[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1797 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1797

 To promote the use of cooperative research and development agreements 
   by the Department of Energy National Laboratories, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 6, 2011

 Mr. Lujan (for himself and Mr. Deutch) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 
and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 promote the use of cooperative research and development agreements 
   by the Department of Energy National 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. COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall direct the 
Department of Energy National Laboratories, including the laboratories 
administered by the National Nuclear Security Administration, to enter 
into new, or increase the Federal share of existing, cooperative 
research and development agreements to better carry out the missions of 
the Department of Energy, and shall make available Department of Energy 
funds to pay for the Federal portion of such agreements. The Secretary 
shall ensure that special consideration is given under this section to 
cooperative research and development agreements that include small 
business firms and consortia involving small business firms. The 
Secretary shall ensure that the performance evaluation metrics of each 
National Laboratory operating contractor provide incentives for, and 
measure the effectiveness of, the contractor's cooperative research and 
development agreement program at maturing Laboratory technology and 
transferring it to the private sector. Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to preclude or limit the use of funding provided under other 
authority of law for entering into or increasing the Federal share of 
cooperative research and development agreements, either in combination 
with funding provided under this section or separately.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Secretary shall annually transmit to 
        Congress a report that describes how funds were expended under 
        this section, including a description of--
                    (A) the types and sizes of non-Federal entities 
                that participated in cooperative research and 
                development agreements receiving funds under this 
                section; and
                    (B) the economic benefits, including the number of 
                private sector jobs created, resulting from cooperative 
                research and development agreements that received funds 
                under this section.
            (2) Consolidation of reports.--Reports required under this 
        subsection may be consolidated with other related reports 
        required from the Secretary.
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