An amendment numbered 21 printed in Part B of House Report 111-479 to direct the National Science Foundation to establish the Green Chemistry Basic Research and Development program and provide merit-based grants to support green chemistry applications. Green chemistry is chemistry that involves the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances, and it focuses on preventing pollution and waste from forming in the first place.

1. Adds SEC. 229. GREEN CHEMISTRY BASIC RESEARCH on page 98, line 4

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   Inserted: SEC. 229. GREEN CHEMISTRY BASIC RESEARCH.

   Inserted: The Director shall establish a Green Chemistry Basic Research program to award competitive, merit-based grants to support research into green and sustainable chemistry which will lead to clean, safe, and economical alternatives to traditional chemical products and practices. The research program shall provide sustained support for green chemistry research, education, and technology transfer through--

   Inserted: (1) merit-reviewed competitive grants to individual investigators and teams of investigators, including, to the extent practicable, young investigators, for research;

   Inserted: (2) grants to fund collaborative research partnerships among universities, industry, and nonprofit organizations;

   Inserted: (3) symposia, forums, and conferences to increase outreach, collaboration, and dissemination of green chemistry advances and practices; and

   Inserted: (4) education, training, and retraining of undergraduate and graduate students and professional chemists and chemical engineers, including through partnerships with industry, in green chemistry science and engineering.

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   Page 98, after line 4, insert the following new section:

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