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vened by the Coordinator shall solicit and be respon-
sive to recommendations and advice from— 
(A) the subpanel of the Advisory Panel es-
tablished under section 4(a) of the 21st Cen-
tury Nanotechnology Research and Develop-
ment Act (15 U.S.C. 7503(a)), as amended by 
this Act; and 
(B) the agencies responsible for environ-
mental, health, and safety regulations associ-
ated with the production, use, and disposal of 
nanoscale materials and products. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS.—The plan 
required under paragraph (1) shall include a de-
scription of how the Program will help to ensure the 
development of— 
(A) standards related to nomenclature as-
sociated with engineered nanoscale materials; 
(B) engineered nanoscale standard ref-
erence materials for environmental, health, and 
safety testing; and 
(C) standards related to methods and pro-
cedures for detecting, measuring, monitoring, 
sampling, and testing engineered nanoscale ma-
terials for environmental, health, and safety im-
pacts. 
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(3) COMPONENTS OF PLAN.—The plan required 
under paragraph (1) shall, with respect to activities 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2)— 
(A) specify near-term research objectives 
and long-term research objectives; 
(B) specify milestones associated with each 
near-term objective and the estimated time and 
resources required to reach each milestone; 
(C) with respect to subparagraphs (A) and 
(B), describe the role of each agency carrying 
out or sponsoring research in order to meet the 
objectives specified under subparagraph (A) and 
to achieve the milestones specified under sub-
paragraph (B); 
(D) specify the funding allocated to each 
major objective of the plan and the source of 
funding by agency for the current fiscal year; 
and 
(E) estimate the funding required for each 
major objective of the plan and the source of 
funding by agency for the following 3 fiscal 
years. 
(4) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The plan re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
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this Act to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Science and Technology of the House of 
Representatives. 
(5) UPDATING AND APPENDING TO REPORT.— 
The plan required under paragraph (1) shall be up-
dated annually and appended to the report required 
under section 2(d) of the 21st Century Nanotechnol-
ogy Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 
7501(d)). 
(c) NANOTECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—As part of the program 
authorized by section 9 of the National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002, the Director 
of the National Science Foundation shall provide 1 
or more grants to establish partnerships as defined 
by subsection (a)(2) of that section, except that each 
such partnership shall include 1 or more businesses 
engaged in the production of nanoscale materials, 
products, or devices. Partnerships established in ac-
cordance with this subsection shall be designated as 
‘‘Nanotechnology Education Partnerships’’. 
(2) 
PURPOSE.—Nanotechnology 
Education 
Partnerships shall be designed to recruit and help 
prepare secondary school students to pursue postsec-
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ondary level courses of instruction in nanotechnol-
ogy. At a minimum, grants shall be used to sup-
port— 
(A) professional development activities to 
enable secondary school teachers to use cur-
ricular materials incorporating nanotechnology 
and to inform teachers about career possibilities 
for students in nanotechnology; 
(B) enrichment programs for students, in-
cluding access to nanotechnology facilities and 
equipment at partner institutions, to increase 
their understanding of nanoscale science and 
technology and to inform them about career 
possibilities in nanotechnology as scientists, en-
gineers, and technicians; and 
(C) identification of appropriate nanotech-
nology educational materials and incorporation 
of nanotechnology into the curriculum for sec-
ondary school students at one or more organiza-
tions participating in a Partnership. 
(3) SELECTION.—Grants under this subsection 
shall be awarded in accordance with subsection (b) 
of such section 9, except that paragraph (3)(B) of 
that subsection shall not apply. 
(d) UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 
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(1) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—As part of the 
activities included under the Education and Societal 
Dimensions program component area, or any suc-
cessor program component area, the Program shall 
support efforts to introduce nanoscale science, engi-
neering, and technology into undergraduate science 
and engineering education through a variety of 
interdisciplinary approaches. Activities supported 
may include— 
(A) development of courses of instruction 
or modules to existing courses; 
(B) faculty professional development; and 
(C) acquisition of equipment and instru-
mentation suitable for undergraduate education 
and research in nanotechnology. 
(2) COURSE, CURRICULUM, AND LABORATORY 
IMPROVEMENT AUTHORIZATION.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation to carry out activities de-
scribed in paragraph (1) through the Course, Cur-
riculum, and Laboratory Improvement program 
from 
amounts 
authorized 
under 
section 
7002(c)(2)(B) of the America COMPETES Act, 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
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(3) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AU-
THORIZATION.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Director of the National Science 
Foundation to carry out activities described in para-
graph (1) through the Advanced Technology Edu-
cation program from amounts authorized under sec-
tion 7002(c)(2)(B) of the America COMPETES Act, 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
(e) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.—The National 
Science and Technology Council shall establish under the 
Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology Sub-
committee an Education Working Group to coordinate, 
prioritize, and plan the educational activities supported 
under the Program. 
(f) SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS
IN NANOTECHNOLOGY 
EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.—Activities supported under the 
Education and Societal Dimensions program component 
area, or any successor program component area, that in-
volve informal, precollege, or undergraduate nanotechnol-
ogy education shall include education regarding the envi-
ronmental, health and safety, and other societal aspects 
of nanotechnology. 
(g) REMOTE ACCESS TO NANOTECHNOLOGY FACILI-
TIES.—(1) Agencies supporting nanotechnology research 
facilities as part of the Program shall require the entities 
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that operate such facilities to allow access via the Internet, 
and support the costs associated with the provision of such 
access, by secondary school students and teachers, to in-
struments and equipment within such facilities for edu-
cational purposes. The agencies may waive this require-
ment for cases when particular facilities would be inappro-
priate for educational purposes or the costs for providing 
such access would be prohibitive. 
(2) The agencies identified in paragraph (1) shall re-
quire the entities that operate such nanotechnology re-
search facilities to establish and publish procedures, guide-
lines, and conditions for the submission and approval of 
applications for the use of the facilities for the purpose 
identified in paragraph (1) and shall authorize personnel 
who operate the facilities to provide necessary technical 
support to students and teachers. 
SEC. 4. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER. 
(a) PROTOTYPING.— 
(1) ACCESS
TO
FACILITIES.—In accordance 
with section 2(b)(7) of 21st Century Nanotechnology 
Research 
and 
Development 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
7501(b)(7)), the agencies supporting nanotechnology 
research facilities as part of the Program shall pro-
vide access to such facilities to companies for the 
purpose of assisting the companies in the develop-
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ment of prototypes of nanoscale products, devices, or 
processes (or products, devices, or processes enabled 
by nanotechnology) for determining proof of concept. 
The agencies shall publicize the availability of these 
facilities and encourage their use by companies as 
provided for in this section. 
(2) PROCEDURES.—The agencies identified in 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall establish and publish procedures, 
guidelines, and conditions for the submission 
and approval of applications for use of nano-
technology facilities; 
(B) shall publish descriptions of the capa-
bilities of facilities available for use under this 
subsection, including the availability of tech-
nical support; and 
(C) may waive recovery, require full recov-
ery, or require partial recovery of the costs as-
sociated with use of the facilities for projects 
under this subsection. 
(3) SELECTION AND CRITERIA.—In cases when 
less than full cost recovery is required pursuant to 
paragraph (2)(C), projects provided access to nano-
technology facilities in accordance with this sub-
section shall be selected through a competitive, 
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merit-based process, and the criteria for the selec-
tion of such projects shall include at a minimum— 
(A) the readiness of the project for tech-
nology demonstration; 
(B) evidence of a commitment by the ap-
plicant for further development of the project to 
full commercialization if the proof of concept is 
established by the prototype; and 
(C) evidence of the potential for further 
funding from private sector sources following 
the successful demonstration of proof of con-
cept. 
The agencies may give special consideration in se-
lecting projects to applications that are relevant to 
important national needs or requirements. 
(b) USE OF EXISTING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(1) PARTICIPATING
AGENCIES.—Each agency 
participating in the Program shall— 
(A) encourage the submission of applica-
tions for support of nanotechnology related 
projects to the Small Business Innovation Re-
search Program and the Small Business Tech-
nology Transfer Program administered by such 
agencies; and 
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(B) through the National Nanotechnology 
Coordination Office and within 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Science and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives— 
(i) the plan described in section 
2(c)(7) of the 21st Century Nanotechnol-
ogy Research and Development Act (15 
U.S.C. 7501(c)(7)); and 
(ii) a report specifying, if the agency 
administers a Small Business Innovation 
Research Program and a Small Business 
Technology Transfer Program— 
(I) the number of proposals re-
ceived 
for 
nanotechnology 
related 
projects during the current fiscal year 
and the previous 2 fiscal years; 
(II) the number of such pro-
posals funded in each year; 
(III) the total number of nano-
technology related projects funded and 
the amount of funding provided for 
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fiscal year 2004 through fiscal year 
2008; and 
(IV) a description of the projects 
identified in accordance with sub-
clause (III) which received private sec-
tor funding beyond the period of 
phase II support. 
(2) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND 
TECHNOLOGY.—The Director of the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology in carrying out 
the requirements of section 28 of the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278n) shall— 
(A) in regard to subsection (d) of that sec-
tion, encourage the submission of proposals for 
support of nanotechnology related projects; and 
(B) in regard to subsection (g) of that sec-
tion, include a description of how the require-
ment of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is 
being met, the number of proposals for nano-
technology related projects received, the number 
of such proposals funded, the total number of 
such projects funded since the beginning of the 
Technology Innovation Program, and the out-
comes of such funded projects in terms of the 
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metrics developed in accordance with such sub-
section (g). 
(3) TIP ADVISORY BOARD.—The TIP Advisory 
Board established under section 28(k) of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act 
(15 U.S.C. 278n(k)), in carrying out its responsibil-
ities under subsection (k)(3), shall provide the Di-
rector of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology with— 
(A) advice on how to accomplish the re-
quirement of paragraph (2)(A) of this sub-
section; and 
(B) an assessment of the adequacy of the 
allocation of resources for nanotechnology re-
lated projects supported under the Technology 
Innovation Program. 
(c) INDUSTRY LIAISON GROUPS.—An objective of the 
Program shall be to establish industry liaison groups for 
all industry sectors that would benefit from applications 
of nanotechnology. The Nanomanufacturing, Industry Li-
aison, and Innovation Working Group of the National 
Science and Technology Council shall actively pursue es-
tablishing such liaison groups. 
(d) COORDINATION WITH STATE INITIATIVES.—Sec-
tion 2(b)(5) of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research 
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and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7501(b)(5)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) ensuring United States global leadership in 
the development and application of nanotechnology, 
including through coordination and leveraging Fed-
eral investments with nanotechnology research, de-
velopment, and technology transition initiatives sup-
ported by the States;’’. 
SEC. 5. RESEARCH IN AREAS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Program shall include sup-
port for nanotechnology research and development activi-
ties directed toward application areas that have the poten-
tial for significant contributions to national economic com-
petitiveness and for other significant societal benefits. The 
activities supported shall be designed to advance the devel-
opment of research discoveries by demonstrating technical 
solutions to important problems in such areas as nano- 
electronics, energy efficiency, health care, and water reme-
diation and purification. The Advisory Panel shall make 
recommendations to the Program for candidate research 
and development areas for support under this section. 
(b) CHARACTERISTICS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Research and development 
activities under this section shall— 
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(A) include projects selected on the basis 
of applications for support through a competi-
tive, merit-based process; 
(B) involve collaborations among research-
ers in academic institutions and industry, and 
may involve nonprofit research institutions and 
Federal laboratories, as appropriate; 
(C) when possible, leverage Federal invest-
ments through collaboration with related State 
initiatives; and 
(D) include a plan for fostering the trans-
fer of research discoveries and the results of 
technology demonstration activities to industry 
for commercial development. 
(2) PROCEDURES.—Determination of the re-
quirements for applications under this subsection, 
review and selection of applications for support, and 
subsequent funding of projects shall be carried out 
by a collaboration of no fewer than 2 agencies par-
ticipating in the Program. In selecting applications 
for support, the agencies shall give special consider-
ation to projects that include cost sharing from non- 
Federal sources. 
(3) INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTERS.— 
Research and development activities under this sec-
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tion may be supported through interdisciplinary 
nanotechnology research centers, as authorized by 
section 2(b)(4) of the 21st Century Nanotechnology 
Research 
and 
Development 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
7501(b)(4)), that are organized to investigate basic 
research questions and carry out technology dem-
onstration activities in areas such as those identified 
in subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Reports required under section 2(d) of 
the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Develop-
ment Act (15 U.S.C. 7501(d)) shall include a description 
of research and development areas supported in accord-
ance with this section, including the same budget informa-
tion as is required for program component areas under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of such section 2(d). 
SEC. 6. NANOMANUFACTURING RESEARCH. 
(a) RESEARCH
AREAS.—The Nanomanufacturing 
program component area, or any successor program com-
ponent area, shall include research on— 
(1) development of instrumentation and tools 
required for the rapid characterization of nanoscale 
materials and for monitoring of nanoscale manufac-
turing processes; and 
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(2) approaches and techniques for scaling the 
synthesis of new nanoscale materials to achieve in-
dustrial-level production rates. 
(b) GREEN NANOTECHNOLOGY.—Interdiciplinary re-
search centers supported under the Program in accord-
ance with section 2(b)(4) of the 21st Century Nanotech-
nology Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 
7501(b)(4)) that are focused on nanomanufacturing re-
search and centers established under the authority of sec-
tion 5(b)(3) of this Act shall include as part of the activi-
ties of such centers— 
(1) research on methods and approaches to de-
velop environmentally benign nanoscale products and 
nanoscale manufacturing processes, taking into con-
sideration relevant findings and results of research 
supported under the Environmental, Health, and 
Safety program component area, or any successor 
program component area; 
(2) fostering the transfer of the results of such 
research to industry; and 
(3) providing for the education of scientists and 
engineers through interdisciplinary studies in the 
principles and techniques for the design and develop-
ment of environmentally benign nanoscale products 
and processes. 
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(c) REVIEW OF NANOMANUFACTURING RESEARCH 
AND RESEARCH FACILITIES.— 
(1) PUBLIC
MEETING.—Not later than 12 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
National Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall 
sponsor a public meeting, including representation 
from a wide range of industries engaged in 
nanoscale manufacturing, to— 
(A) obtain the views of participants at the 
meeting on— 
(i) the relevance and value of the re-
search being carried out under the Nano-
manufacturing program component area of 
the Program, or any successor program 
component area; and 
(ii) whether the capabilities of nano-
technology research facilities supported 
under the Program are adequate— 
(I) to meet current and near- 
term requirements for the fabrication 
and characterization of nanoscale de-
vices and systems; and 
(II) to provide access to and use 
of instrumentation and equipment at 
the facilities, by means of networking 
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technology, to individuals who are at 
locations remote from the facilities; 
and 
(B) receive any recommendations on ways 
to strengthen the research portfolio supported 
under the Nanomanufacturing program compo-
nent area, or any successor program component 
area, and on improving the capabilities of nano-
technology research facilities supported under 
the Program. 
Companies participating in industry liaison groups 
shall be invited to participate in the meeting. The 
Coordination Office shall prepare a report docu-
menting the findings and recommendations resulting 
from the meeting. 
(2) ADVISORY PANEL REVIEW.—The Advisory 
Panel shall review the Nanomanufacturing program 
component area of the Program, or any successor 
program component area, and the capabilities of 
nanotechnology research facilities supported under 
the Program to assess— 
(A) whether the funding for the Nano-
manufacturing program component area, or any 
successor program component area, is adequate 
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and receiving appropriate priority within the 
overall resources available for the Program; 
(B) the relevance of the research being 
supported to the identified needs and require-
ments of industry; 
(C) whether the capabilities of nanotech-
nology research facilities supported under the 
Program are adequate— 
(i) to meet current and near-term re-
quirements for the fabrication and charac-
terization of nanoscale devices and sys-
tems; and 
(ii) to provide access to and use of in-
strumentation and equipment at the facili-
ties, by means of networking technology, to 
individuals who are at locations remote 
from the facilities; and 
(D) the level of funding that would be 
needed to support— 
(i) the acquisition of instrumentation, 
equipment, and networking technology suf-
ficient to provide the capabilities at nano-
technology research facilities described in 
subparagraph (C); and 
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(ii) the operation and maintenance of 
such facilities. 
In carrying out its assessment, the Advisory Panel 
shall take into consideration the findings and rec-
ommendations from the report required under para-
graph (1). 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Advisory 
Panel shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Science and Technology of the House 
of Representatives a report on its assessment re-
quired under paragraph (2), along with any rec-
ommendations and a copy of the report prepared in 
accordance with paragraph (1). 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, terms that are defined in section 10 of 
the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Develop-
ment Act (15 U.S.C. 7509) have the meaning given those 
terms in that section. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 11, 
2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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