[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 17 (Thursday, January 28, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3096. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to 
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United 
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       On page 359, strike line 7 and insert the following:

     SEC. 4204. FUNDING COMPETITIVENESS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
                   EDUCATION AND OTHER NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS.

       Section 988(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16352(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Except as provided in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3)'' and inserting ``Except as provided 
     in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Exemption for institutions of higher education and 
     other nonprofit institutions.--
       ``(A) In general.--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 (15 U.S.C. 3703)).
       ``(B) Termination date.--The exemption under subparagraph 
     (A) shall apply during the 6-year period beginning on the 
     date of enactment of this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 4205. MICROLAB TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION.

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