnology.--The term ``nanotechnology'' means the 
     science and technology that will enable one to understand, 
     measure, manipulate, and manufacture at the atomic, 
     molecular, and supramolecular levels, aimed at creating 
     materials, devices, and systems with fundamentally new 
     molecular organization, properties, and functions.
       (3) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the National 
     Nanotechnology Program established under section 2.
       (4) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the National 
     Science and Technology Council or an appropriate subgroup 
     designated by the Council under section 2(c).
       (5) Advanced technology user facility.--The term ``advanced 
     technology user facility'' means a nanotechnology research 
     and development facility supported, in whole or in part, by 
     Federal funds that is open to all United States researchers 
     on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis.
       (6) Program component area.--The term ``program component 
     area'' means a major subject area established under section 
     2(c)(2) under which is grouped related individual projects 
     and activities carried out under the Program.

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