‘‘(4) develop, and update every 3 years there-
after, a strategic plan to guide the activities de-
scribed under subsection (b) that specifies near-term 
and long-term objectives for the Program, the antici-
pated timeframe for achieving the near-term objec-
tives, and the metrics to be used for assessing 
progress toward the objectives, and that describes— 
‘‘(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; and 
‘‘(B) proposed research in areas of na-
tional importance in accordance with the re-
quirements of section 116 of the National 
Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 
2015;’’; 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), 
respectively; 
(ii) by inserting before paragraph (2), 
as redesignated by clause (i), the following: 
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‘‘(1) the Program budget, for the previous fiscal 
year, for each agency that participates in the Pro-
gram, and for each program component area;’’; and 
(iii) by amending paragraph (6), as 
redesignated by clause (i), to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(6) an assessment of how Federal agencies are 
implementing the plan described in subsection (c)(7) 
and a description of the amount of Small Business 
Innovative Research and Small Business Technology 
Transfer Research funds supporting the plan.’’; and 
(C) by adding 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 nano-
technology and may reimburse the travel costs of scientists 
and engineers who participate in activities of such commit-
tees.’’; 
(2) in section 3— 
(A) by amending subsection (b)(1) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The operation of the Na-
tional Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall be 
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supported by funds from each agency participating 
in the Program. 
‘‘(2) PROPORTION.—The portion of such Of-
fice’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 
required under section 2(d)(1). 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The Director of the Na-
tional Nanotechnology Coordination Office may es-
tablish a minimum contribution or other exception to 
the requirement in paragraph (2) for participating 
agencies whose share of the total budget for the Pro-
gram is below a threshold level, to be set by the Di-
rector.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(d) PUBLIC INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) DATABASE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The National Nano-
technology Coordination Office shall develop 
and maintain a database accessible by the pub-
lic of projects funded under at least the Envi-
ronmental, Health, and Safety program compo-
nent area, or any successor program component 
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