(A) by striking ‘‘or designate’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘as a distinct entity’’ 
after ‘‘Advisory Panel’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end ‘‘The Advisory 
Panel shall form a subpanel with membership 
having specific qualifications tailored to enable 
it to carry out the requirements of subsection 
(c)(7).’’; 
(6) in section 4(b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or designated’’ and ‘‘or 
designating’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘At least one member of the Advisory Panel 
shall be an individual employed by and rep-
resenting a minority-serving institution.’’; 
(7) by amending section 5 to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 5. TRIENNIAL EXTERNAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL 
NANOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 
Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall enter into an ar-
rangement with the National Research Council of the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences to conduct a triennial review 
of the Program. The Director shall ensure that the ar-
rangement with the National Research Council is con-
cluded in order to allow sufficient time for the reporting 
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requirements of subsection (b) to be satisfied. Each tri-
ennial review shall include an evaluation of the— 
‘‘(1) research priorities and technical content of 
the Program, including whether the allocation of 
funding among program component areas, as des-
ignated according to section 2(c)(2), is appropriate; 
‘‘(2) effectiveness of the Program’s manage-
ment and coordination across agencies and dis-
ciplines, including an assessment of the effectiveness 
of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office; 
‘‘(3) Program’s scientific and technological ac-
complishments and its success in transferring tech-
nology to the private sector; and 
‘‘(4) adequacy of the Program’s activities ad-
dressing ethical, legal, environmental, and other ap-
propriate societal concerns, including human health 
concerns. 
‘‘(b) EVALUATION TO BE TRANSMITTED TO CON-
GRESS.—The National Research Council shall document 
the results of each triennial review carried out in accord-
ance with subsection (a) in a report that includes any rec-
ommendations for ways to improve the Program’s man-
agement and coordination processes and for changes to 
the Program’s objectives, funding priorities, and technical 
content. Each report shall be submitted to the Director 
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of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, who 
shall transmit it to the Advisory Panel, the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Science and Technology of the 
House of Representatives not later than September 30 of 
every third year, with the first report due September 30, 
2010. 
‘‘(c) FUNDING.—Of the amounts provided in accord-
ance with section 3(b)(1), the following amounts shall be 
available to carry out this section: 
‘‘(1) $500,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
‘‘(2) $500,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
‘‘(3) $500,000 for fiscal year 2012.’’; and 
(8) in section 10— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) NANOTECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘nanotech-
nology’ means the science and technology that will 
enable one to understand, measure, manipulate, and 
manufacture at the nanoscale, aimed at creating ma-
terials, devices, and systems with fundamentally new 
properties or functions.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(7) NANOSCALE.—The term ‘nanoscale’ means 
one or more dimensions of between approximately 1 
and 100 nanometers.’’. 
SEC. 103. SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY. 
(a) COORDINATOR FOR SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS OF 
NANOTECHNOLOGY.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall designate an associate 
director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy 
as the Coordinator for Societal Dimensions of Nanotech-
nology. The Coordinator shall be responsible for oversight 
of the coordination, planning, and budget prioritization of 
activities required by section 2(b)(10) of the 21st Century 
Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15 
U.S.C. 7501(b)(10)). The Coordinator shall, with the as-
sistance of appropriate senior officials of the agencies 
funding activities within the Environmental, Health, and 
Safety and the Education and Societal Dimensions pro-
gram component areas of the Program, or any successor 
program component areas, ensure that the requirements 
of such section 2(b)(10) are satisfied. The responsibilities 
of the Coordinator shall include— 
(1) ensuring that a research plan for the envi-
ronmental, health, and safety research activities re-
quired under subsection (b) is developed, updated, 
and implemented and that the plan is responsive to 
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the recommendations of the subpanel of the Advi-
sory Panel established under section 4(a) of the 21st 
Century Nanotechnology Research and Development 
Act (15 U.S.C. 7503(a)), as amended by this sub-
title; 
(2) encouraging and monitoring the efforts of 
the agencies participating in the Program to allocate 
the level of resources and management attention 
necessary to ensure that the ethical, legal, environ-
mental, and other appropriate societal concerns re-
lated to nanotechnology, including human health 
concerns, are addressed under the Program, includ-
ing the implementation of the research plan de-
scribed in subsection (b); and 
(3) encouraging the agencies required to de-
velop the research plan under subsection (b) to iden-
tify, assess, and implement suitable mechanisms for 
the establishment of public-private partnerships for 
support of environmental, health, and safety re-
search. 
(b) RESEARCH PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Coordinator for Societal 
Dimensions of Nanotechnology shall convene and 
chair a panel comprised of representatives from the 
agencies funding research activities under the Envi-
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ronmental, Health, and Safety program component 
area of the Program, or any successor program com-
ponent area, and from such other agencies as the 
Coordinator considers necessary to develop, periodi-
cally update, and coordinate the implementation of 
a research plan for this program component area. In 
developing and updating the plan, the panel con-
vened by the Coordinator shall solicit and be respon-
sive to recommendations and advice from— 
(A) the subpanel of the Advisory Panel es-
tablished under section 4(a) of the 21st Cen-
tury Nanotechnology Research and Develop-
ment Act (15 U.S.C. 7503(a)), as amended by 
this subtitle; and 
(B) the agencies responsible for environ-
mental, health, and safety regulations associ-
ated with the production, use, and disposal of 
nanoscale materials and products. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS.—The plan 
required under paragraph (1) shall include a de-
scription of how the Program will help to ensure the 
development of— 
(A) standards related to nomenclature as-
sociated with engineered nanoscale materials; 
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(B) engineered nanoscale standard ref-
erence materials for environmental, health, and 
safety testing; and 
(C) standards related to methods and pro-
cedures for detecting, measuring, monitoring, 
sampling, and testing engineered nanoscale ma-
terials for environmental, health, and safety im-
pacts. 
(3) COMPONENTS OF PLAN.—The plan required 
under paragraph (1) shall, with respect to activities 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2)— 
(A) specify near-term research objectives 
and long-term research objectives; 
(B) specify milestones associated with each 
near-term objective and the estimated time and 
resources required to reach each milestone; 
(C) with respect to subparagraphs (A) and 
(B), describe the role of each agency carrying 
out or sponsoring research in order to meet the 
objectives specified under subparagraph (A) and 
to achieve the milestones specified under sub-
paragraph (B); 
(D) specify the funding allocated to each 
major objective of the plan and the source of 
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funding by agency for the current fiscal year; 
and 
(E) estimate the funding required for each 
major objective of the plan and the source of 
funding by agency for the following 3 fiscal 
years. 
(4) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The plan re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Science and Technology of the House of 
Representatives. 
(5) UPDATING AND APPENDING TO REPORT.— 
The plan required under paragraph (1) shall be up-
dated annually and appended to the report required 
under section 2(d) of the 21st Century Nanotechnol-
ogy Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 
7501(d)). 
(c) NANOTECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—As part of the program 
authorized by section 9 of the National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002, the Director 
of the National Science Foundation shall provide 1 
or more grants to establish partnerships as defined 
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by subsection (a)(2) of that section, except that each 
such partnership shall include 1 or more businesses 
engaged in the production of nanoscale materials, 
products, or devices. Partnerships established in ac-
cordance with this subsection shall be designated as 
‘‘Nanotechnology Education Partnerships’’. 
(2) 
PURPOSE.—Nanotechnology 
Education 
Partnerships shall be designed to recruit and help 
prepare secondary school students to pursue postsec-
ondary level courses of instruction in nanotechnol-
ogy. At a minimum, grants shall be used to sup-
port— 
(A) professional development activities to 
enable secondary school teachers to use cur-
ricular materials incorporating nanotechnology 
and to inform teachers about career possibilities 
for students in nanotechnology; 
(B) enrichment programs for students, in-
cluding access to nanotechnology facilities and 
equipment at partner institutions, to increase 
their understanding of nanoscale science and 
technology and to inform them about career 
possibilities in nanotechnology as scientists, en-
gineers, and technicians; and 
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(C) identification of appropriate nanotech-
nology educational materials and incorporation 
of nanotechnology into the curriculum for sec-
ondary school students at one or more organiza-
tions participating in a Partnership. 
(3) SELECTION.—Grants under this subsection 
shall be awarded in accordance with subsection (b) 
of such section 9, except that paragraph (3)(B) of 
that subsection shall not apply. 
(d) UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 
(1) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—As part of the 
activities included under the Education and Societal 
Dimensions program component area, or any suc-
cessor program component area, the Program shall 
support efforts to introduce nanoscale science, engi-
neering, and technology into undergraduate science 
and engineering education through a variety of 
interdisciplinary approaches. Activities supported 
may include— 
(A) development of courses of instruction 
or modules to existing courses; 
(B) faculty professional development; and 
(C) acquisition of equipment and instru-
mentation suitable for undergraduate education 
and research in nanotechnology. 
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(2) COURSE, CURRICULUM, AND LABORATORY 
IMPROVEMENT AUTHORIZATION.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation to carry out activities de-
scribed in paragraph (1) through the Course, Cur-
riculum, and Laboratory Improvement program 
from 
amounts 
authorized 
under 
section 
7002(c)(2)(B) of the America COMPETES Act, 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
(3) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AU-
THORIZATION.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Director of the National Science 
Foundation to carry out activities described in para-
graph (1) through the Advanced Technology Edu-
cation program from amounts authorized under sec-
tion 7002(c)(2)(B) of the America COMPETES Act, 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
(e) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.—The National 
Science and Technology Council shall establish under the 
Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology Sub-
committee an Education Working Group to coordinate, 
prioritize, and plan the educational activities supported 
under the Program. 
(f) SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS
IN NANOTECHNOLOGY 
EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.—Activities supported under the 
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Education and Societal Dimensions program component 
area, or any successor program component area, that in-
volve informal, precollege, or undergraduate nanotechnol-
ogy education shall include education regarding the envi-
ronmental, health and safety, and other societal aspects 
of nanotechnology. 
(g) REMOTE ACCESS TO NANOTECHNOLOGY FACILI-
TIES.—(1) Agencies supporting nanotechnology research 
facilities as part of the Program shall require the entities 
that operate such facilities to allow access via the Internet, 
and support the costs associated with the provision of such 
access, by secondary school students and teachers, to in-
struments and equipment within such facilities for edu-
cational purposes. The agencies may waive this require-
ment for cases when particular facilities would be inappro-
priate for educational purposes or the costs for providing 
such access would be prohibitive. 
(2) The agencies identified in paragraph (1) shall re-
quire the entities that operate such nanotechnology re-
search facilities to establish and publish procedures, guide-
lines, and conditions for the submission and approval of 
applications for the use of the facilities for the purpose 
identified in paragraph (1) and shall authorize personnel 
who operate the facilities to provide necessary technical 
support to students and teachers. 
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SEC. 104. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER. 
(a) PROTOTYPING.— 
(1) ACCESS
TO
FACILITIES.—In accordance 
with section 2(b)(7) of 21st Century Nanotechnology 
Research 
and 
Development 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
7501(b)(7)), the agencies supporting nanotechnology 
research facilities as part of the Program shall pro-
vide access to such facilities to companies for the 
purpose of assisting the companies in the develop-
ment of prototypes of nanoscale products, devices, or 
processes (or products, devices, or processes enabled 
by nanotechnology) for determining proof of concept. 
The agencies shall publicize the availability of these 
facilities and encourage their use by companies as 
provided for in this section. 
(2) PROCEDURES.—The agencies identified in 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall establish and publish procedures, 
guidelines, and conditions for the submission 
and approval of applications for use of nano-
technology facilities; 
(B) shall publish descriptions of the capa-
bilities of facilities available for use under this 
subsection, including the availability of tech-
nical support; and 
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(C) may waive recovery, require full recov-
ery, or require partial recovery of the costs as-
sociated with use of the facilities for projects 
under this subsection. 
(3) SELECTION AND CRITERIA.—In cases when 
less than full cost recovery is required pursuant to 
paragraph (2)(C), projects provided access to nano-
technology facilities in accordance with this sub-
section shall be selected through a competitive, 
merit-based process, and the criteria for the selec-
tion of such projects shall include at a minimum— 
(A) the readiness of the project for tech-
nology demonstration; 
(B) evidence of a commitment by the ap-
plicant for further development of the project to 
full commercialization if the proof of concept is 
established by the prototype; and 
(C) evidence of the potential for further 
funding from private sector sources following 
the successful demonstration of proof of con-
cept. 
The agencies may give special consideration in se-
lecting projects to applications that are relevant to 
important national needs or requirements. 
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(b) USE OF EXISTING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(1) PARTICIPATING
AGENCIES.—Each agency 
participating in the Program shall— 
(A) encourage the submission of applica-
tions for support of nanotechnology related 
projects to the Small Business Innovation Re-
search Program and the Small Business Tech-
nology Transfer Program administered by such 
agencies; and 
(B) through the National Nanotechnology 
Coordination Office and within 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Science and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives— 
(i) the plan described in section 
2(c)(7) of the 21st Century Nanotechnol-
ogy Research and Development Act (15 
U.S.C. 7501(c)(7)); and 
(ii) a report specifying, if the agency 
administers a Small Business Innovation 
Research Program and a Small Business 
Technology Transfer Program— 
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(I) the number of proposals re-
ceived 
for 
nanotechnology 
related 
projects during the current fiscal year 
and the previous 2 fiscal years; 
(II) the number of such pro-
posals funded in each year; 
(III) the total number of nano-
technology related projects funded and 
the amount of funding provided for 
fiscal year 2004 through fiscal year 
2008; and 
(IV) a description of the projects 
identified in accordance with sub-
clause (III) which received private sec-
tor funding beyond the period of 
phase II support. 
(2) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND 
TECHNOLOGY.—The Director of the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology in carrying out 
the requirements of section 28 of the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278n) shall— 
(A) in regard to subsection (d) of that sec-
tion, encourage the submission of proposals for 
support of nanotechnology related projects; and 
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(B) in regard to subsection (g) of that sec-
tion, include a description of how the require-
ment of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is 
being met, the number of proposals for nano-
technology related projects received, the number 
of such proposals funded, the total number of 
such projects funded since the beginning of the 
Technology Innovation Program, and the out-
comes of such funded projects in terms of the 
metrics developed in accordance with such sub-
section (g). 
(3) TIP ADVISORY BOARD.—The TIP Advisory 
Board established under section 28(k) of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act 
(15 U.S.C. 278n(k)), in carrying out its responsibil-
ities under subsection (k)(3), shall provide the Di-
rector of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology with— 
(A) advice on how to accomplish the re-
quirement of paragraph (2)(A) of this sub-
section; and 
(B) an assessment of the adequacy of the 
allocation of resources for nanotechnology re-
lated projects supported under the Technology 
Innovation Program. 
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(c) INDUSTRY LIAISON GROUPS.—An objective of the 
Program shall be to establish industry liaison groups for 
all industry sectors that would benefit from applications 
of nanotechnology. The Nanomanufacturing, Industry Li-
aison, and Innovation Working Group of the National 
Science and Technology Council shall actively pursue es-
tablishing such liaison groups. 
(d) COORDINATION WITH STATE INITIATIVES.—Sec-
tion 2(b)(5) of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research 
and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7501(b)(5)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) ensuring United States global leadership in 
the development and application of nanotechnology, 
including through coordination and leveraging Fed-
eral investments with nanotechnology research, de-
velopment, and technology transition initiatives sup-
ported by the States;’’. 
SEC. 105. RESEARCH IN AREAS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Program shall include sup-
port for nanotechnology research and development activi-
ties directed toward application areas that have the poten-
tial for significant contributions to national economic com-
petitiveness and for other significant societal benefits. The 
activities supported shall be designed to advance the devel-
opment of research discoveries by demonstrating technical 
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solutions to important problems in such areas as nano- 
electronics, energy efficiency, health care, and water reme-
diation and purification. The Advisory Panel shall make 
recommendations to the Program for candidate research 
and development areas for support under this section. 
(b) CHARACTERISTICS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Research and development 
activities under this section shall— 
(A) include projects selected on the basis 
of applications for support through a competi-
tive, merit-based process; 
(B) involve collaborations among research-
ers in academic institutions and industry, and 
may involve nonprofit research institutions and 
Federal laboratories, as appropriate; 
(C) when possible, leverage Federal invest-
ments through collaboration with related State 
initiatives; and 
(D) include a plan for fostering the trans-
fer of research discoveries and the results of 
technology demonstration activities to industry 
for commercial development. 
(2) PROCEDURES.—Determination of the re-
quirements for applications under this subsection, 
review and selection of applications for support, and 
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subsequent funding of projects shall be carried out 
by a collaboration of no fewer than 2 agencies par-
ticipating in the Program. In selecting applications 
for support, the agencies shall give special consider-
ation to projects that include cost sharing from non- 
Federal sources. 
(3) INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTERS.— 
Research and development activities under this sec-
tion may be supported through interdisciplinary 
nanotechnology research centers, as authorized by 
section 2(b)(4) of the 21st Century Nanotechnology 
Research 
and 
Development 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
7501(b)(4)), that are organized to investigate basic 
research questions and carry out technology dem-
onstration activities in areas such as those identified 
in subsection (a). 
(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, including the same budget informa-
tion as is required for program component areas under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of such section 2(d). 
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SEC. 106. NANOMANUFACTURING RESEARCH. 
(a) RESEARCH
AREAS.—The Nanomanufacturing 
program component area, or any successor program com-
ponent area, shall include research on— 
(1) development of instrumentation and tools 
required for the rapid characterization of nanoscale 
materials and for monitoring of nanoscale manufac-
turing 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 and centers established under the authority of sec-
tion 105(b)(3) of this subtitle shall include as part of the 
activities of such centers— 
(1) research on methods and approaches to de-
velop environmentally benign nanoscale products and 
nanoscale manufacturing processes, taking into con-
sideration relevant findings and results of research 
supported under the Environmental, Health, and 
Safety program component area, or any successor 
program component area; 
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(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. 
(c) REVIEW OF NANOMANUFACTURING RESEARCH 
AND RESEARCH FACILITIES.— 
(1) PUBLIC
MEETING.—Not later than 12 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
National Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall 
sponsor a public meeting, including representation 
from a wide range of industries engaged in 
nanoscale manufacturing, to— 
(A) obtain the views of participants at the 
meeting on— 
(i) the relevance and value of the re-
search being carried out under the Nano-
manufacturing program component area of 
the Program, or any successor program 
component area; and 
(ii) whether the capabilities of nano-
technology research facilities supported 
under the Program are adequate— 
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(I) to meet current and near- 
term requirements for the fabrication 
and characterization of nanoscale de-
vices and systems; and 
(II) to provide access to and use 
of instrumentation and equipment at 
the facilities, by means of networking 
technology, to individuals who are at 
locations remote from the facilities; 
and 
(B) receive any recommendations on ways 
to strengthen the research portfolio supported 
under the Nanomanufacturing program compo-
nent area, or any successor program component 
area, and on improving the capabilities of nano-
technology research facilities supported under 
the Program. 
Companies participating in industry liaison groups 
shall be invited to participate in the meeting. The 
Coordination Office shall prepare a report docu-
menting the findings and recommendations resulting 
from the meeting. 
(2) ADVISORY PANEL REVIEW.—The Advisory 
Panel shall review the Nanomanufacturing program 
component area of the Program, or any successor 
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program component area, and the capabilities of 
nanotechnology research facilities supported under 
the Program to assess— 
(A) whether the funding for the Nano-
manufacturing program component area, or any 
successor program component area, is adequate 
and receiving appropriate priority within the 
overall resources available for the Program; 
(B) the relevance of the research being 
supported to the identified needs and require-
ments of industry; 
(C) whether the capabilities of nanotech-
nology research facilities supported under the 
Program are adequate— 
(i) to meet current and near-term re-
quirements for the fabrication and charac-
terization of nanoscale devices and sys-
tems; and 
(ii) to provide access to and use of in-
strumentation and equipment at the facili-
ties, by means of networking technology, to 
individuals who are at locations remote 
from the facilities; and 
(D) the level of funding that would be 
needed to support— 
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(i) the acquisition of instrumentation, 
equipment, and networking technology suf-
ficient to provide the capabilities at nano-
technology research facilities described in 
subparagraph (C); and 
(ii) the operation and maintenance of 
such facilities. 
In carrying out its assessment, the Advisory Panel 
shall take into consideration the findings and rec-
ommendations from the report required under para-
graph (1). 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Advisory 
Panel shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Science and Technology of the House 
of Representatives a report on its assessment re-
quired under paragraph (2), along with any rec-
ommendations and a copy of the report prepared in 
accordance with paragraph (1). 
SEC. 107. 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. 
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Subtitle B—Networking and Infor-
mation 
Technology 
Research 
and Development 
SEC. 111. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Networking and 
Information Technology Research and Development Act of 
2010’’. 
SEC. 112. PROGRAM PLANNING AND COORDINATION. 
(a) PERIODIC REVIEWS.—Section 101 of the High- 
Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) PERIODIC REVIEWS.—The agencies identified in 
subsection (a)(3)(B) shall— 
‘‘(1) periodically assess the contents and fund-
ing levels of the Program Component Areas and re-
structure the Program when warranted, taking into 
consideration any relevant recommendations of the 
advisory committee established under subsection (b); 
and 
‘‘(2) ensure that the Program includes large- 
scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research and de-
velopment activities, including activities described in 
section 104.’’. 
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(b) DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC PLAN.—Section 
101 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended further by 
adding after subsection (d), as added by subsection (a) 
of this section, the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The agencies identified in 
subsection (a)(3)(B), working through the National 
Science and Technology Council and with the assist-
ance of the National Coordination Office established 
under section 102, shall develop, within 12 months 
after the date of enactment of the Networking and 
Information Technology Research and Development 
Act of 2010, and update every 3 years thereafter, a 
5-year strategic plan to guide the activities described 
under subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan shall 
specify near-term and long-term objectives for the 
Program, the anticipated time frame for achieving 
the near-term objectives, the metrics to be used for 
assessing progress toward the objectives, and how 
the Program will— 
‘‘(A) foster the transfer of research and 
development results into new technologies and 
applications for the benefit of society, including 
through cooperation and collaborations with 
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networking and information technology re-
search, development, and technology transition 
initiatives supported by the States; 
‘‘(B) encourage and support mechanisms 
for interdisciplinary research and development 
in networking and information technology, in-
cluding through collaborations across agencies, 
across Program Component Areas, with indus-
try, with Federal laboratories (as defined in 
section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703)), and 
with international organizations; 
‘‘(C) address long-term challenges of na-
tional importance for which solutions require 
large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research 
and development; 
‘‘(D) place emphasis on innovative and 
high-risk projects having the potential for sub-
stantial societal returns on the research invest-
ment; 
‘‘(E) strengthen all levels of networking 
and information technology education and 
training programs to ensure an adequate, well- 
trained workforce; and 
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‘‘(F) attract more women and underrep-
resented minorities to pursue postsecondary de-
grees in networking and information tech-
nology. 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE.—The 
strategic plan developed in accordance with paragraph (1) 
shall be accompanied by milestones and roadmaps for es-
tablishing and maintaining the national research infra-
structure required to support the Program, including the 
roadmap required by subsection (a)(2)(E). 
‘‘(4) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The entities involved in 
developing the strategic plan under paragraph (1) shall 
take into consideration the recommendations— 
‘‘(A) of the advisory committee established 
under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) of the stakeholders whose input was solic-
ited by the National Coordination Office, as required 
under section 102(b)(3). 
‘‘(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the 
National Coordination Office shall transmit the strategic 
plan required under paragraph (1) to the advisory com-
mittee, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate, and the Committee on Science 
and Technology of the House of Representatives.’’. 
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(c) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR.— 
Section 101(a)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and 
(F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) encourage and monitor the efforts of 
the agencies participating in the Program to al-
locate the level of resources and management 
attention necessary to ensure that the strategic 
plan under subsection (e) is developed and exe-
cuted effectively and that the objectives of the 
Program are met;’’. 
(d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 101(b)(1) of 
such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(b)(1)) is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘an advisory committee on high-performance com-
puting,’’ the following: ‘‘in which the co-chairs shall be 
members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science 
and Technology and with the remainder of the com-
mittee’’. 
(e) REPORT.—Section 101(a)(3) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5511(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘is submitted,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘is submitted, the levels for the previous 
fiscal year,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘each Program Component 
Area;’’ and inserting ‘‘each Program Compo-
nent Area and research area supported in ac-
cordance with section 104;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘each Program Component 
Area,’’ and inserting ‘‘each Program Compo-
nent Area and research area supported in ac-
cordance with section 104,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘is submitted,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘is submitted, the levels for the previous 
fiscal year,’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (G); and 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) include a description of how the ob-
jectives for each Program Component Area, and 
the objectives for activities that involve multiple 
Program Component Areas, relate to the objec-
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tives of the Program identified in the strategic 
plan required under subsection (e); 
‘‘(F) include— 
‘‘(i) a description of the funding re-
quired by the National Coordination Office 
to perform the functions specified under 
section 102(b) for the next fiscal year by 
category of activity; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the funding re-
quired by such Office to perform the func-
tions specified under section 102(b) for the 
current fiscal year by category of activity; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the amount of funding provided 
for such Office for the current fiscal year 
by each agency participating in the Pro-
gram; and’’. 
(f) DEFINITION.—Section 4 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5503) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(7) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so re-
designated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) ‘cyber-physical systems’ means physical or 
engineered systems whose networking and informa-
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tion technology functions and physical elements are 
deeply integrated and are actively connected to the 
physical world through sensors, actuators, or other 
means to perform monitoring and control func-
tions;’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘high-performance com-
puting’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and infor-
mation technology’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘supercomputer’’ and in-
serting ‘‘high-end computing’’; 
(4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘network referred to as’’ and all that fol-
lows through the semicolon and inserting ‘‘network, 
including advanced computer networks of Federal 
agencies and departments;’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘National High-Performance Computing 
Program’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
tion technology research and development program’’. 
SEC. 113. LARGE-SCALE RESEARCH IN AREAS OF NATIONAL 
IMPORTANCE. 
Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 104. LARGE-SCALE RESEARCH IN AREAS OF NA-
TIONAL IMPORTANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Program shall encourage 
agencies identified in section 101(a)(3)(B) to support 
large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research and de-
velopment activities in networking and information tech-
nology directed toward application areas that have the po-
tential for significant contributions to national economic 
competitiveness and for other significant societal benefits. 
Such activities, ranging from basic research to the dem-
onstration of technical solutions, shall be designed to ad-
vance the development of research discoveries. The advi-
sory committee established under section 101(b) shall 
make recommendations to the Program for candidate re-
search and development areas for support under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(b) CHARACTERISTICS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Research and development 
activities under this section shall— 
‘‘(A) include projects selected on the basis 
of applications for support through a competi-
tive, merit-based process; 
‘‘(B) involve collaborations among re-
searchers in institutions of higher education 
and industry, and may involve nonprofit re-
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search institutions and Federal laboratories, as 
appropriate; 
‘‘(C) when possible, leverage Federal in-
vestments through collaboration with related 
State initiatives; and 
‘‘(D) include a plan for fostering the trans-
fer of research discoveries and the results of 
technology demonstration activities, including 
from institutions of higher education and Fed-
eral laboratories, to industry for commercial de-
velopment. 
‘‘(2) COST-SHARING.—In selecting applications 
for support, the agencies shall give special consider-
ation to projects that include cost sharing from non- 
Federal sources. 
‘‘(3) AGENCY COLLABORATION.—If 2 or more 
agencies identified in section 101(a)(3)(B), or other 
appropriate agencies, are working on large-scale re-
search and development activities in the same area 
of national importance, then such agencies shall 
strive to collaborate through joint solicitation and se-
lection of applications for support and subsequent 
funding of projects. 
‘‘(4) 
INTERDISCIPLINARY
RESEARCH
CEN-
TERS.—Research and development activities under 
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this section may be supported through interdiscipli-
nary research centers that are organized to inves-
tigate basic research questions and carry out tech-
nology demonstration activities in areas described in 
subsection (a). Research may be carried out through 
existing interdisciplinary centers, including those au-
thorized under section 7024(b)(2) of the America 
COMPETES Act (Public Law 110–69; 42 U.S.C. 
1862o–10).’’. 
SEC. 114. CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION 
MANAGEMENT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS.—Sec-
tion 101(a)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(J) provide for increased understanding 
of the scientific principles of cyber-physical sys-
tems and improve the methods available for the 
design, development, and operation of cyber- 
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physical systems that are characterized by high 
reliability, safety, and security; and 
‘‘(K) provide for research and development 
on human-computer interactions, visualization, 
and information management.’’. 
(b) TASK FORCE.—Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5511) is amended further by adding after section 104, as 
added by section 113 of this Act, the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 105. UNIVERSITY/INDUSTRY TASK FORCE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the Networking and Infor-
mation Technology Research and Development Act of 
2010, the Director of the National Coordination Office es-
tablished under section 102 shall convene a task force to 
explore mechanisms for carrying out collaborative research 
and development activities for cyber-physical systems, in-
cluding the related technologies required to enable these 
systems, through a consortium or other appropriate entity 
with participants from institutions of higher education, 
Federal laboratories, and industry. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The task force shall— 
‘‘(1) develop options for a collaborative model 
and an organizational structure for such entity 
under which the joint research and development ac-
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tivities could be planned, managed, and conducted 
effectively, including mechanisms for the allocation 
of resources among the participants in such entity 
for support of such activities; 
‘‘(2) propose a process for developing a re-
search and development agenda for such entity, in-
cluding objectives and milestones; 
‘‘(3) define the roles and responsibilities for the 
participants from institutions of higher education, 
Federal laboratories, and industry in such entity; 
‘‘(4) propose guidelines for assigning intellec-
tual property rights and for the transfer of research 
results to the private sector; and 
‘‘(5) make recommendations for how such enti-
ty could be funded from Federal, State, and non- 
governmental sources. 
‘‘(c) COMPOSITION.—In establishing the task force 
under subsection (a), the Director of the National Coordi-
nation Office shall appoint an equal number of individuals 
from institutions of higher education and from industry 
with knowledge and expertise in cyber-physical systems, 
of which 2 may be selected from Federal laboratories. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Networking and Information Tech-
nology Research and Development Act of 2010, the Direc-
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tor of the National Coordination Office shall transmit to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Science and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives a report describing 
the findings and recommendations of the task force.’’. 
SEC. 115. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE. 
Section 102 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5512) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 102. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall establish 
a National Coordination Office with a Director and full- 
time staff. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The National Coordination Office 
shall— 
‘‘(1) provide technical and administrative sup-
port to— 
‘‘(A) the agencies participating in planning 
and implementing the Program, including such 
support as needed in the development of the 
strategic plan under section 101(e); and 
‘‘(B) the advisory committee established 
under section 101(b); 
‘‘(2) serve as the primary point of contact on 
Federal networking and information technology ac-
tivities for government organizations, academia, in-
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dustry, professional societies, State computing and 
networking technology programs, interested citizen 
groups, and others to exchange technical and pro-
grammatic information; 
‘‘(3) solicit input and recommendations from a 
wide range of stakeholders during the development 
of each strategic plan required under section 101(e) 
through the convening of at least 1 workshop with 
invitees from academia, industry, Federal labora-
tories, and other relevant organizations and institu-
tions; 
‘‘(4) conduct public outreach, including the dis-
semination of findings and recommendations of the 
advisory committee, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(5) promote access to and early application of 
the technologies, innovations, and expertise derived 
from Program activities to agency missions and sys-
tems across the Federal Government and to United 
States industry. 
‘‘(c) SOURCE OF FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The operation of the Na-
tional Coordination Office shall be supported by 
funds from each agency participating in the Pro-
gram. 
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‘‘(2) SPECIFICATIONS.—The portion of the total 
budget of such Office that is provided by each agen-
cy for each fiscal year shall be in the same propor-
tion as each such agency’s share of the total budget 
for the Program for the previous fiscal year, as spec-
ified 
in 
the 
report 
required 
under 
section 
101(a)(3).’’. 
SEC. 116. IMPROVING NETWORKING AND INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION. 
Section 201(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5521(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) the National Science Foundation shall use 
its existing programs, in collaboration with other 
agencies, as appropriate, to improve the teaching 
and learning of networking and information tech-
nology at all levels of education and to increase par-
ticipation in networking and information technology 
fields, including by women and underrepresented mi-
norities;’’. 
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SEC. 117. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SECTION 3.—Section 3 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5502) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘networking and information technology’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘high-performance 
computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
tion technology’’; 
(3) in subparagraphs (A) and (F) of paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘networking and in-
formation technology’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘high-performance com-
puting and’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and in-
formation technology and’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘high-performance com-
puting network’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and 
information technology’’. 
(b) TITLE I.—The heading of title I of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5511) is amended by striking ‘‘HIGH-PER-
FORMANCE COMPUTING’’ and inserting ‘‘NET-
WORKING 
AND 
INFORMATION 
TECH-
NOLOGY’’. 
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(c) SECTION 101.—Section 101 of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5511) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘HIGH- 
PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘NETWORKING
AND
INFORMATION
TECH-
NOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘NATIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING’’ 
and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING
AND INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) of such subsection— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘National High-Per-
formance Computing Program’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘networking and information tech-
nology research and development pro-
gram’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘high-performance computing, including 
networking’’ and inserting ‘‘networking 
and information technology’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
(G), by striking ‘‘high-performance’’ each 
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place it appears and inserting ‘‘high-end’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (2) of such subsection— 
(i) in subparagraphs (A) and (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘high-performance 
computing’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘networking and information 
technology’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘development, 
networking,’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘development,’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraphs (F) and (G), as 
redesignated by section 112(c)(1) of this 
Act, by striking ‘‘high-performance’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘high-end’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘high-perform-
ance computing’’ both places it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking 
and information technology’’. 
(d) SECTION 201.—Section 201(a)(1) of such Act 
(15 U.S.C. 5521(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-per-
formance computing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘net-
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working;’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and information re-
search and development;’’. 
(e) SECTION 202.—Section 202(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5522(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-perform-
ance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
tion technology’’. 
(f) SECTION 203.—Section 203(a)(1) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5523(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-perform-
ance computing and networking’’ and inserting ‘‘net-
working and information technology’’. 
(g) SECTION 204.—Section 204(a)(1) of such Act 
(15 U.S.C. 5524(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘high-per-
formance computing systems and networks’’ and in-
serting ‘‘networking and information technology sys-
tems and capabilities’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘high-per-
formance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and 
information technology’’. 
(h) SECTION 205.—Section 205(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5525(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘computational’’ 
and inserting ‘‘networking and information technology’’. 
(i) SECTION 206.—Section 206(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5526(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘computational 
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research’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and information 
technology research’’. 
(j) SECTION 208.—Section 208 of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5528) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘HIGH- 
PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘NETWORKING
AND
INFORMATION
TECH-
NOLOGY’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘High- 
performance computing and associated’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Networking and information’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘net-
working and information technologies’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance computers and associated’’ and in-
serting ‘‘networking and information’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance computing and associated’’ and in-
serting ‘‘networking and information’’. 
Subtitle C—Other OSTP Provisions 
SEC. 121. FEDERAL SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIONS. 
(a) MANAGEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIONS.— 
The Office of Science and Technology Policy, in consulta-
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tion with relevant Federal agencies, shall ensure the devel-
opment of formal policies for the management and use of 
Federal scientific collections to improve the quality, orga-
nization, access, including online access, and long-term 
preservation of such collections for the benefit of the sci-
entific enterprise. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘scientific collection’’ means a set of physical 
specimens, living or inanimate, created for the purpose of 
supporting science and serving as a long-term research 
asset, rather than for their market value as collectibles 
or their historical, artistic, or cultural significance. 
(c) CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, in consultation with relevant Federal 
agencies, shall ensure the development of an online clear-
inghouse for information on the contents of and access 
to Federal scientific collections. 
(d) DISPOSAL OF COLLECTIONS.—The policies devel-
oped under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) require that, before disposing of a scientific 
collection, a Federal agency shall— 
(A) conduct a review of the research value 
of the collection; and 
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(B) consult with researchers who have 
used the collection, and other potentially inter-
ested parties, concerning— 
(i) the collection’s value for research 
purposes; and 
(ii) possible additional educational 
uses for the collection; and 
(2) include procedures for Federal agencies to 
transfer scientific collections they no longer need to 
researchers at institutions or other entities qualified 
to manage the collections. 
(e) COST PROJECTIONS.—The Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, in consultation with relevant Federal 
agencies, shall develop a common set of methodologies to 
be used by Federal agencies for the assessment and pro-
jection of costs associated with the management and pres-
ervation of their scientific collections. 
SEC. 122. COORDINATION OF MANUFACTURING RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.—The Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish or 
designate an interagency committee under the National 
Science and Technology Council with the responsibility for 
planning and coordinating Federal programs and activities 
in manufacturing research and development. 
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(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMITTEE.—The inter-
agency committee established or designated under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) coordinate the manufacturing research and 
development programs and activities of the Federal 
agencies; 
(2) establish goals and priorities for manufac-
turing research and development that will strengthen 
United States manufacturing; and 
(3) develop and update every 5 years thereafter 
a strategic plan to guide Federal programs and ac-
tivities in support of manufacturing research and de-
velopment, which shall— 
(A) specify and prioritize near-term and 
long-term research and development objectives, 
the anticipated time frame for achieving the ob-
jectives, and the metrics for use in assessing 
progress toward the objectives; 
(B) specify the role of each Federal agency 
in carrying out or sponsoring research and de-
velopment to meet the objectives of the stra-
tegic plan; and 
(C) describe how the Federal agencies sup-
porting manufacturing research and develop-
ment will foster the transfer of research and de-
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velopment results into new manufacturing tech-
nologies, processes, and products for the benefit 
of society and the national interest. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In the development of the 
strategic plan required under subsection (b)(3), the Direc-
tor of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, work-
ing through the interagency committee, shall take into 
consideration the recommendations of a wide range of 
stakeholders, including representatives from diverse man-
ufacturing companies, academia, and other relevant orga-
nizations and institutions. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit 
the strategic plan developed under subsection (b)(3) to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Science and Technology 
of the House of Representatives, and shall transmit subse-
quent updates to those committees when completed. 
SEC. 123. INTERAGENCY PUBLIC ACCESS COMMITTEE. 
(a) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘Federal science agency’’ means any Federal 
agency with an annual extramural research expenditure 
of over $100,000,000. 
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall establish a working 
group under the National Science and Technology Council 
with the responsibility to coordinate Federal science agen-
cy policies related to the dissemination and long-term 
stewardship of the results of unclassified research, includ-
ing digital data and peer-reviewed scholarly publications, 
supported wholly or in part by funding from the Federal 
science agencies. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The Director, acting through 
the working group established under subsection (b), shall 
ensure that, in developing any policies related to public 
access to the results of federally funded research, Federal 
science agencies collaborate to develop policies that— 
(1) develop or designate uniform standards for 
research data, the structure of full text and 
metadata, navigation tools, and other applications to 
achieve interoperability across Federal science agen-
cies, across science and engineering disciplines, and 
between research data and scholarly publications, 
taking into account existing consensus standards, in-
cluding international standards; 
(2) foster innovation in the research and edu-
cational use of scholarly publications; 
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guides, for the development and implementation 
of regional innovation strategies (including re-
gional innovation clusters); 
‘‘(C) support the development of relevant 
metrics and measurement standards to evaluate 
regional innovation strategies (including re-
gional innovation clusters), including the extent 
to which such strategies stimulate innovation, 
productivity, and economic development; and 
‘‘(D) collect and make available data on re-
gional innovation cluster activity in the United 
States, including data on— 
‘‘(i) the size, specialization, and com-
petitiveness of regional innovation clusters; 
‘‘(ii) the regional domestic product 
contribution, total jobs and earnings by 
key occupations, establishment size, nature 
of specialization, patents, Federal research 
and development spending, and other rel-
evant information for regional innovation 
clusters; and 
‘‘(iii) supply chain product and service 
flows within and between regional innova-
tion clusters. 
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