Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 101 — Nanotechnology Research and Development
§ 7507. Department of Energy programs
Statutory text
Research consortia
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.
Authorization of appropriations
Of the sums authorized for the Department of Energy under section 7505(b) of this title, $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.
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.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act
Pub. L. 108–153 § 8 · 117 Stat. 1923
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 7507
(Pub. L. 108–153, § 8, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1930.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 108–153, § 8, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1930.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
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.
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