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Subject: Senate Committee Passes Nanotech Bill
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 22:38:08 -0700
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Weird... I never thought the govmint would get into funding this. You know
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'weapons of mass destruction'. etc. etc.
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==
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http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/10849_1467121
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September 20, 2002
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Senate Committee Passes Nanotech Bill
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By Roy Mark
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The Senate Commerce Committee unanimously passed on Thursday legislation to
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promote nanotechnology research and development. Introduced by Sen. Ron
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Wyden (D-Ore.), the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act
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would create the National Nanotechnology Research Program. The bill is
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co-sponsored by Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) and Sen. George Allen (R-Va.).
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The proposed program would be a coordinated interagency effort that would
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support long-term nanoscale research and development and promote effective
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education and training for the next generation of nanotechnology researchers
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and professionals.
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"The unanimous support of the Senate Commerce Committee is a very big step
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forward for this very small technology," Lieberman, who vowed to pushed to
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full Senate passage before the end of the year, said. "Nowhere in the world
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are the wheels of innovation spinning more rapidly than in the realm of
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nanotechnology. The U.S. certainly possesses the raw resources and talent to
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lead the world in developing this technology. Our legislation will provide
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the nation with a long-term focus and sustained commitment, and facilitate
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new collaborations between government, academia, and industry that will
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ensure our place at the head of the next wave of innovation."
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The bill would place coordination and management of the nanotechnology
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program under the National Science and Technology Council. It would also
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create a Presidential National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel and National
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Nanotechnology Coordination Office, which would provide administrative and
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technical support for the Advisory Panel and the Council.
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"My own judgment is the nanotechnology revolution has the potential to
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change America on a scale equal to, if not greater than, the computer
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revolution. I am determined that the United States will not miss, but will
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mine the opportunities of nanotechnology," Wyden said in introducing the
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bill. "At present, efforts in the nanotechnology field are strewn across a
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half-dozen federal agencies. I want America to marshal its various
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nanotechnology efforts into one driving force to remain the world's leader
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in this burgeoning field. And I believe federal support is essential to
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achieving that goal.
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To study the potential long-term effects of nanotechnology, a new Center for
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Societal, Ethical, Educational, Legal and Workforce Issues Related to
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Nanotechnology would also be established.
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According to Lieberman, the bill closely tracks the recommendations of the
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National Research Council (NRC), which completed a thorough review of the
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National Nanotechnology Initiative in June.
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Those recommendations included establishing an independent advisory panel;
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emphasizing long-term goals; striking a balance between long-term and
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short-term research; supporting the development of research facilities,
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equipment and instrumentation; creating special funding to support research
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that falls in the breach between agency missions and programs; promoting
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interdisciplinary research and research groups; facilitating technology
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transition and outreach to industry; conducting studies on the societal
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implications of nanotechnology, including those related to ethical,
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educational, legal and workforce issues; and the development of metrics for
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measuring progress toward program goals.
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