(2) an analysis of the progress made toward 
achieving the goals and priorities for the Program, 
and recommendations for future program activities. 
SEC. 4. MANUFACTURING EXTENSION CENTER GREEN SUP-
PLIERS NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 25(a) of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(4); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) the enabling of supply chain manufactur-
ers to continuously improve products and processes, 
increase energy efficiency, identify cost-saving oppor-
tunities, and optimize resources and technologies 
with the aim of reducing or eliminating the use or 
generation of hazardous substances.’’. 
SEC. 5. UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IN CHEMISTRY AND 
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—(1) As part of the Pro-
gram activities under section 3(b)(4), the Director of the 
National Science Foundation shall carry out a program 
to award grants to institutions of higher education to sup-
port efforts by such institutions to revise their under-
graduate curriculum in chemistry and chemical engineer-
ing to incorporate green chemistry concepts and strate-
gies. 
(2) Grants shall be awarded under this section on a 
competitive, merit-reviewed basis and shall require cost 
sharing in cash from non-Federal sources, to match the 
Federal funding. 
(b) SELECTION PROCESS.—(1) An institution of 
higher education seeking funding under this section shall 
submit an application to the Director at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Director 
may require. The application shall include at a min-
imum—
(A) a description of the content and schedule 
for adoption of the proposed curricular revisions to 
the courses of study offered by the applicant in 
chemistry and chemical engineering; and 
(B) a description of the source and amount of 
cost sharing to be provided. 
(2) In evaluating the applications submitted under 
paragraph (1), the Director shall consider, at a min-
imum—
(A) the level of commitment demonstrated by 
the applicant in carrying out and sustaining lasting
curriculum changes in accordance with subsection 
(a)(1); and 
(B) the amount of cost sharing to be provided. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts authorized under section 8, from sums 
otherwise authorized to be appropriated by the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002, there are 
authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 
Foundation for carrying out this section $7,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2006, $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2007, and 
$8,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 6. STUDY ON COMMERCIALIZATION OF GREEN CHEM-
ISTRY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Director of the National Science 
Foundation shall enter into an arrangement with the Na-
tional Research Council to conduct a study of the factors 
that constitute barriers to the successful commercial appli-
cation of promising results from green chemistry research 
and development. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall—
(1) examine successful and unsuccessful at-
tempts at commercialization of green chemistry in 
the United States and abroad; and
(2) recommend research areas and priorities 
and public policy options that would help to over-
come identified barriers to commercialization. 
(c) REPORT.—The Director shall submit a report to 
the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate on the findings and recommendations 
of the study within 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 7. PARTNERSHIPS IN GREEN CHEMISTRY. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—(1) The agencies par-
ticipating in the Program shall carry out a joint, coordi-
nated program to award grants to institutions of higher 
education to establish partnerships with companies in the 
chemical industry to retrain chemists and chemical engi-
neers in the use of green chemistry concepts and strate-
gies. 
(2) Grants shall be awarded under this section on a 
competitive, merit-reviewed basis and shall require cost 
sharing from non-Federal sources by members of the part-
nerships. 
(3) In order to be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, an institution of higher education shall enter 
into a partnership with two or more companies in the 
chemical industry. Such partnerships may also include