I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5940 
To authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and 
development, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2008 
Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. 
EHLERS, Ms. EDDIE
BERNICE
JOHNSON
of Texas, Mr. SENSEN-
BRENNER, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. WU, Mr. 
BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. 
LIPINSKI, Mrs. BIGGERT, Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. AKIN, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. 
NEUGEBAUER, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. WIL-
SON of Ohio, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Flor-
ida, Mr. GINGREY, and Mr. BILBRAY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology 
A BILL 
To authorize activities for support of nanotechnology 
research and development, and for other purposes. 
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 
‘‘National 
Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AMEND-
MENTS. 
The 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and De-
velopment Act (15 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking section 2(c)(4) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) develop, within 12 months after the date 
of enactment of the National Nanotechnology Initia-
tive Amendments Act of 2008, and update every 3 
years thereafter, a strategic plan to guide the activi-
ties described under subsection (b) that specifies 
near-term and long-term objectives for the Program, 
the anticipated time frame for achieving the near- 
term objectives, and the metrics to be used for as-
sessing progress toward the objectives, and that de-
scribes— 
‘‘(A) how the Program will move results 
out of the laboratory and into applications for 
the benefit of society, including through co-
operation and collaborations with nanotechnol-
ogy research, development, and technology tran-
sition initiatives supported by the States; 
‘‘(B) how the Program will encourage and 
support interdisciplinary research and develop-
ment in nanotechnology; and 
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‘‘(C) proposed research in areas of national 
importance in accordance with the requirements 
of section 5 of the National Nanotechnology 
Initiative Amendments Act of 2008;’’; 
(2) in section 2— 
(A) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), 
respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting the following new 
paragraph before paragraph (2), as so re-
designated by clause (i) of this subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(1) the Program budget, for the previous fiscal 
year, for each agency that participates in the Pro-
gram, including a breakout of spending for the de-
velopment and acquisition of research facilities and 
instrumentation, for each program component area, 
and for all activities pursuant to subsection 
(b)(10);’’; and 
(B) by inserting at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) STANDARDS SETTING.—The agencies partici-
pating in the Program shall support the activities of com-
mittees involved in the development of standards for 
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nanotechnology and may reimburse the travel costs of sci-
entists and engineers who participate in activities of such 
committees.’’; 
(3) by striking section 3(b) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) FUNDING.—(1) The operation of the National 
Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall be supported by 
funds from each agency participating in the Program. The 
portion of such Office’s total budget provided by each 
agency for each fiscal year shall be in the same proportion 
as the agency’s share of the total budget for the Program 
for the previous fiscal year, as specified in the report re-
quired under section 2(d)(1). 
‘‘(2) The annual report under section 2(d) shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) a description of the funding required by 
the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office to 
perform the functions specified under subsection (a) 
for the next fiscal year by category of activity, in-
cluding the funding required to carry out the re-
quirements of section 2(b)(10)(D), subsection (d) of 
this section, and section 5; 
‘‘(B) a description of the funding required by 
such Office to perform the functions specified under 
subsection (a) for the current fiscal year by category 
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