15 U.S.C. § 7507 — Department of Energy programs

(a) Research consortia. (1) The Energy Secretary must set up a competitive, merit-reviewed program funding research groups that combine new nanotechnology and microfluidic tools with systems biology and molecular imaging. (2) Out of the Energy Department's funding under section 7505(b), $25,000,000 must go to this work each fiscal year from 2005 through 2008. At least $10,000,000 of that must go to one or more research group each year. (b) Research centers and major instrumentation. The Energy Secretary must carry out projects to develop, plan, build, buy, run, or support special equipment, instruments, or facilities for researchers doing nanotechnology work.