3.0.0 2287 2023-01-11T13:32:33Z 2023-01-11T13:32:33Z Senate S 2015-11-17 114 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-11-17T17:45:05Z 2015-11-17 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2015-11-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM N Energy Advanced technology and technological innovations Business investment and capital Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of Energy Economic development Economic performance and conditions Energy research Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Higher education Intellectual property Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding Research and development Small business Student aid and college costs Technology transfer and commercialization Energy 00 2015-11-17 Introduced in Senate 2016-04-19T21:25:30Z Accelerating Technology Transfer to Advance Innovation for the Nation Act of 2015 or the ATTAIN Act of 2015

This bill amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish the Office of Technology Transitions, directed by a Technology Transfer Coordinator, to improve Department of Energy (DOE) coordination and use of technology transfer resources, including increased coordination and use of small business innovation research.

DOE shall establish a Lab-Corps, modeled after the I-Corps of the National Science Foundation, to support investments in entrepreneurs, mentors, and principal investigators.

DOE may also establish and participate in technology commercialization challenges.

The Office shall: (1) work with each Office of Research and Technology Application at the National Laboratories, and (2) partner with foundations and nonprofit entities with similar technology transfer and entrepreneurship priorities and goals.

DOE and the Small Business Administration shall jointly establish a Technology Transfer Investment Initiative following prescribed guidelines.

The Office, in coordination with Lab-Corps, shall also establish and coordinate regional geographic areas to implement the Initiative.

DOE shall establish a pilot program, administered through the Office, to award grants to post-graduate researchers for the purpose of spinning off and licensing technology.

DOE may include, in a management and operating contract for a National Laboratory, partnership agreements with institutions of higher education.

The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on the results of the projects developed under this Act.

]]> ATTAIN Act of 2015 Display Title ATTAIN Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to improve technology transfer at the Department of Energy by reducing bureaucratic barriers to industry, entrepreneurs, and small businesses, as well as ensure that public investments in research and development generate the greatest return on investment for taxpayers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced ATTAIN Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced Accelerating Technology Transfer to Advance Innovation for the Nation Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2287is/xml/BILLS-114s2287is.xml 2015-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.