Sec. 622. Findings
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Congress makes the following findings: The National Nanotechnology Initiative is a multiagency Federal Government research and development program established in 2001. As of the date of the enactment of this Act, more than $18,000,000,000 has been invested in nanoscience and nanotechnology through the National Nanotechnology Initiative. Of the 20 agencies participating in the National Nanotechnology Initiative, 11 have budgets for nanotechnology-related research and development.
Research supported by the National Nanotechnology Initiative is advancing our fundamental understanding and techniques to enable the measurement, manipulation, and control of matter at the nanoscale. In order for U.S. companies and society to benefit from this research, the National Nanotechnology Initiative needs to support the engineering, scale-up, and commercialization of nanotechnology-enabled materials, devices, systems, and products. An important achievement of the National Nanotechnology Initiative is the development of an extensive infrastructure of interdisciplinary research, development, and education centers, networks, and user facilities that should be continued, supported, and expanded.
The field of nanotechnology is expanding rapidly and is projected to develop closely with other emerging and converging bio and information technologies, creating new science and engineering domains and manufacturing paradigms. The United States is the world leader in nanoscience and nanotechnology and the creation of nanotechnology knowledge as measured by the number and quality of scientific papers and patents. However, international indicators, such as foreign government and corporate funding and publications and patent applications, suggest that the United States is facing increasing global competition in nanotechnology.
The National Nanotechnology Initiative is making important contributions to research, responsible development, and infrastructure relating to nanotechnology and in the commercialization of nanotechnology.