To include provisions relating to designations of areas for PM2.5 national ambient air quality standards.

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 2199. Mr. BOND (for Mr. Jeffords (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr.
Bingaman, and Mr. Edwards)) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 2150
proposed by Mr. Bond (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) to the bill H.R.
2861, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies,
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place, add the following:

SEC. ----. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY.

The matter under the heading ``Administrative provisions''
under the heading ``Environmental Protection Agency'' in
title III of division K of section 2 of the Consolidated
Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (117 Stat. 513), is amended--
(1) in the first sentence of the fifth undesignated
paragraph (beginning ``As soon as''), by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ``, and the impact of the
final rule entitled `Prevention of Significant Deterioration
(PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Equipment
Replacement Provision of the Routine Maintenance, Repair

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and Replacement Exclusion', amending parts 51 and 52 of title
40, Code of Federal Regulations, and published in electronic
docket OAR-2002-0068 on August 27, 2003''; and
(2) in the sixth undesignated paragraph (beginning ``The
National Academy of Sciences''), by striking ``March 3,
2004'' and inserting ``January 1, 2005.''
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SA 2200. Mr. BOND (for Mr. Inhofe) proposed an amendment to amendment
SA 2150 proposed by Mr. Bond (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) to the bill
H.R. 2861, making appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs
and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies,
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 106, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:

SEC.  . DESIGNATIONS OF AREAS FOR PM<inf>2.5</inf> AND
SUBMISSION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR REGIONAL
HAZE.

(A) In General.--Section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7407(d)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(6) Designations.--
``(A) Submission.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, not later than February 15, 2004, the Governor of each
State shall submit designations referred to in paragraph (1)
for the July 1997 PM<inf>2.5</inf> national ambient air
quality standards for each area within the State, based on
air quality monitoring data collected in accordance with any
applicable Federal reference methods for the relevant areas.
``(B) Promulgation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, not later than December 31, 2004, the Administrator
shall, consistent with paragraph (1), promulgate the
designations referred to in subparagraph (A) for each area of
each State for the July 1997 PM<inf>2.5</inf> national
ambient air quality standards.
``(7) Implementation plan for regional haze.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, not later than 3 years after the date on which the
Administrator promulgates the designations referred to in
paragraph (6)(B) for a State, the State shall submit, for the
entire State, the State implementation plan revisions to meet
the requirements promulgated by the Administrator under
section 169B(e)(1) (referred to in this paragraph as
`regional haze requirements').
``(B) No preclusion of other provisions.--Nothing in this
paragraph precludes the implementation of the agreements and
recommendations stemming from the Grand Canyon Visibility
Transport Commission Report dated June 1996, including the
submission of State implementation plan revisions by the
States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New
Mexico, Oregon, Utah, or Wyoming by December 31, 2003, for
implementation of regional haze requirements applicable to
those States.''.
(b) Relationship to Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century.--Except as provided in paragraphs (6) and (7) of
section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (as added by subsection
(a)), section 6101, subsections (a) and (b) of section 6102,
and section 6103 of the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century (42 U.S.C. 7407 note; 112 Stat. 463), as in
effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act,
shall remain in effect.
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SA. 2201. Mr. BOND (for Mr. DeWine) proposed an amendment to
amendment SA 1783 proposed by Mr. DeWine (for himself and Ms. Landrieu)
to the bill H.R. 2765, making appropriations for the government of the
District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in
part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

Strike all of title II, beginning on page 14, line 17, and
ending on page 33, line 14.
On page 13, line 21, strike ``40,000,000'' and insert
``27,000,000''.
On page 14, line 1, strike all after the semicolon until
the end of the heading.
On page 9, line 19, strike ``20,000,000'' and insert
``33,000,000''.
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SA 2202. Mr. FRIST (for Mr. Allen (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr.
McCain, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Hollings)) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by Mr. Frist to the bill S. 189, to authorize
appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology
research, and for other purposes; as follows:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Nanotechnology
Research and Development Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

(a) National Nanotechnology Program.--The President shall
implement a National Nanotechnology Program. Through
appropriate agencies, councils, and the National
Nanotechnology Coordination Office established in section 3,
the Program shall--
(1) establish the goals, priorities, and metrics for
evaluation for Federal nanotechnology research, development,
and other activities;
(2) invest in Federal research and development programs in
nanotechnology and related sciences to achieve those goals;
and
(3) provide for interagency coordination of Federal
nanotechnology research, development, and other activities
undertaken pursuant to the Program.
(b) Program Activities.--The activities of the Program
shall include
(1) developing a fundamental understanding of matter that
enables control and manipulation at the nanoscale;
(2) providing grants to individual investigators and
interdisciplinary teams of investigators;
(3) establishing a network of advanced technology user
facilities and centers;
(4) establishing, on a merit-reviewed and competitive
basis, interdisciplinary nanotechnology research centers,
which shall--
(A) interact and collaborate to foster the exchange of
technical information and best practices;
(B) involve academic institutions or national laboratories
and other partners, which may include States and industry;
(C) make use of existing expertise in nanotechnology in
their regions and nationally;
(D) make use of ongoing research and development at the
micrometer scale to support their work in nanotechnology; and
(E) to the greatest extent possible, be established in
geographically diverse locations, encourage the participation
of Historically Black Colleges and Universities that are part
B institutions as defined in section 322(2) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2) and minority
institutions (as defined in section 365(3) of that Act (20
U.S.C. 1067k(3))), and include institutions located in States
participating in the Experimental Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research (EPSCOR);
(5) ensuring United States global leadership in the
development and application of nanotechnology;
(6) advancing the United States productivity and industrial
competitiveness through stable, consistent, and coordinated
investments in long-term scientific and engineering research
in nanotechnology;
(7) accelerating the deployment and application of
nanotechnology research and development in the private
sector, including startup companies;
(8) encouraging interdisciplinary research, and ensuring
that processes for solicitation and evaluation of proposals
under the Program encourage interdisciplinary projects and
collaborations;
(9) providing effective education and training for
researchers and professionals skilled in the
interdisciplinary perspectives necessary for nanotechnology
so that a true interdisciplinary research culture for
nanoscale science, engineering, and technology can emerge;
(10) ensuring that ethical, legal, environmental, and other
appropriate societal concerns, including the potential use of
nanotechnology in enhancing human intelligence and in
developing artificial intelligence which exceeds human
capacity, are considered during the development of
nanotechnology by--
(A) establishing a research program to identify ethical,
legal, environmental, and other appropriate societal concerns
related to nanotechnology, and ensuring that the results of
such research are widely disseminated;
(B) requiring that interdisciplinary nanotechnology
research centers established under paragraph (4) include
activities that ad dress societal, ethical, and environmental
concerns;
(C) insofar as possible, integrating research on societal,
ethical, and environmental concerns with nanotechnology
research and development, and ensuring that advances in
nanotechnology bring about improvements in quality of life
for all Americans; and
(D) providing, through the National Nanotechnology
Coordination Office established in section 3, for public
input and outreach to be integrated into the Program by the
convening of regular and ongoing public discussions, through
mechanisms such as citizens' panels, consensus conferences,
and educational events, as appropriate; and
(11) encouraging research on nanotechnology advances that
utilize existing processes and technologies.
(c) Program Management.--The National Science ad Technology
Council shall oversee the planning, management, and
coordination of the Program. The Council, self or through an
appropriate subgroup it designates or establishes, shall--
(1) establish goals and priorities for the Program, based
on national needs for a set of broad applications of
nanotechnology;
(2) establish program component areas, with specific
priorities and technical goals, that reflect the goals and
priorities established for the Program;
(3) oversee interagency coordination of the Program,
including with the activities of the Defense Nanotechnology
Research and Development Program established under section
246 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314) and the National
Institutes of Health;
(4) develop, within 12 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, and update every 3 years thereafter, a strategic
plan to guide the activities described under subsection (b),

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meet the goals, priorities, and anticipated outcomes of the
participating agencies, and describe--
(A) how the Program will move results out of the laboratory
and into application for the benefit of society;
(B) the Program's support for long-term funding for
interdisciplinary research and development in nanotechnology;
and
(C) the allocation of funding for interagency
nanotechnology projects;
(5) propose a coordinated interagency budget for the
Program to the Office of Management and Budget to ensure the
maintenance of a balanced nanotechnology research portfolio
and an appropriate level of research effort;
(6) exchange information with academic, industry, State and
local government (including State and regional nanotechnology
programs), and other appropriate groups conducting research
on and using nanotechnology;
(7) develop a plan to utilize Federal programs, such as the
Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small
Business Technology Transfer Research Program, in support of
the activity stated in subsection (b)(7)
(8) identify research areas that are not being adequately
addressed by the agencies' current research programs and
address such research areas;
(9) encourage progress on Program activities through the
utilization of existing manufacturing facilities and
industrial infrastructures such as, but not limited to, the
employment of underutilized manufacturing facilities in areas
of high unemployment as production engineering and research
testbeds; and
(10) in carrying out its responsibilities under paragraphs
(1) through (9), take into consideration the recommendations
of the Advisory Panel, suggestions or recommendations
developed pursuant to subsection (b)(10)(D), and the views of
academic, State, industry, and other appropriate groups
conducting research on and using nanotechnology.
(d) Annual Report.--The Council shall prepare an annual
report, to be submitted to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives
Committee on Science, and other appropriate committees, at
the time of the President's budget request to Congress, that
includes--
(1) the Program budget, for the current fiscal year, for
each agency that participates in the Program, including a
breakout of spending for the development and acquisition of
research facilities and instrumentation, for each program
component area, and for all activities pursuant to subsection
(b)(10);
(2) the proposed Program budget for the next fiscal year,
for each agency that participates in the Program, including a
breakout of spending for the development and acquisition of
research facilities and instrumentation, for each program
component area, and for all activities pursuant to subsection
(b) (10);
(3) an analysis of the progress made toward achieving the
goals and priorities established for the Program;
(4) an analysis of the extent to which the Program has
incorporated the recommendations of the Advisory Panel; and
(5) 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.

SEC. 3. PROGRAM COORDINATION.

(a) In General.--The President shall establish a National
Nanotechnology Coordination Office, with a Director and full-
time staff, which shall--
(1) provide technical and administrative support to the
Council and the Advisory Panel;
(2) serve as the point of contact on Federal nanotechnology
activities for government organizations, academia, industry,
professional societies, State nanotechnology programs,
interested citizen groups, and others to exchange technical
and programmatic information;
(3) conduct public outreach, including dissemination of
findings and recommendations of the Advisory Panel, as
appropriate; and
(4) promote access to and early application of the
technologies, innovations, and expertise derived from Program
activities to agency missions and systems across the Federal
Government, and to United States industry, including startup
companies.
(b) Funding.--The National Nanotechnology Coordination
Office shall be funded through interagency funding in
accordance with section 631 of Public Law 108-7.
(c) Report.--Within 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy shall report to the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the House of
Representatives Committee on Science on the funding of the
National Nanotechnology Coordination Office. The report shall
include--
(1) the amount of funding required to adequately fund the
Office;
(2) the adequacy of existing mechanisms to fund this
Office; and
(3) the actions taken by the Director to ensure stable
funding of this Office.

SEC. 4. ADVISORY PANEL.

(a) In general.--The President shall establish or designate
a National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel.
(b) Qualifications.--The Advisory Panel established or
designated by the President under subsection (a) shall
consist primarily of members from academic institutions and
industry. Members of the Advisory Panel shall be qualified to
provide advice and information on nanotechnology research,
development, demonstrations, education, technology transfer,
commercial application, or societal and ethical concerns. In
selecting or designating an Advisory Panel, the President may
also seek and give consideration to recommendations from the
Congress, industry, the scientific community (including the
National Academy of Sciences, scientific professional
societies, and academia), the defense community, State and
local governments, regional nanotechnology programs, and
other appropriate organizations.
(c) Duties.--The Advisory Panel shall advise the President
and the Council on matters relating to the Program, including
assessing
(1) trends and developments in nanotechnology science and
engineering;
(2) progress made in implementing the Program;
(3) the need to revise the Program;
(4) the balance among the components of the Program,
including funding levels for the program component areas,
(5) whether the program component areas, priorities, and
technical goals developed by the Council are helping to
maintain United States leadership in nanotechnology;
(6) the management, coordination, implementation, and
activities of the Program; and
(7) whether societal, ethical, legal, environmental, and
workforce concerns are adequately addressed by the Program.
(d) Reports.--The Advisory Panel shall report, not . less
frequently than once every 2 fiscal years, to the President
on its assessments under subsection (c) and its
recommendations for ways to improve the Program. The first
report under this subsection shall be submitted within 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act. The Director of the
Office of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit a copy
of each report under this subsection to the Senate Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Technology, the House of
Representatives Committee on Science, and other appropriate
committees of the Congress.
(e) Travel Expenses of Non-Federal Members.--Non-Federal
members of the Advisory Panel, while attending meetings of
the Advisory Panel or while otherwise serving at the request
of the head of the Advisory Panel away from their homes or
regular places of business, may be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by
section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for individuals
in the government serving without pay. Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to prohibit members of the
Advisory Panel who are officers or employees of the United
States from being allowed travel expenses, including per diem
in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with existing law.
(f) Exemption From Sunset.--Section 14 of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to the Advisory Panel.

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
arrangement with the National Research Council of the
National Academy of Sciences to conduct a triennial
evaluation of the Program, including--
(1) an evaluation of the technical accomplishments of the
Program, including a review of whether the Program has
achieved the goals under the metrics established by the
Council;
(2) a review of the Program's management and coordination
across agencies and disciplines;
(3) a review of the funding levels at each agency for the
Program's activities and the ability of each agency to
achieve the Program's stated goals with that funding;
(4) an evaluation of the Program's success in transferring
technology to the private sector;
(5) an evaluation of whether the Program has been
successful in fostering interdisciplinary research and
development;
(6) an evaluation of the extent to which the Program has
adequately considered ethical, legal, environmental, and
other appropriate societal concerns;
(7) recommendations for new or revised Program goals;
(8) recommendations for new research areas, partnerships,
coordination and management mechanisms, or programs to be
established to achieve the Program's stated goals;
(9) recommendations on policy, program, and budget changes
with respect to nanotechnology research and development
activities,
(10) recommendations for improved metrics to evaluate the
success of the Program in accomplishing its stated goals;
(11) a review of the performance of the National
Nanotechnology Coordination Office and its efforts to promote
access to and early application of the technologies,
innovations, and expertise derived from Program activities to
agency missions and systems across the Federal Government and
to United States industry;
(12) an analysis of the relative position of the United
States compared to other nations

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with respect to nanotechnology research and development,
including the identification of any critical research areas
where the United States should be the world leader to best
achieve the goals of the Program; and
(13) an analysis of the current impact of nanotechnology on
the United States economy and recommendations for increasing
its future impact.
(b) Study on Molecular Self-Assembly.--As part of the first
triennial review conducted in accordance with subsection (a),
the National Research Council shall conduct a one-time study
to determine the technical feasibility of molecular self-
assembly for the manufacture of materials and devices at the
molecular scale.
(c) Study on the Responsible Development of
Nanotechnology.--As part of the first triennial review
conducted in accordance with subsection (a), the National
Research Council shall conduct a one-time study to assess the
need for standards, guidelines, or strategies for ensuring
the responsible development of nanotechnolgy, including, but
not limited to--
(1) self-replicating nanoscale machines or devices;
(2) the release of such machines in natural environments;
(3) encryption;
(4) the development of defensive technologies;
(5) the use of nanotechnology in the enhancement of human
intelligence; and
(6) the use of nanotechnology in developing artificial
intelligence.
(d) Evaluation To Be Transmitted to Congress.--The Director
of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall
transmit the results of any evaluation for which it made
arrangements under subsection (a) to the Advisory Panel, the
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and
the House of Representatives Committee on Science upon
receipt. The first such evaluation shall be transmitted no
later than June 10, 2005, with subsequent evaluations
transmitted to the Committees every 3 years thereafter.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) National Science Foundation.--There are authorized to
be appropriated to the Director of the National Science
Foundation to carry out the Director's responsibilities under
this Act--
(1) $385,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(2) $424,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(3) $449,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(4) $476,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
(b) Department of Energy.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to carry out the
Secretary's responsibilities under this Act--
(1) $317,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(2) $347,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(3) $380,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(4) $415,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
(c) National Aeronautics and Space Administration.--There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration to carry out
the Administrator's responsibilities under this Act--
(1) $34,100,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(2) $37,500,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(3) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(4) $42,300,000 for fiscal year 2008.
(d) National Institute of Standards and Technology.--There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology to carry out
the Director's responsibilities under this Act--
(1) $68,200,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(3) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(4) $84,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
(e) Environmental Protection Agency.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to carry out the Administrator's
responsibilities under this Act--
(1) $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(2) $6,050,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(3) $6,413,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(4) $6,800,000 for fiscal year 2008.

SEC. 7. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PROGRAMS.

(a) NIST Programs.--The Director of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology shall--
(1) as part of the Program activities under section
2(b)(7), establish a program to conduct basic research on
issues related to the development and manufacture of
nanotechnology, including metrology; reliability and quality
assurance; processes control; and manufacturing best
practices; and
(2) utilize the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program
to the extent possible to ensure that the research conducted
under paragraph (1) reaches small- and medium-sized
manufacturing companies.
(b) Clearinghouse.--The Secretary of Commerce or his
designee, in consultation with the National Nanotechnology
Coordination Office and, to the extent possible, utilizing
resources at the National Technical Information Service,
shall establish a clearinghouse of information related to
commercialization of nanotechnology research, including
information relating to activities by regional, State, and
local commercial nanotechnology initiatives; transition of
research, technologies, and concepts from Federal
nanotechnology research and development programs into
commercial and military products; best practices by
government, universities and private sector laboratories
transitioning technology to commercial use; examples of ways
to overcome barriers and challenges to technology deployment;
and use of manufacturing infrastructure and workforce.

SEC. 8. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROGRAMS.

(a) Research Consortia.--
(1) Department of energy program.--The Secretary of Energy
shall establish a program to support, on a merit-reviewed and
competitive basis, consortia to conduct interdisciplinary
nanotechnology research and development designed to integrate
newly developed nanotechnology and microfluidic tools with
systems biology and molecular imaging.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--Of the sums
authorized for the Department of Energy under section 6(b),
$25,000,000 shall be used for each fiscal year 2005 through
2008 to carry out this section. Of these amounts, not less
than $10,000,000 shall be provided to at least 1 consortium
for each fiscal year.
(b) Research Centers and Major Instrumentation.--The
Secretary of Energy shall carry out projects to develop,
plan, construct, acquire, operate, or support special
equipment, instrumentation, or facilities for investigators
conducting research and development in nanotechnology.

SEC. 9. ADDITIONAL CENTERS.

(a) American Nanotechnology Preparedness Center.--The
Program shall provide for the establishment, on a merit-
reviewed and competitive basis, of an American Nanotechnology
Preparedness Center which shall--
(1) conduct, coordinate, collect, and disseminate studies
on the societal, ethical, environmental, educational, legal,
and workforce implications of nanotechnology; and
(2) identify anticipated issues related to the responsible
research, development, and application of nanotechnology, as
well as provide recommendations for preventing or addressing
such issues.
(b) Center for Nanomaterials Manufacturing.--The Program
shall provide for the establishment, on a merit-reviewed and
competitive basis, of a center to--
(1) encourage, conduct, coordinate, commission, collect,
and disseminate research on new manufacturing technologies
for materials, devices, and systems with new combinations of
characteristics, such as, but not limited to, strength,
toughness, density, conductivity, flame resistance, and
membrane separation characteristics; and
(2) develop mechanisms to transfer such manufacturing
technologies to United States industries.
(c) Reports.--The Council, through the Director of the
National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, shall submit to
the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
and the House of Representatives Committee on Science--
(1) within 6 months after the date of enactment of this
Act, a report identifying which agency shall be the lead
agency and which other agencies, if any, will be responsible
for establishing the Centers described in this section; and
(2) within 18 months after the date of enactment of this
Act, a report describing how the Centers described in this
section have been established.

SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Advisory panel.--The term ``Advisory Panel'' means the
President's National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel
established or designated under section 4.
(2) Nanotechnology.--The term ``nanotechnology'' means the
science and technology that will enable one to understand,
measure, manipulate, and manufacture at the atomic,
molecular, and supramolecular levels, aimed at creating
materials, devices, and systems with fundamentally new
molecular organization, properties, and functions.
(3) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the National
Nanotechnology Program established under section 2.
(4) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the National
Science and Technology Council or an appropriate subgroup
designated by the Council under section 2(c).
(5) Advanced technology user facility.--The term ``advanced
technology user facility'' means a nanotechnology research
and development facility supported, in whole or in part, by
Federal funds that is open to all United States researchers
on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis.
(6) Program component area.--The term ``program component
area'' means a major subject area established under section
2(c)(2) under which is grouped related individual projects
and activities carried out under the Program.

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