To make certain monetary modifications.

This amendment's own text couldn't be picked out of its Congressional Record passage, so the passage is shown in full.

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.''
                                 ______

  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.
                                 ______

  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''.
                                 ______

  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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