FC: Sen. Ron Wyden readies nanotech funding bill, decried as pork

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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   Nanotech funding bill in the wings
   By Declan McCullagh 
   September 16, 2002, 11:15 AM PT

   Sen. Ron Wyden has big plans for small technology.
   
   On Tuesday, the Oregon Democrat is planning to introduce a bill and
   convene a hearing to spur the development of nanotechnology by
   spending more government money on early-stage research.
   
   A summary of the bill seen by CNET News.com says it will establish a
   "National Nanotechnology Research Program" to coordinate federal
   efforts in the area and balance research objectives with ethical and
   societal concerns. It will spend about $446 million, with a portion of
   that to come from existing money located elsewhere in the federal
   budget.

   [...]



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