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 12 2 STA T .49PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28, 2008 CenturyNa n o te ch no l o g y R e s earch an dD e v elo pm ent A ct (15U.S .C. 7 5 02)’ ’ and (2) i n paragraph ( 3 ) ,b y stri k ing ‘ ‘port f olio of fundamental and applied nanoscience and engineering research initiatives’’ and inserting ‘‘portfolio of nanotechnology research and develop - ment initiatives’’. (b) PROG R AM A D M IN I ST RATION. — (1) ADMINISTRATION T H RO U GH UND E RSE C RETAR Y O F DEFENSE FOR AC Q UISITION, TECHNO L OGY, AND LOGISTICS.—Sub- section (c) of such section is amended— (A) by striking ‘‘the Director of Defense Research and E ngineering’’ and inserting ‘‘the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac q uisition, T echnology, and L ogistics’’; and ( B ) by striking ‘‘The Director’’ and inserting ‘‘The Under Secretary’’. (2) O THER ADMINISTRATI V E MATTERS.—Such subsection is further amended— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Department’s increased investment in nanotechnology research and development and the National Nanotechnology I nitiative; and’’ and inserting ‘‘investments by the Department and other departments and agencies participating in the National Nanotechnology Initiative in nanotechnology research and development;’’; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the follo w ing new paragraph

‘‘( 4 ) oversee Department of Defense participation in inter- agency coordination of the program with other departments and agencies participating in the National Nanotechnology Ini- tiative.’’. (c) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Such section is further amended— (1) by striking subsection (d); and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection (d): ‘‘(d) STRATEGIC PLAN.—The Under Secretary shall develop and maintain a strategic plan for defense nanotechnology research and development that— ‘‘(1) is integrated with the strategic plan for the National Nanotechnology Initiative and the strategic plans of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering, the military departments, and the Defense Agencies; and ‘‘(2) includes a clear strategy for transitioning the research into products needed by the Department.’’. (d) RE P ORTS.—Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(e) REPORTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than M arch 1 of each of 200 9, 2011, and 2013, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the program. ‘‘(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following: ‘‘(A) A review of— ‘‘(i) the long-term challenges and specific technical goals of the program; and

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