15 U.S.C. § 7502 — Program coordination

Page 2371 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 7503 merce, 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 fis- cal year, for each agency that participates in the Program, including a breakout of spending for the development and acquisition of re- search 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 spend- ing for the development and acquisition of re- search 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 recommenda- tions of the Advisory Panel; and (5) an assessment of how Federal agencies are implementing the plan described in sub- section (c)(7), and a description of the amount of Small Business Innovative Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Research funds supporting the plan. (Pub. L. 108–153, § 2, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1923; Pub. L. 114–329, title II, § 204(b)(1), Jan. 6, 2017, 130 Stat. 2999.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 246 of the Bob Stump National Defense Au- thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, referred to in sub- sec. (c)(3), is section 246 of Pub. L. 107–314, which is set out as a note under section 2358 of Title 10, Armed Forces. AMENDMENTS 2017—Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 114–329 amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: ‘‘develop, within 12 months after December 3, 2003, and update every 3 years thereafter, a strategic plan to guide the activities described under subsection (b), 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 so- ciety; ‘‘(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;’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Science of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- nology of House of Representatives by House Resolu- tion No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Jan. 5, 2011. SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 108–153, § 1, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1923, provided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Devel- opment Act’.’’ § 7502. Program coordination (a) In general The President shall establish a National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, with a Di- rector and full-time staff, which shall— (1) provide technical and administrative sup- port to the Council and the Advisory Panel; (2) serve as the point of contact on Federal nanotechnology activities for government or- ganizations, academia, industry, professional societies, State nanotechnology programs, in- terested citizen groups, and others to ex- change technical and programmatic informa- tion; (3) conduct public outreach, including dis- semination 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 Gov- ernment, and to United States industry, in- cluding startup companies. (b) Funding The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall be funded through interagency fund- ing in accordance with section 631 of Public Law 108–7. (c) Report Within 90 days after December 3, 2003, the Di- rector 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 ade- quately fund the Office; (2) the adequacy of existing mechanisms to fund this Office; and (3) the actions taken by the Director to en- sure stable funding of this Office. (Pub. L. 108–153, § 3, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1926.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 631 of Public Law 108–7, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 631 of Pub. L. 108–7, div. J, title VI, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 471, which is not classified to the Code. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Science of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- nology of House of Representatives by House Resolu- tion No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Jan. 5, 2011. § 7503. Advisory Panel (a) In general The President shall establish or designate a National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel.