113 HR 5120 : Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2014
U.S. House of Representatives
2014-07-23
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2014
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Savings clause.
Title I—Innovation management at Department of Energy
Sec. 101. Under Secretary for Science and Energy.
Sec. 102. Technology transfer assessment.
Sec. 103. Sense of Congress.
Title II—Cross-sector partnerships and grant competitiveness
Sec. 201. Agreements for Commercializing Technology pilot program.
Sec. 202. Public-private partnerships for commercialization.
Sec. 203. Inclusion of early-stage technology demonstration in authorized technology transfer
activities.
Sec. 204. Funding competitiveness for institutions of higher education and other nonprofit
institutions.
Sec. 205. Participation in the Innovation Corps program.
Title III—Assessment of impact
Sec. 301. Report by Government Accountability Office.
2.In this Act:
(1)The term Department means the Department of Energy.
(2)The term National Laboratory
means a Department of Energy nonmilitary national laboratory, including—
(A)Ames Laboratory;
(B)Argonne National Laboratory;
(C)Brookhaven National Laboratory;
(D)Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory;
(E)Idaho National Laboratory;
(F)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory;
(G)National Energy Technology Laboratory;
(H)National Renewable Energy Laboratory;
(I)Oak Ridge National Laboratory;
(J)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory;
(K)Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory;
(L)Savannah River National Laboratory;
(M)Stanford Linear Accelerator Center;
(N)Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility; and
(O)any laboratory operated by the National Nuclear Security Administration, but only with respect to
the civilian energy activities thereof.
(3)The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
3.Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act abrogates or otherwise affects the primary
responsibilities of any National Laboratory to the Department.
<enum>I</enum><header>Innovation management at Department of Energy</header>
<section id="HE62F351DFE1345E9A3B6D4397E995A50"><enum>101.</enum><header>Under Secretary for Science and Energy</header>
<subsection id="H8C8DECEC053F4E3FA06C797F91C7442C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 202(b) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7132">42 U.S.C. 7132(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8209524DA056411CB2AA11913D648BAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Under Secretary for Science</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Under Secretary for Science and Energy</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7523235E22B64EDDB0FE0C27AADD4420"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA0A32D44BF2A47D98AB6149D1A4A62DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A9DBA1868A64F3CB977964009A0CC6C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FDB2B792DE4419D891E7FFEAB78B54B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H20CB6A2D2C2249B99D1ACC5CE954C61A"><enum>(H)</enum><text>establish appropriate linkages between offices under the jurisdiction of the Under Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6EBEA5047A704F55A61F73844C81CCF0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>perform such functions and duties as the Secretary shall prescribe, consistent with this section.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2052B52463D54CFCAEDC8C190C968214"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H033E47E9B66D44579B2FA5A2615DC8DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 3164(b)(1) of the Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C.
7381a(b)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>Under Secretary for Science</quote> and inserting <quote>Under Secretary for Science and Energy</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17964250329046A7B8AB0C773C4C132F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 641(h)(2) of the United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C.
17231(h)(2)) is amended by striking <quote>Under Secretary for Science</quote> and inserting <quote>Under Secretary for Science and Energy</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC28A397E33E745E29B7677D4744EEB70"><enum>102.</enum><header>Technology transfer assessment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate a report which shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H46F4AA3243264151BE7930A963389FF7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assessment of the Department’s current ability to carry out the goals of section 1001 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16391">42 U.S.C. 16391</external-xref>), including an assessment of
the role and effectiveness of the Technology Transfer Coordinator
position; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94E2FCFCA6CB4F14AD6ADCE0B568D451"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommended departmental policy changes and legislative changes to section 1001 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16391">42 U.S.C. 16391</external-xref>) to improve the Department’s ability
to successfully transfer new energy technologies to the private sector.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H7C3DDA576C4E4EB1B4B0A6F7DDFC719C"><enum>103.</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of the Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H074AEC60DD0147DF834CF07EC2A964A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment of the independent Commission to Review the Effectiveness of the National Energy
Laboratories under section 319 of title III of division D of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, is an important step towards
developing a coordinated strategy for the National Laboratories in the
21st century;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD9D337B8C4464C9D9FE75FF287D3C620"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress looks forward to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9B639D3AE02645C08957E692C19B42E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receiving the findings and conclusions of the Commission; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1B916CAE14340E79026BE5A1EDA6585"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engaging with the Administration—</text>
<clause id="H9F1CD019BE2943E39E755E6EBA4A35B1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in strengthening the mission of the National Laboratories; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5D9D37C840DF415D99EA82EC0A789384"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reform and modernize the operations and management of the National Laboratories; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7029A424BB6C4603B70942C1E4300529"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary should encourage the National Laboratories and federally funded research and
development centers to inform small businesses of the opportunities and
resources that exist pursuant to this Act.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Cross-sector partnerships and grant competitiveness</header>
<section id="H6CB329369A8C4DD38E955B91ECE99C05"><enum>201.</enum><header>Agreements for Commercializing Technology pilot program</header>
<subsection id="H1A2A4EC855E64DEDB35A2574114AA9A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out the Agreements for Commercializing Technology pilot program of the
Department, as announced by the Secretary on December 8, 2011, in
accordance with this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H827BE0D9FC3F4157ADF0146C59D3DDB6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>Each agreement entered into pursuant to the pilot program referred to in subsection (a) shall
provide to the contractor of the applicable National Laboratory, to the
maximum extent determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, increased
authority to negotiate contract terms, such as intellectual property
rights, payment structures, performance guarantees, and multiparty
collaborations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEEB1A611517345E5843CABB8A19D975B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="H6CA08B589ACD46BE9BC161727991551F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any director of a National Laboratory may enter into an agreement pursuant to the pilot program
referred to in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEAEB1674D1F34ADFB71BF5B3BABA4638"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agreements with non-Federal entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out paragraph (1) and subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary shall permit the directors
of the National Laboratories to execute agreements with a non-Federal
entity, including a non-Federal entity already receiving Federal funding
that will be used to support activities under agreements executed pursuant
to paragraph (1), provided that such funding is solely used to carry out
the purposes of the Federal award.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12DFD8E6F8FE4703BADA142EF4829386"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>The requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/35/18">chapter 18</external-xref> of title 35, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Bayh-Dole Act</quote>) shall apply if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAE4CA9EAEC484AC5B82F9192D0175614"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the agreement is a funding agreement (as that term is defined in section 201 of that title); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1A372552F604F96B71DB5572F3137B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at least 1 of the parties to the funding agreement is eligible to receive rights under that
chapter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC1F7834214174555AFB273608E8CD42A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Submission to Secretary</header><text>Each affected director of a National Laboratory shall submit to the Secretary, with respect to each
agreement entered into under this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HE4BB815247774423925B86A1913595AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a summary of information relating to the relevant project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H329951F88A824EEE9396D527BE4521FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the total estimated costs of the project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H50DF675DBCA541ADADDD9B5AF49320D1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>estimated commencement and completion dates of the project; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFC55B463E1C844C2BD91C25C934CD286"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other documentation determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9EAD35E6A0B74ED79A79F703698FDF54"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>The Secretary shall require the contractor of the affected National Laboratory to certify that each
activity carried out under a project for which an agreement is entered
into under this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HF4504B06FA534127B9ABC2E029DB9EF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is not in direct competition with the private sector; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEDA8067671824C4F8A344EB438C35468"><enum>(2)</enum><text>does not present, or minimizes, any apparent conflict of interest, and avoids or neutralizes any
actual conflict of interest, as a result of the agreement under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC21EDDD0636F410687908126B627EEFC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>The pilot program referred to in subsection (a) shall be extended for a term of 2 years after the
date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H333C3DFA97F248A694C62F58D4C53ACB"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph id="HBAC1264AC0D543B78472F6876DEFA3BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Overall assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date described in subsection (f), the Secretary, in coordination
with directors of the National Laboratories, shall submit to the Committee
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFD9D285B8AFE4C25BC5A78EBFBCBFC35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assesses the overall effectiveness of the pilot program referred to in subsection (a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB952D1AC85FF41F787A5AC85685F0083"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifies opportunities to improve the effectiveness of the pilot program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8761720DF0894A1E9D331B1E310BFB4E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assesses the potential for program activities to interfere with the responsibilities of the
National Laboratories to the Department; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95C5DB40C4C0468D9050CDD24245F66E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provides a recommendation regarding the future of the pilot program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6BA38113E49D42C19168C41DAD3BD12B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in coordination with directors of the National Laboratories, shall submit to the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate an annual report that accounts for all incidences of, and provides
a justification for, non-Federal entities using funds derived from a
Federal contract or award to carry out agreements pursuant to this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBF40C977672F4252939447BD9DDA208C"><enum>202.</enum><header>Public-private partnerships for commercialization</header>
<subsection id="H320600F6C65840BF9301738F070BACB0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall delegate to directors of the National
Laboratories signature authority with respect to any agreement described
in subsection (b) the total cost of which (including the National
Laboratory contributions and project recipient cost share) is less than
$1,000,000.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H74030A303C654C49BE377905DA4FCF95"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>Subsection (a) applies to—</text>
<paragraph id="H930697CECA2842CEB4FF0092FC9F0EA9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a cooperative research and development agreement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88BA01E96C7B44F7A513C262719A7EBA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a non-Federal work-for-others agreement; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBB6821EB1C1343C889B46C8E624AFBD6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other agreement determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, in collaboration with the
directors of the National Laboratories.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA8E3389DCFC44B258FDC120C1293EA8B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5C1B7246BD054732AD071D0618D17EAD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Accountability</header><text>The director of the affected National Laboratory and the affected contractor shall carry out an
agreement under this section in accordance with applicable policies of the
Department, including by ensuring that the agreement does not compromise
any national security, economic, or environmental interest of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB7C121DD3BB545D68A4E3CF51E3040D7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>The director of the affected National Laboratory and the affected contractor shall certify that
each activity carried out under a project for which an agreement is
entered into under this section does not present, or minimizes, any
apparent conflict of interest, and avoids or neutralizes any actual
conflict of interest, as a result of the agreement under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7777EE2800A84A7BA41AF8C3F4E19D8C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of records</header><text>On entering an agreement under this section, the director of a National Laboratory shall submit to
the Secretary for monitoring and review all records of the National
Laboratory relating to the agreement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C59433021AE4E95B3E12BCF5B409800"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The director of a National Laboratory may charge higher rates for services performed under a
partnership agreement entered into pursuant to this section, regardless of
the full cost of recovery, if such funds are used exclusively to support
further research and development activities at the respective National
Laboratory.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H895053F2C1B942BF82D806DF88F1D2D1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3710a">15 U.S.C. 3710a</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCD2E6E0CDF2F4C66B00F49885346A3CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HED48A4BA413843F19ABBDE45D5CF9250"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting
the subparagraphs appropriately;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8833FEE78AF4A1CBCD59E262803E50A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Each Federal agency</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H400CEA1D6570420AA4DA6AF2F7BB55A5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), each Federal agency</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD0D207E1B9854769BFB86A5A0E44969C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HED72C576089B4E2FA8997E0E7D1BF3AF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in accordance with section 202(a) of the <short-title>Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2014</short-title>, approval by the Secretary of Energy shall not be required for any technology transfer agreement
proposed to be entered into by a National Laboratory of the Department of
Energy, the total cost of which (including the National Laboratory
contributions and project recipient cost share) is less than $1,000,000.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF972AB0F4832487F960FF8D4DFBB37C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>subsection (a)(1)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>subsection (a)(1)(A)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC3DDDE02592947A29753B9497A32470C"><enum>203.</enum><header>Inclusion of early-stage technology demonstration in authorized technology transfer activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1001 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16391">42 U.S.C. 16391</external-xref>) is amended by—</text>
<paragraph id="HDFE09D1F70DB47E1A9D87A8239E025B3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC8BDFCB7D6343679AB38B58070638D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>inserting after subsection (f) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8281B2A6A0F0433B84BD5EF5298C8E10" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6181735C2AAC42EEA88A71681471B5EF"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Early-Stage technology demonstration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall permit the directors of the National Laboratories to use funds authorized to
support technology transfer within the Department to carry out early-stage
and pre-commercial technology demonstration activities to remove
technology barriers that limit private sector interest and demonstrate
potential commercial applications of any research and technologies arising
from National Laboratory activities.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H604CF2216AC24EB0A8E309FF48C328D8"><enum>204.</enum><header>Funding competitiveness for institutions of higher education and other nonprofit institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 988(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16352">42 U.S.C. 16352(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1882D83D079A465581092D50438D65EA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBD5F0595789C4BD5A001CF3E2877EC24"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H58039CFB4673406197F9175BC34C85DE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Exemption for institutions of higher education and other nonprofit institutions</header>
<subparagraph id="H247670360113484BAF0B39C7AE772471"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a research or development activity performed by an institution of
higher education or nonprofit institution (as defined in section 4 of the
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3703">15 U.S.C. 3703</external-xref>)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBBEB051E71945F9A2828449FA53D252"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Termination date</header><text>The exemption under subparagraph (A) shall apply during the 6-year period beginning on the date of
enactment of this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H7A69A7A61B9E44E5AB64DC27B5458007"><enum>205.</enum><header>Participation in the Innovation Corps program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Director of the National Science Foundation to
enable researchers funded by the Department to participate in the National
Science Foundation Innovation Corps program.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Assessment of impact</header>
<section id="HB7FABE98F57E4211ABE8863EEDD1E3BF"><enum>301.</enum><header>Report by Government Accountability Office</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to Congress a report—</text>
<paragraph id="H1974D3A8737547D7822C50A53B032F1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describing the results of the projects developed under sections 201, 202, and 203, including
information regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="H036F0AEA0A994097AB868D9D35BF4C2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>partnerships initiated as a result of those projects and the potential linkages presented by those
partnerships with respect to national priorities and other taxpayer-funded
research; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F25EF5A79DE44E2860162C3F2E7F862"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether the activities carried out under those projects result in—</text>
<clause id="H5F37B093B5A241B18390DB72026DBDEE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>fiscal savings;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA61AFEC76FA64D968915646B7BAB18FD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>expansion of National Laboratory capabilities;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA6F207D9DFD24A519BF5B0CB9CDA523C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>increased efficiency of technology transfers; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H4034882D2B2A467EAD51BD5955087043"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an increase in general efficiency of the National Laboratory system; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H04AA472A8EEF4A93ADF7DB018D17C860"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the scale, scope, efficacy, and impact of the Department’s efforts to promote technology
transfer and private sector engagement at the National Laboratories, and
make recommendations on how the Department can improve these activities.</text>
</paragraph></section>
Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2014.Karen L. Haas,Clerk