(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. 
SEC. 117. NANOMANUFACTURING RESEARCH. 
(a) RESEARCH AREAS.—The Program shall include 
research on— 
(1) the development of instrumentation and 
tools required for the rapid characterization of 
nanoscale materials and for monitoring of nanoscale 
manufacturing processes; and 
(2) approaches and techniques for scaling the 
synthesis of new nanoscale materials to achieve in-
dustrial-level production rates. 
(b) GREEN
NANOTECHNOLOGY.—Interdisciplinary 
research 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 shall include as part of the activities of such cen-
ters— 
(1) research on methods and approaches to de-
velop environmentally benign nanoscale products and 
nanoscale manufacturing processes, taking into con-
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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. 
SEC. 118. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle, terms that are defined in section 10 
of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Devel-
opment Act (15 U.S.C. 7509) have the meaning given 
those terms in that section. 
Subtitle C—Engineering Biology 
SEC. 121. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Engineering Biol-
ogy Research and Development Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 122. FINDINGS. 
The Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Cellular and molecular processes may be 
used, mimicked, or redesigned to develop new prod-
ucts, processes, and systems that improve societal 
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well-being, strengthen national security, and con-
tribute to the economy. 
(2) Engineering biology relies on scientists and 
engineers with a diverse and unique set of skills 
combining the biological, physical, and information 
sciences and engineering. 
(3) Long-term research and development is nec-
essary to create breakthroughs in engineering biol-
ogy. Such research and development requires govern-
ment investment as the benefits are too distant or 
uncertain for industry to support alone. 
(4) The Federal Government can play an im-
portant role by facilitating the development of tools 
and technologies to further advance engineering biol-
ogy, including multiple user facilities that the Fed-
eral Government is uniquely able to support. 
(5) Since other countries are investing signifi-
cant resources in engineering biology, the United 
States is at risk of losing its competitive lead in this 
emerging area if it does not invest the necessary re-
sources and have a national strategy. 
(6) A National Engineering Biology Initiative 
can serve to establish new research directions and 
technology goals, improve interagency coordination 
and planning processes, drive technology transfer, 
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