S.Amdt. 4708

1. Adds SEC. 405. NANOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM at the end of title IV

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   In S. 510 · Reported to Senate

   The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall conduct a study of the transportation of food for consumption in the United States, including transportation by air, that includes an examination of the unique needs of rural and frontier areas with regard to the delivery of safe food.

   Inserted: SEC. 405. NANOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

   Inserted: Chapter X of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "SEC. 1012. NANOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

   Inserted: "(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall establish within the Food and Drug Administration a program for the scientific investigation of nanoscale materials included or intended for inclusion in FDA-regulated products, to address the potential toxicology of such materials, the effects of such materials on biological systems, and interaction of such materials with biological systems.

   Inserted: "(b) Program Purposes.--The purposes of the program established under subsection (a) shall be to--

   Inserted: "(1) assess scientific literature and data on general nanoscale material interactions with biological systems and on specific nanoscale materials of concern to Food and Drug Administration;

   Inserted: "(2) develop and organize information using databases and models that will enable the formulation of generalized principles for the behavior of classes of nanoscale materials with biological systems;

   Inserted: "(3) promote intramural Administration programs and participate in collaborative efforts, to further the understanding of the science of novel properties at the nanoscale that might contribute to toxicity;

   Inserted: "(4) promote and participate in collaborative efforts to further the understanding of measurement and detection methods for nanoscale materials;

   Inserted: "(5) collect, synthesize, interpret, and disseminate scientific information and data related to the interactions of nanoscale materials with biological systems;

   Inserted: "(6) build scientific expertise on nanoscale materials within such Administration;

   Inserted: "(7) ensure ongoing training, as well as dissemination of new information within the centers of such Administration, and more broadly across such Administration, to ensure timely, informed consideration of the most current science;

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   Inserted: "(8) encourage such Administration to participate in international and national consensus standards activities; and

   Inserted: "(9) carry out other activities that the Secretary determines are necessary and consistent with the purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (8).

   Inserted: "(c) Program Administration.--

   Inserted: "(1) Program manager.--In carrying out the program under this section, the Secretary shall designate a program manager who shall supervise the planning, management, and coordination of the program.

   Inserted: "(2) Duties.--The program manager shall--

   Inserted: "(A) develop a detailed strategic plan for achieving specific short- and long-term technical goals for the program;

   Inserted: "(B) coordinate and integrate the strategic plan with investments by the Food and Drug Administration and other departments and agencies participating in the National Nanotechnology Initiative; and

   Inserted: "(C) develop intramural Administration programs, contracts, memoranda of agreement, joint funding agreements, and other cooperative arrangements necessary for meeting the long-term challenges and achieving the specific technical goals of the program.

   Inserted: "(d) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to the National Science and Technology Council information on the program under this section, including the information required to be provided by the National Research Council in the annual report described in section 2(d) of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7501(d)).

   Inserted: "(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out this section.".

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   At the end of title IV, add the following:

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