Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§7507 Department of Energy programs
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 101— - NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT › § 7507
Summary
DOE must fund consortia, chosen competitively, to do research that brings together nanotech, microfluidics, systems biology, and molecular imaging. From authorized funds, $25,000,000 must be used each fiscal year 2005–2008 for this, including at least $10,000,000 per year to at least one consortium; the Secretary must also support projects to provide special equipment and facilities for nanotech researchers.
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Title 15, §7507
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(a)(1)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)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.
(b)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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15 U.S.C. § 7507
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73