By Porter Wright on Yesterday, in Part I, we examined the status and provisions of bills in the House affecting nanotechnology, nanoindustries, or nanobusiness. Today in Part II, we turn to the Senate. S. 596, the "Nanotechnology Innovation and Prize Competition Act of 2009", was introduced by Senator Ron Wyden (Dem-OR) on 03/16/2009. The bill directs the Secretary of … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts introduced S. 1482, to reauthorize the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (PL108-153, 117 STAT. 1923) on Tuesday 7/21/2009. The text of the bill is not available from either GPO.com, the Congressional Record or Senator Kerry’s website. As soon as it is available, we’ll post a link to it. … Continue Reading