Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§7509 Definitions

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 101— - NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT › § 7509

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in the chapter. Advisory Panel: the President’s National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel created under section 7503. Nanotechnology: the science and tools for studying, measuring, controlling, and building at the scale of atoms and molecules to make new materials, devices, or systems with new structures and functions. Program: the National Nanotechnology Program set up under section 7501. Council: the National Science and Technology Council or a subgroup it names under section 7501(c). Advanced technology user facility: a federally funded nanotech research center open to U.S. researchers through competitive, merit-based access. Program component area: a major topic area under section 7501(c)(2) that groups related projects and activities in the Program.

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Title 15, §7509

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In this chapter:

(1)The term “Advisory Panel” means the President’s National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel established or designated under section 7503 of this title.

(2)The term “nanotechnology” means the science and technology that will enable one to understand, measure, manipulate, and manufacture at the atomic, molecular, and supramolecular levels, aimed at creating materials, devices, and systems with fundamentally new molecular organization, properties, and functions.

(3)The term “Program” means the National Nanotechnology Program established under section 7501 of this title.

(4)The term “Council” means the National Science and Technology Council or an appropriate subgroup designated by the Council under section 7501(c) of this title.

(5)The term “advanced technology user facility” means a nanotechnology research and development facility supported, in whole or in part, by Federal funds that is open to all United States researchers on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis.

(6)The term “program component area” means a major subject area established under section 7501(c)(2) of this title under which is 11 So in original. Probably should be “are”. grouped related individual projects and activities carried out under the Program.

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15 U.S.C. § 7509

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73