[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6427 Engrossed in House (EH)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6427

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                                 AN ACT



   To increase the amount in certain funding agreements relating to 
patents and nonprofit organizations to be used for scientific research, 
          development, and education, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FUNDING AGREEMENTS.

    Section 202(c)(7)(E)(i) of title 35, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(or in the case of a facility with an 
        annual budget of less than $40,000,000, 15 percent of the 
        annual budget of the facility)'' after ``equal to 5 percent of 
        the annual budget of the facility''; and
            (2) by inserting ``(or in the case of a facility with an 
        annual budget of less than $40,000,000, 15 percent of the 
        annual budget of the facility)'' after ``exceeds 5 percent of 
        the annual budget of the facility''.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 9 (legislative 
      day, December 8), 2006 .

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6427

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

   To increase the amount in certain funding agreements relating to 
patents and nonprofit organizations to be used for scientific research, 
          development, and education, and for other purposes.