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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2749 

To ensure the development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 1, 2011 

Mr. HONDA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees 

on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, for 

a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To ensure the development and responsible stewardship of 

nanotechnology. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nanotechnology Ad5 vancement and New Opportunities Act’’. 


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1 TITLE I—INVESTMENT IN 

2 NANOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY 

3 SEC. 101. NANOMANUFACTURING INVESTMENT PARTNER4 SHIP. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—If $100,000,000 is made 

6 available for such purposes from the private sector within 

7 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec8 retary of Commerce shall establish the Nanomanufac9 turing Investment Partnership, in partnership with such 

10 private sector investors. 

11 (b) PURPOSE.—The Nanomanufacturing Investment 

12 Partnership shall provide funding for precommercial nano13 manufacturing research and development projects, but not 

14 for basic research projects, through funding mechanisms 

15 described in subsection (c) in a manner so as to advance 

16 the commercialization of nanomanufacturing technologies 

17 to address critical scientific and engineering needs of na18 tional importance, especially with respect to projects that 

19 would not be adequately funded or pursued by the private 

20 sector or pursuant to the 21st Century Nanotechnology 

21 Research and Development Act or other law, and to in22 crease the commercial application of federally supported 

23 research results. To the extent that a sufficient number 

24 of viable applications have been submitted, at least 85 per25 cent of the funding provided by the Nanomanufacturing 


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1 Investment Partnership under this section shall be pro2 vided to startup companies. 

3 (c) FUNDING MECHANISMS.—The Nanomanufac4 turing Investment Partnership may provide funding 

5 through direct investment in nanomanufacturing firms, 

6 contracts, loans or loan guarantees, unsecured subordi7 nated debt, or any other mechanism designed to advance 

8 nanomanufacturing technologies. 

9 (d) RETURN ON INVESTMENT.— 

10 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Each transaction through 

11 which the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partner12 ship provides funding under subsection (c) shall pro13 vide for the return to the Nanomanufacturing In14 vestment Partnership of fair and reasonable 

15 amounts resulting from the commercialization of 

16 technologies developed with the funding provided by 

17 the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership. 

18 (2) DISTRIBUTION.—Amounts received by the 

19 Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership pursu20 ant to paragraph (1) shall be distributed as follows: 

21 (A) Except as provided in subparagraph 

22 (B), amounts shall be distributed to all inves23 tors in the Nanomanufacturing Investment 

24 Partnership, including the Federal Government, 

25 in proportion to their monetary contribution to 


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1 the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partner2 ship. 

3 (B) After the total monetary investment of 

4 the Federal Government has been recovered 

5 under subparagraph (A), the Federal share of 

6 distributions under this paragraph shall be re7 duced to 7 percent of the proportional distribu8 tion under subparagraph (A), and the remain9 ing amounts shall be distributed proportionately 

10 to all non-Federal investors. 

11 (e) COST SHARING.—Each applicant for funding as12 sistance from the Nanomanufacturing Investment Part13 nership for a project shall be required to provide a portion 

14 of the cost of the project. 

15 (f) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of Commerce, 

16 based on guidance from the Advisory Board established 

17 under subsection (i), shall make awards of funding under 

18 this section. The Advisory Board may obtain additional 

19 peer review in preparing guidance for the Secretary under 

20 this subsection. 

21 (g) PROGRESS REPORTS.—The Nanomanufacturing 

22 Investment Partnership shall require periodic project 

23 progress reports from recipients of funding under this sec24 tion. 

25 (h) ADVISORY BOARD.— 


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1 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Com2 merce shall establish an Advisory Board to assist the 

3 Secretary in carrying out this section, including by 

4 establishing requirements for progress reports under 

5 subsection (g). The Advisory Board shall consist 

6 of— 

7 (A) representatives of each investor pro8 viding more than $10,000,000 to the Nanoman9 ufacturing Investment Partnership, whose votes 

10 shall— 

11 (i) be distributed proportional to the 

12 size of their investment in the Nanomanu13 facturing Investment Partnership; and 

14 (ii) collectively amount to 40 percent 

15 of the votes on the Advisory Board; and 

16 (B) independent experts on nanomanu17 facturing and finance appointed by the Presi18 dent from among representatives of govern19 ment, industry, and academia, whose votes shall 

20 collectively amount to 60 percent of the votes 

21 on the Advisory Board. 

22 (2) TERMS.—Members of the Advisory Board 

23 appointed under paragraph (1)(A) shall be ap24 pointed for 3-year terms, except that the President 

25 shall make some initial appointments for terms of 1 


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1 year and some for terms of 2 years, in order to en2 sure continuity of membership on the Advisory 

3 Board. 

4 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

5 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Com6 merce for the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership 

7 $300,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

8 SEC. 102. TAX CREDIT FOR INVESTMENT IN NANOTECHNOL9 OGY FIRMS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part IV of subchapter A of chap11 ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 

12 credits against tax) is amended by adding at the end the 

13 following new subpart: 

14 ‘‘Subpart J—Nanotechnology Development Credit 

15 ‘‘SEC. 54I. CREDIT FOR PURCHASE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 

16 DEVELOPER STOCK. 

17 ‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be allowed as a 

19 credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for 

20 the taxable year an amount equal to the applicable 

21 percentage of the aggregate amount paid by the tax22 payer for the purchase of qualified nanotechnology 

23 developer stock. 

24 ‘‘(2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes 

25 of subsection (a), the applicable percentage is— 


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1 ‘‘(A) 5.25 percent for the taxable year in 

2 which the qualified nanotechnology developer 

3 stock is purchased, 

4 ‘‘(B) 3.75 percent for the taxable year fol5 lowing the year in which such stock is pur6 chased, 

7 ‘‘(C) 3 percent for the second taxable year 

8 following the year in which such stock is pur9 chased, 

10 ‘‘(D) 1.5 percent for the third taxable year 

11 following the year in which such stock is pur12 chased, 

13 ‘‘(E) 1.5 percent for fourth taxable year 

14 following the year in which such stock is pur15 chased, and 

16 ‘‘(F) 0 percent for any taxable year after 

17 the fourth taxable year following the year in 

18 which such stock is purchased. 

19 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT ELIGIBLE.—No 

21 credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) with re22 spect to amounts paid in any taxable year for the 

23 purchase of qualified nanotechnology developer stock 

24 which is in excess of $10,000,000. 


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1 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION WITH OTHER CREDITS.— 

2 The credit allowed under subsection (a) for any tax3 able year shall not exceed the excess of— 

4 ‘‘(A) the regular tax for the taxable year 

5 reduced by the sum of the credits allowable 

6 under this part (other than subpart C thereof), 

7 over 

8 ‘‘(B) the tentative minimum tax for the 

9 taxable year. 

10 ‘‘(c) QUALIFIED NANOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPER

11 STOCK.—For purposes of this section— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified nano13 technology developer stock’ means any common 

14 stock in a C corporation or any membership unit in 

15 a State-registered limited liability company if— 

16 ‘‘(A) as of the date of issuance of such 

17 stock or membership unit, such corporation or 

18 company is a qualified nanotechnology devel19 oper, 

20 ‘‘(B) such stock is acquired by the tax21 payer at its original issue (directly or through 

22 an underwriter) in exchange for money or other 

23 property (not including stock), and 

24 ‘‘(C) the proceeds of such issue are used 

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1 ning on the date of issuance for the develop2 ment, production, or sale of products using 

3 nanotechnology. 

4 ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED NANOTECHNOLOGY DEVEL5 OPER.—The term ‘qualified nanotechnology devel6 oper’ means any entity— 

7 ‘‘(A) which is a C corporation or limited li8 ability company organized under the laws of 

9 any State or of the United States, 

10 ‘‘(B) which is a small business concern (as 

11 defined in section 3(a) of the Small Business 

12 Act), and 

13 ‘‘(C) with respect to which a certification 

14 under subsection (d) is in effect. 

15 ‘‘(3) NANOTECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘nanotech16 nology’ means the science of understanding and ma17 nipulating matter on an atomic or molecular scale, 

18 generally to create structures, and usually at a size 

19 smaller than 100 nanometers. 

20 ‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta22 tion with the National Nanotechnology Coordination 

23 Office, shall certify an entity under this subsection 

24 if such entity demonstrates by the submission of 

25 such information as required by the Secretary that 


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1 not less than 51 percent of its activities relate to the 

2 development, production, and sale of products using 

3 nanotechnology. 

4 ‘‘(2) REVOCATION.—The Secretary shall revoke 

5 the certification of any entity which is certified 

6 under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines 

7 that— 

8 ‘‘(A) the proceeds from any qualified nano9 technology developer stock issued by such entity 

10 are used during the 5-year period following 

11 such issue for a purpose other than the develop12 ment, production, or sale of products using 

13 nanotechnology, or 

14 ‘‘(B) such entity no longer meets the re15 quirements of paragraph (1). 

16 ‘‘(3) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec17 retary may require any entity certified under para18 graph (1) to provide such information as the Sec19 retary may require in order ensure compliance with 

20 the purposes of this section. 

21 ‘‘(e) CARRYOVER OF UNUSED CREDIT.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the credit amount allow23 able under subsection (a) for a taxable year exceeds 

24 the amount of the limitation under subsection (h) 

25 for such taxable year, such excess shall be allowed 


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1 as a credit carryforward for each of the 20 taxable 

2 years following the unused credit year. 

3 ‘‘(2) RULES.—Rules similar to the rules of sec4 tion 39 shall apply with respect to the credit 

5 carryforward under paragraph (1). 

6 ‘‘(f) RECAPTURE OF CREDIT.—If— 

7 ‘‘(1) the taxpayer fails to hold qualified nano8 technology developer stock for the 7-year period be9 ginning on the date such stock was purchased by the 

10 taxpayer, or 

11 ‘‘(2) during such 7-year period, the issuer of 

12 such stock ceases to be a qualified nanotechnology 

13 developer, 

14 then notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, 

15 the tax imposed by this chapter on the taxpayer for the 

16 taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which such 

17 cessation occurred shall be increased by the aggregate 

18 amount of credit allowed under subsection (a) to the tax19 payer with respect to such stock. 

20 ‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULE.—For purposes of this section, 

21 rules similar to the rules of section 1202(c)(3) shall apply. 

22 ‘‘(h) BASIS ADJUSTMENTS.—For purposes of this 

23 subtitle, if a credit is allowed under this section for the 

24 purchase of any stock— 


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1 ‘‘(1) the increase in the basis of such stock 

2 which would (but for this subsection) result from 

3 such purchase shall be reduced by the amount of the 

4 credit so allowed, and 

5 ‘‘(2) the basis of such stock shall be increased 

6 by the amount of any increase in tax by reason of 

7 subsection (f).’’. 

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) of 

9 section 1016 of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ 

10 at the end of paragraph (36), by striking the period at 

11 the end of paragraph (37) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by 

12 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(38) to the extent provided in section 54I(h), 

14 in the case of amounts with respect to which a credit 

15 has been allowed under section 54I or a recapture 

16 imposed under section 54I(f).’’. 

17 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of subparts 

18 for part IV is amended by adding at the end the following 

19 new item: 

‘‘SUBPART J—NANOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CREDIT’’. 

20 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

21 this section shall apply to amounts paid after December 

22 31, 2010. 

23 SEC. 103. NANOTECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE. 

24 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) COMMERCIALIZATION.—The term ‘‘commer2 cialization’’ means the process of converting nano3 technology research into products and processes that 

4 are used in the marketplace. 

5 (2) DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTION.—The 

6 term ‘‘degree-granting institution’’ means an institu7 tion of higher education, as defined in section 101 

8 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

9 1001), that awards an associate or baccalaureate de10 gree. 

11 (3) INCUBATOR.—The term ‘‘incubator’’ means 

12 an entity affiliated with or housed in a degree-grant13 ing institution that provides space and coordinated 

14 and specialized services to entrepreneurial businesses 

15 that work in the field of nanotechnology commer16 cialization and that meets selected criteria during 

17 the businesses’ startup phase, including providing 

18 services such as shared office space and services, ac19 cess to equipment, access to telecommunications and 

20 technology services, flexible leases, specialized man21 agement assistance, access to financing, and other 

22 coordinated business or technical support services. 

23 (4) NANOTECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘nanotech24 nology’’ means the science of understanding and ma25 nipulating matter on an atomic or molecular scale, 


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1 generally to create structures, and usually at a size 

2 smaller than 100 nanometers. 

3 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of Commerce. 

5 (b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 

7 to establish within the Technology Administration of 

8 the Department of Commerce a grant program to 

9 support the establishment and development of incu10 bators. 

11 (2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—From the 

12 amount appropriated pursuant to the authorization 

13 of appropriations in subsection (e) for a fiscal year, 

14 the Secretary— 

15 (A) shall use 80 percent of such amount 

16 to— 

17 (i) make awards, on a competitive 

18 basis, in amounts of up to $2,500,000, to 

19 help acquire or renovate space for incuba20 tors; and 

21 (ii) make awards, on a competitive 

22 basis, in amounts of $50,000 to $150,000, 

23 for— 

24 (I) developing curricula related to 

25 nanotechnology; 


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1 (II) providing services for com2 mercialization, including preparing 

3 providing services to appropriate busi4 nesses including corporate charters, 

5 partnership agreements, and basic 

6 contracts, assistance with patents, 

7 trademarks, and copyrights, and tech8 nology acquisition services; or 

9 (III) providing programming for 

10 entrepreneurs working in nanotechno11 logy housed in an incubator; 

12 (B) shall reserve 10 percent of the amount 

13 to make awards, on a competitive basis, in 

14 amounts of $50,000 to $150,000, for feasibility 

15 studies for determining the need for or siting of 

16 incubators; and 

17 (C) shall reserve 10 percent for research 

18 regarding best practices for incubator pro19 grams, including the development of a 

20 benchmarking system based on uniform meas21 ures, and for dissemination of information re22 garding such practices. 

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1 bation practices for the purposes of carrying out 

2 paragraph (2)(C). 

3 (4) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded under 

4 paragraph (2)(A)(ii) may be used for— 

5 (A) curriculum, training, or technical as6 sistance related to nanotechnology developed by 

7 academic faculty with participation from entre8 preneurship experts; 

9 (B) programming that contributes to a co10 ordinated set of business assistance tools, such 

11 as developing management teams, providing 

12 workforce development, forming strategic alli13 ances, developing capital formation networks, 

14 and developing customized plans for commer15 cialization; and 

16 (C) hiring staff to coordinate the activities 

17 described in subparagraph (A) or (B) or for 

18 curriculum development. 

19 (5) RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary shall make an 

20 award— 

21 (A) described in paragraph (2)(A) to a 

22 nonprofit entity that has a strong affiliation 

23 with a degree-granting institution and manages 

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1 no nonprofit entity manages or provides tech2 nical assistance to the incubator, to the degree3 granting institution managing the incubator; 

4 and 

5 (B) described in paragraph (2)(B) to a de6 gree-granting institution. 

7 (6) APPLICATIONS.—Each entity desiring as8 sistance under this section shall submit an applica9 tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 

10 and accompanied by such information as the Sec11 retary may require. 

12 (7) SELECTION.— 

13 (A) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give 

14 priority to funding applications under this sub15 section for activities that— 

16 (i) will be carried out at a facility that 

17 is included in the Centers and Networks of 

18 Excellence of the research and development 

19 program known as the National Nanotech20 nology Initiative; 

21 (ii) provide strong educational oppor22 tunities to students in fields related to 

23 nanotechnology and commercialization; and 

24 (iii) require significant collaboration 

25 between businesses and academia. 


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1 (B) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary may 

2 give consideration to funding applications under 

3 this subsection that support— 

4 (i) the building of new incubators; 

5 (ii) incubators that work with faculty 

6 entrepreneurs or university-based research; 

7 (iii) incubators that are located in 

8 areas with an established venture capital 

9 industry and other industry support, in10 cluding leadership and legal support, for 

11 commercialization; or 

12 (iv) incubators that have secured ad13 ditional private funding. 

14 (c) NANOTECHNOLOGY STARTUP ADVISORY COUN15 CIL.— 

16 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es17 tablish a Nanotechnology Startup Advisory Council 

18 composed of industry leaders, business and mar19 keting professionals, venture capitalists, attorneys, 

20 and nanotechnology researchers. 

21 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Nanotech22 nology Startup Advisory Council is to ensure that 

23 emerging nanotechnology companies create a sound 

24 foundation for new business. 


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1 (d) REPORT.—Not later than September 30 of the 

2 third fiscal year during which assistance is provided under 

3 this section, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to 

4 Congress a report that— 

5 (1) describes the most effective or innovative 

6 additions to curricula related to nanotechnology that 

7 were developed with such assistance; 

8 (2) contains a comparison of the success of 

9 nanotechnology companies developed in incubators 

10 that received such assistance with the success of 

11 other nanotechnology companies; 

12 (3) describes any factors leading to success of 

13 companies that were developed in incubators; 

14 (4) recommends the best role for degree-grant15 ing institutions in commercialization; and 

16 (5) contains a comparison of academic-affiliated 

17 incubators of specific missions and ages that re18 ceived assistance under this section with other incu19 bators with similar missions and ages. 

20 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

21 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

22 $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 

23 2014. 


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1 TITLE II—RESEARCH AND 

2 DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS 

3 SEC. 201. NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CEN4 TER. 

5 Section 9 of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Re6 search and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7508) is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub9 section (d); and 

10 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol11 lowing new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(c) NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CEN13 TER.— 

14 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The National Science 

15 Foundation shall provide for the establishment, on a 

16 merit reviewed and competitive basis, of a center for 

17 the development of computer aided design tools for 

18 nanotechnology applications. 

19 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

20 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na21 tional Science Foundation for carrying out this sub22 section $10,000,000.’’. 

23 SEC. 202. FEDERAL PROGRAMS. 

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1 (1) by redesignating sections 9 and 10 as sec2 tions 12 and 13, respectively; 

3 (2) in section 8, by adding at the end the fol4 lowing new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(c) RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 

6 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of En7 ergy shall provide for the establishment, on a merit 

8 reviewed and competitive basis, of a grant program 

9 for nanotechnology research to address the need for 

10 clean, cheap, renewable energy. 

11 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

12 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec13 retary of Energy for carrying out this subsection 

14 $30,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’; and 

15 (3) by inserting after section 8 the following 

16 new sections: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 9. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PRO18 GRAMS. 

19 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 

20 Environmental Protection Agency shall provide for the es21 tablishment, on a merit reviewed and competitive basis, 

22 of a grant program for nanotechnology research to address 

23 technologies for the remediation of pollution and other en24 vironmental protection technologies. 


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1 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of 

3 the Environmental Protection Agency for carrying out this 

4 section $30,000,000 for each fiscal year. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 10. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PRO6 GRAMS. 

7 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland 

8 Security shall provide for the establishment, on a merit 

9 reviewed and competitive basis, of a grant program for 

10 nanotechnology research to address the need for sensors 

11 and other materials related to homeland security needs. 

12 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 

14 Homeland Security for carrying out this section 

15 $30,000,000 for each fiscal year. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 11. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

17 PROGRAMS. 

18 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Health 

19 and Human Services shall provide for the establishment, 

20 on a merit reviewed and competitive basis, of a grant pro21 gram for nanotechnology research to address the health 

22 related applications of nanotechnology. 

23 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

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1 Health and Human Services for carrying out this section 

2 $30,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 

3 TITLE III—ENVIRONMENTAL 

4 NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICA5 TIONS 

6 SEC. 301. NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH STRATEGY. 

7 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act, the Director of the National Nanotechnology 

9 Coordination Office shall, after consultation with appro10 priate Federal agencies and industry, transmit to the Con11 gress a report containing a nanotechnology research strat12 egy that establishes priorities for the Federal Government 

13 and industry that will ensure the development and respon14 sible stewardship of nanotechnology. The report shall in15 clude recommendations regarding the funding levels the 

16 Director anticipates the agencies charged with imple17 menting this research strategy will require. 

18 TITLE IV—EDUCATION 

19 SEC. 401. CREDIT FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND 

20 TRAINING PROGRAM EXPENSES. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part IV of sub22 chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 30E. NANOTECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 

2 PROGRAM EXPENSES. 

3 ‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be allowed as a 

5 credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for 

6 the taxable year an amount equal to 50 percent of 

7 nanotechnology education and training program ex8 penses paid or incurred by the taxpayer for the ben9 efit of— 

10 ‘‘(A) in the case of a taxpayer engaged in 

11 a trade or business, an employee of the tax12 payer, or 

13 ‘‘(B) in the case of a taxpayer who is an 

14 individual not so engaged, such individual. 

15 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION OF CREDITS.—Credit shall 

16 be allowable to the employer with respect to an em17 ployee only to the extent that the employee assigns 

18 some or all of the limitation applicable to such em19 ployee under subsection (b) to such employer. 

20 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of expenses 

22 with respect to any individual which may be taken 

23 into account under subsection (a) for the taxable 

24 year shall not exceed $4,000. 

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1 TAIN INDIVIDUALS.—Paragraph (1) shall be applied 

2 by substituting ‘$5,000’ for ‘$4,000’ in the case of 

3 expenses— 

4 ‘‘(A) with respect to a program operated— 

5 ‘‘(i) in an empowerment zone or en6 terprise community designated under part 

7 I of subchapter U or a renewal community 

8 designated under part I of subchapter X, 

9 ‘‘(ii) in a school district in which at 

10 least 50 percent of the students attending 

11 schools in such district are eligible for free 

12 or reduced-cost lunches under the school 

13 lunch program established under the Rich14 ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 

15 ‘‘(iii) in an area designated as a dis16 aster area by the Secretary of Agriculture 

17 under section 321 of the Consolidated 

18 Farm and Rural Development Act or by 

19 the President under the Robert T. Stafford 

20 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

21 Act in the taxable year or the 4 preceding 

22 taxable years, 

23 ‘‘(iv) in a rural enterprise community 

24 designated under section 766 of the Agri25 culture, Rural Development, Food and 


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1 Drug Administration, and Related Agen2 cies Appropriations Act, 1999 (112 Stat. 

3 2681–37), 

4 ‘‘(v) in an area designated by the Sec5 retary of Agriculture as a Rural Economic 

6 Area Partnership Zone, 

7 ‘‘(vi) in an area over which an Indian 

8 tribal government (as defined in section 

9 7701(a)(40)) has jurisdiction, or 

10 ‘‘(vii) by an employer who has 200 or 

11 fewer employees for each business day in 

12 each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the 

13 current or preceding calendar year, or 

14 ‘‘(B) in the case of an individual with a 

15 disability. 

16 ‘‘(c) NANOTECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

17 PROGRAM EXPENSES.—For purposes of this section— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘nanotechnology 

19 education and training program expenses’ means ex20 penses paid or incurred by reason of the participa21 tion of the taxpayer (or any employee of the tax22 payer) in any nanotechnology education and training 

23 program. Such expenses shall include expenses paid 

24 in connection with— 

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1 ‘‘(B) certification testing, 

2 ‘‘(C) programs carried out under the Act 

3 of August 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 

4 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) which are registered by 

5 the Department of Labor, and 

6 ‘‘(D) other expenses that are essential to 

7 assessing skill acquisition. 

8 ‘‘(2) NANOTECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND

9 TRAINING PROGRAM.—The term ‘nanotechnology 

10 education and training program’ means a training 

11 program in nanotechnology workplace disciplines or 

12 other skill sets which is provided in the United 

13 States by an accredited college, university, private 

14 career school, postsecondary educational institution, 

15 a commercial nanotechnology provider, or an em16 ployer-owned nanotechnology training organization. 

17 ‘‘(3) COMMERCIAL NANOTECHNOLOGY TRAIN18 ING PROVIDER.—The term ‘commercial nanotechnol19 ogy training provider’ means a private sector organi20 zation providing an nanotechnology education and 

21 training program. 

22 ‘‘(4) EMPLOYER-OWNED NANOTECHNOLOGY

23 TRAINING ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘employer24 owned nanotechnology training organization’ means 

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1 nology training to its employees using internal train2 ing development and delivery personnel. The training 

3 programs must use industry-recognized training dis4 ciplines and evaluation methods, comparable to insti5 tutional and commercial training providers. 

6 ‘‘(d) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.— 

7 ‘‘(1) DISALLOWANCE OF OTHER CREDITS AND

8 DEDUCTIONS.—No deduction or credit shall be al9 lowed under any other provision of this chapter for 

10 expenses taken into account in determining the cred11 it under this section. 

12 ‘‘(2) REDUCTION FOR HOPE AND LIFETIME

13 LEARNING CREDITS.—The amount taken into ac14 count under subsection (a) shall be reduced by the 

15 nanotechnology education and training program ex16 penses taken into account in determining the credits 

17 under section 25A. 

18 ‘‘(e) CERTAIN RULES MADE APPLICABLE.—For pur19 poses of this section, rules similar to the rules of section 

20 45A(e)(2) and subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 52 

21 shall apply. 

22 ‘‘(f) APPLICATION WITH OTHER CREDITS.—The 

23 credit allowed by subsection (a) for any taxable year shall 

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1 ‘‘(1) the regular tax for the taxable year re2 duced by the sum of the credits allowable under the 

3 subpart A and the previous sections of this subpart, 

4 over 

5 ‘‘(2) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable 

6 year.’’. 

7 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

8 for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 

9 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add10 ing at the end the following: 

‘‘Sec. 30E. Nanotechnology education and training program expenses.’’. 

11 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

12 this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in tax13 able years beginning after December 31, 2010. 

14 SEC. 402. ELIGIBLE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 25A(f)(2) of the Internal 

16 Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to eligible educational in17 stitution) is amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.— 

19 The term ‘eligible educational institution’ means— 

20 ‘‘(A) an institution— 

21 ‘‘(i) which is described in section 

22 101(b) or 102(a) of the Higher Education 

23 Act of 1965, and 

24 ‘‘(ii) which is eligible to participate in 

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1 ‘‘(B) a commercial nanotechnology training 

2 provider (as defined in section 30E(c)(3)).’’. 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The second sen4 tence of section 221(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code 

5 of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘section 25A(f)(2)’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘section 25A(f)(2)(A)’’. 

7 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

8 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 

9 December 31, 2010. 

10 SEC. 403. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The National Science Foun12 dation shall provide for the establishment, on a merit re13 viewed and competitive basis, of a grant program for the 

14 development of curriculum materials for interdisciplinary 

15 nanotechnology courses at institutions of higher education. 

16 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

17 are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 

18 Foundation for carrying out this section $15,000,000 for 

19 each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2015. 

20 SEC. 404. TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS. 

21 The National Science Foundation, through its Ad22 vanced Technological Education program, shall establish 

23 a program to encourage manufacturing companies to enter 

24 into partnerships with occupational training centers for 


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1 the development of training to support nanotechnology 

2 manufacturing. 

3 TITLE V—PUBLIC OUTREACH 

4 SEC. 501. INTERACTION BETWEEN SCIENTISTS AND ENGI5 NEERS. 

6 Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 

7 of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the 

8 Congress a report containing a strategy for increasing 

9 interaction on nanotechnology issues between scientists 

10 and engineers at the Department of Energy’s National 

11 Laboratories and in the informal science education com12 munity, to enable researchers to use their expertise to as13 sist in the development of appropriate nanotechnology ex14 hibitions for school age children and the general public. 

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