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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5008 
To authorize the Under Secretary of Technology of the Department of Com-
merce to award grants to establish up to eight Nanoscience to Commer-
cialization Institutes throughout the United States to develop commercial 
applications for nanotechnology. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2006 
Mr. WALDEN of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Science, 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 authorize the Under Secretary of Technology of the De-
partment of Commerce to award grants to establish up 
to eight Nanoscience to Commercialization Institutes 
throughout the United States to develop commercial ap-
plications for nanotechnology. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nanoscience to Com-
mercialization Institutes Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. NANOSCIENCE TO COMMERCIALIZATION INSTI-
TUTES. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of 
Technology of the Department of Commerce (re-
ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Under Secretary’’) is 
authorized to award grants to eligible entities to es-
tablish up to 8 Nanoscience to Commercialization 
Institutes (referred to in this Act as ‘‘Institutes’’) 
throughout the United States to assist in the com-
mercialization of nanotechnology. 
(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Under Secretary 
shall not award a grant under this section in an 
amount which exceeds $1,500,000 for any year of 
the grant period. 
(3) DURATION.—The Under Secretary shall 
award grants under this section for a period not to 
exceed 3 years. 
(4) LOCATION.—The Under Secretary shall en-
sure that each Institute is located at either a public 
university or Federal laboratory. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants awarded pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be used to establish at least 1 
Institute in each of the following areas of 
nanotechnology or microtechnology: 
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(A) 
Energy, 
including 
clean 
coal 
liquification, gasification, and filtration, nuclear 
energy, biofuels, or fuel processing. 
(B) Printable electronics, including elec-
tronic displays. 
(C) Medical, including diagnostics, imag-
ing, or medical devices. 
(D) Transportation, including materials or 
coatings. 
(E) Textiles, including heat resistance, wa-
terproofing, insulation, or fireproofing. 
(F) Agriculture. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Not more than 20 percent of 
each grant award may be used for administrative ex-
penses or other overhead costs. 
(3) 
MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—For-profit 
manufacturing companies conducting research and 
development in micro- and nanotechnologies shall 
provide— 
(A) not less than 20 percent of the funding 
for each Institute; and 
(B) in addition to the funding under sub-
paragraph (A), in-kind contributions equal to 
not less than 15 percent of the operating costs 
of the Institute. 
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(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each entity desiring a grant 
under this section shall submit an application to the 
Under Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Under Secretary 
may reasonably require. 
(2) COLLABORATION.—The application sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) shall include a business 
plan that— 
(A) describes how each grant recipient will 
collaborate with the private sector entities that 
will contribute expertise and matching funds; 
and 
(B) includes goals for the first year of the 
grant period. 
(3) INELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Any institution of 
higher education that has a federally funded 
nanotechnology center or is the primary lead of a 
nanotechnology center is not eligible for a grant 
under this section. 
(4) PEER
REVIEW
COMMITTEE.—The Under 
Secretary shall establish a peer review committee, 
consisting of representatives from the micro- and 
nanotechnology industry and early stage venture 
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capital firms, to review the goals and progress made 
by each Institute during the grant period. 
(5) RENEWAL OF GRANTS.— 
(A) Each entity that receives an initial 1- 
year grant under this section shall, as a condi-
tion of continued grant funding, submit a re-
port, not later than 1 year after the beginning 
of the grant period and annually for the next 2 
years, to the peer review committee established 
under paragraph (4). 
(B) The report submitted under subpara-
graph (A) shall describe the Institute’s accom-
plishments during the preceding year and the 
Institute’s goals for the subsequent year. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated $24,000,000 
during the 3-year period beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
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