; (2) collect and disseminate information on sustainable chemistry research, development, technology transfer, and commercialization, including information on accomplishments and best practices; (3) within education and training programs, expand the education and training of undergraduate and graduate students and professional scientists and engineers, and other professionals involved in materials specification in sustainable chemistry and engineering, including through partnerships with industry as described in section 6; (4) as relevant to an agency’s programs, examine methods by which the Federal agencies, in collaboration and consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, can facilitate the development or recognition of validated, standardized tools for performing sustainability assessments of chemistry processes or products; (5) through programs identified by an agency, support (including through technical assistance, participation, financial support, communications tools, awards, or other forms of support) outreach and dissemination of sustainable chemistry advances such as non-Federal symposia, forums, conferences, and publications in collaboration with, as appropriate, industry, academia, scientific and professional societies, and other relevant groups; (6) provide for public input and outreach to be integrated into the activities described in this section by the convening of public discussions, through mechanisms such as public meetings, consensus conferences, and educational events, as appropriate; (7) within each agency, develop metrics to track the outputs and outcomes of the programs supported by that agency