[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5262 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5262

 To amend the Atomic Energy Defense Act to authorize the Administrator 
   for Nuclear Security to establish technology transfer centers at 
        national security laboratories, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 2010

 Mr. Garamendi (for himself and Mr. McNerney) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Atomic Energy Defense Act to authorize the Administrator 
   for Nuclear Security to establish technology transfer centers at 
        national security laboratories, 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. ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTERS.

    (a) Technology Transfer Centers.--
            (1) In general.--Section 4813 of the Atomic Energy Defense 
        Act (division D of Public Law 107-314; 50 U.S.C. 2794) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
                (c); and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
                new subsection (b):
    ``(b) Technology Transfer Centers.--(1) Subject to the availability 
of appropriations provided for such purpose, the Administrator shall 
establish at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
California, and Sandia National Laboratory, Livermore, California, a 
technology transfer center described in paragraph (2).
    ``(2) A technology transfer center described in this paragraph is a 
center to foster collaborative scientific research, technology 
development, and the appropriate transfer of research and technology to 
users in addition to the national security laboratories.
    ``(3) In addition to the technology transfer centers established 
under paragraph (1), the Administrator may establish a technology 
transfer center described in paragraph (2) at any other national 
security laboratory.
    ``(4) In establishing a technology transfer center under this 
subsection, the Administrator--
            ``(A) shall enter into cooperative research and development 
        agreements with governmental, public, academic, or private 
        entities; and
            ``(B) may enter into a contract with respect to 
        constructing, purchasing, managing, or leasing buildings or 
        other facilities.''.
            (2) Definition.--Subsection (c) of such section, as 
        redesignated by paragraph (1)(A), is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) The term `national security laboratory' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 3281 of the National Nuclear 
        Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2471).''.
            (3) Section heading.--The heading of such section is 
        amended by inserting ``and technology transfer centers'' after 
        ``partnerships''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 4001(b) 
of such Act (division D of Public Law 107-314) is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 4813 and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 4813. Critical technology partnerships and technology transfer 
                            centers.''.
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