[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3121-S3124]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 1588. Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lujan, and Mr.
Barrasso) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment
SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research,
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title V of division B, insert
the following:
SEC. 25__. FOUNDATION FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors
described in subsection (b)(2)(A).
(2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Energy.
(3) Executive director.--The term ``Executive Director''
means the Executive Director described in subsection
(b)(5)(A).
(4) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the
Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation established
under subsection (b)(1).
(5) Individual laboratory-associated foundation.--The term
``Individual Laboratory-Associated Foundation'' means a
Laboratory Foundation established by an operating contractor
of a National Laboratory.
(6) National laboratory.--The term ``National Laboratory''
has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
(7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
(b) Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation.--
(1) Establishment.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a
nonprofit corporation to be known as the ``Foundation for
Energy Security and Innovation''.
(B) Mission.--The mission of the Foundation shall be--
(i) to support the mission of the Department; and
(ii) to advance collaboration with energy researchers,
institutions of higher education, industry, and nonprofit and
philanthropic organizations to accelerate the
commercialization of energy technologies.
(C) Limitation.--The Foundation shall not be an agency or
instrumentality of the Federal Government.
(D) Tax-exempt status.--The Board shall take all necessary
and appropriate steps to ensure that the Foundation is an
organization that is described in section 501(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under
section 501(a) of that Code.
(E) Collaboration with existing organizations.--The
Secretary may collaborate with 1 or more organizations to
establish the Foundation and carry out the activities of the
Foundation.
(2) Board of directors.--
(A) Establishment.--The Foundation shall be governed by a
Board of Directors.
(B) Composition.--
(i) In general.--The Board shall be composed of the ex
officio nonvoting members described in clause (ii) and the
appointed voting members described in clause (iii).
(ii) Ex officio members.--The ex officio members of the
Board shall be the following individuals or designees of
those individuals:
(I) The Secretary.
(II) The Under Secretary for Science and Energy.
(III) The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security.
(IV) The Chief Commercialization Officer.
(iii) Appointed members.--
(I) Initial members.--The Secretary and the other ex
officio members of the Board shall--
(aa) seek to enter into an agreement with the National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to develop a
list of individuals to serve as members of the Board who are
well-qualified and will meet the requirements of subclauses
(II) and (III); and
(bb) appoint the initial members of the Board from that
list, if applicable, in consultation with the National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
(II) Representation.--The appointed members of the Board
shall reflect a broad cross-section of stakeholders from
academia, industry, nonprofit organizations, State or local
governments, the investment community, and the philanthropic
community.
(III) Experience.--The Secretary shall ensure that a
majority of the appointed members of the Board--
(aa)(AA) has experience in the energy sector;
(BB) has research experience in the energy field; or
(CC) has experience in technology commercialization or
foundation operations; and
(bb) to the extent practicable, represents diverse regions,
sectors, and communities.
(C) Chair and vice chair.--
(i) In general.--The Board shall designate from among the
members of the Board--
(I) an individual to serve as Chair of the Board; and
(II) an individual to serve as Vice Chair of the Board.
(ii) Terms.--The term of service of the Chair and Vice
Chair of the Board shall end on the earlier of--
(I) the date that is 3 years after the date on which the
Chair or Vice Chair of the Board, as applicable, is
designated for the position; and
(II) the last day of the term of service of the member, as
determined under subparagraph (D)(i), who is designated to be
Chair or Vice Chair of the Board, as applicable.
(iii) Representation.--The Chair and Vice Chair of the
Board--
(I) shall not be representatives of the same area of
subject matter expertise, or entity, as applicable, under
subparagraph (B)(iii)(II); and
(II) shall not be representatives of any area of subject
matter expertise, or entity, as applicable, represented by
the immediately preceding Chair and Vice Chair of the Board.
(D) Terms and vacancies.--
(i) Terms.--
(I) In general.--The term of service of each appointed
member of the Board shall be not more than 5 years.
(II) Initial appointed members.--Of the initial members of
the Board appointed under subparagraph (B)(iii)(I), half of
the members shall serve for 4 years and half of the members
shall serve for 5 years, as determined by the Chair of the
Board.
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(ii) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the membership of the
appointed members of the Board--
(I) shall be filled in accordance with the bylaws of the
Foundation by an individual capable of representing the same
area or entity, as applicable, as represented by the vacating
board member under subparagraph (B)(iii)(II);
(II) shall not affect the power of the remaining appointed
members to execute the duties of the Board; and
(III) shall be filled by an individual selected by the
Board.
(E) Meetings; quorum.--
(i) Initial meeting.--Not later than 60 days after the
Board is established, the Secretary shall convene a meeting
of the ex officio and appointed members of the Board to
incorporate the Foundation.
(ii) Quorum.--A majority of the appointed members of the
Board shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting
the business of the Board.
(F) Duties.--The Board shall--
(i) establish bylaws for the Foundation in accordance with
subparagraph (G);
(ii) provide overall direction for the activities of the
Foundation and establish priority activities;
(iii) carry out any other necessary activities of the
Foundation;
(iv) evaluate the performance of the Executive Director;
and
(v) actively solicit and accept funds, gifts, grants,
devises, or bequests of real or personal property to the
Foundation, including from private entities.
(G) Bylaws.--
(i) In general.--The bylaws established under subparagraph
(F)(i) may include--
(I) policies for the selection of Board members, officers,
employees, agents, and contractors of the Foundation;
(II) policies, including ethical standards, for--
(aa) the acceptance, solicitation, and disposition of
donations and grants to the Foundation, including appropriate
limits on the ability of donors to designate, by stipulation
or restriction, the use or recipient of donated funds; and
(bb) the disposition of assets of the Foundation;
(III) policies that subject all employees, fellows,
trainees, and other agents of the Foundation (including ex
officio and appointed members of the Board) to conflict of
interest standards; and
(IV) the specific duties of the Executive Director.
(ii) Requirements.--The Board shall ensure that the bylaws
of the Foundation and the activities carried out under those
bylaws shall not--
(I) reflect unfavorably on the ability of the Foundation to
carry out activities in a fair and objective manner; or
(II) compromise, or appear to compromise, the integrity of
any governmental agency or program, or any officer or
employee employed by, or involved in, a governmental agency
or program.
(H) Compensation.--
(i) In general.--No member of the Board shall receive
compensation for serving on the Board.
(ii) Certain expenses.--In accordance with the bylaws of
the Foundation, members of the Board may be reimbursed for
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence,
and other necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the
duties of the Board.
(3) Purposes.--The purposes of the Foundation are--
(A) to support the Department in carrying out the mission
of the Department to ensure the security and prosperity of
the United States by addressing energy, environmental, and
nuclear challenges through transformative science and
technology solutions; and
(B) to increase private and philanthropic sector
investments that support efforts to create, characterize,
develop, test, validate, and deploy or commercialize
innovative technologies that address crosscutting national
energy challenges by methods that include--
(i) fostering collaboration and partnerships with
researchers from the Federal Government, State governments,
institutions of higher education, federally funded research
and development centers, industry, and nonprofit
organizations for the research, development, or
commercialization of transformative energy and associated
technologies;
(ii) strengthening and sharing best practices relating to
regional economic development through scientific and energy
innovation, including in partnership with an Individual
Laboratory-Associated Foundation;
(iii) promoting new product development that supports job
creation;
(iv) administering prize competitions--
(I) to accelerate private sector competition and
investment; and
(II) that complement the use of prize authority by the
Department;
(v) supporting programs that advance technology maturation,
especially where there may be gaps in Federal or private
funding in advancing a technology to deployment or
commercialization from the prototype stage to a commercial
stage; and
(vi) facilitating access to Department facilities,
equipment, and human expertise to assist in tackling national
challenges.
(4) Activities.--
(A) Studies, competitions, and projects.--The Foundation
may conduct and support studies, competitions, projects, and
other activities that further the purposes of the Foundation
described in paragraph (3).
(B) Fellowships and grants.--
(i) In general.--The Foundation may award fellowships and
grants for activities relating to research, development,
demonstration, maturation, or commercialization of energy and
other Department-supported technologies.
(ii) Form of award.--A fellowship or grant under clause (i)
may consist of a stipend, health insurance benefits, funds
for travel, and funds for other appropriate expenses.
(iii) Selection.--In selecting a recipient for a fellowship
or grant under clause (i), the Foundation--
(I) shall make the selection based on the technical and
commercialization merits of the proposed project of the
potential recipient; and
(II) may consult with a potential recipient regarding the
ability of the potential recipient to carry out various
projects that would further the purposes of the Foundation
described in paragraph (3).
(iv) National laboratories.--A National Laboratory that
applies for or accepts an award under clause (i) shall not be
considered to be engaging in a competitive process.
(C) Accessing facilities and expertise.--The Foundation may
work with the Department--
(i) to leverage the capabilities and facilities of National
Laboratories to commercialize technology; and
(ii) to assist with resources, including by providing
information on the assets of each National Laboratory that
may enable the deployment and commercialization of
technology.
(D) Training and education.--The Foundation may support
programs that provide training to researchers, scientists,
other relevant personnel at National Laboratories and
institutions of higher education, and previous or current
recipients of or applicants for Department funding to help
demonstrate, deploy, and commercialize federally funded
technology.
(E) Maturation funding.--The Foundation shall support
programs that provide maturation funding to researchers to
advance the technology of those researchers for the purpose
of moving products from a prototype stage to a commercial
stage.
(F) Stakeholder engagement.--The Foundation shall convene,
and may consult with, representatives from the Department,
institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, the
private sector, and commercialization organizations to
develop programs for the purposes of the Foundation described
in paragraph (3) and to advance the activities of the
Foundation.
(G) Individual and federal laboratory-associated
foundations.--
(i) Definition of covered foundation.--In this
subparagraph, the term ``covered foundation'' means each of
the following:
(I) An Individual Laboratory-Associated Foundation.
(II) A Federal Laboratory-Associated Foundation established
pursuant to subsection (c)(1).
(ii) Support.--The Foundation shall provide support to and
collaborate with covered foundations.
(iii) Guidelines and templates.--For the purpose of
providing support under clause (ii), the Secretary shall
establish suggested guidelines and templates for covered
foundations, including--
(I) a standard adaptable organizational design for
responsible management;
(II) standard and legally tenable bylaws and money-handling
procedures; and
(III) a standard training curriculum to orient and expand
the operating expertise of personnel employed by covered
foundations.
(iv) Affiliations.--Nothing in this subparagraph requires--
(I) an existing Individual Laboratory-Associated Foundation
to modify current practices or affiliate with the Foundation;
or
(II) a covered foundation to be bound by charter or
corporate bylaws as permanently affiliated with the
Foundation.
(H) Supplemental programs.--The Foundation may carry out
supplemental programs--
(i) to conduct and support forums, meetings, conferences,
courses, and training workshops consistent with the purposes
of the Foundation described in paragraph (3);
(ii) to support and encourage the understanding and
development of data that promotes the translation of
technologies from the research stage, through the development
and maturation stage, and ending in the market stage;
(iii) for writing, editing, printing, publishing, and
vending books and other materials relating to research
carried out under the Foundation and the Department; and
(iv) to conduct other activities to carry out and support
the purposes of the Foundation described in paragraph (3).
(I) Evaluations.--The Foundation shall support the
development of an evaluation methodology, to be used as part
of any program supported by the Foundation, that shall--
(i) consist of qualitative and quantitative metrics; and
(ii) include periodic third party evaluation of those
programs and other activities of the Foundation.
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(J) Communications.--The Foundation shall develop an
expertise in communications to promote the work of grant and
fellowship recipients under subparagraph (B), the
commercialization successes of the Foundation, opportunities
for partnership with the Foundation, and other activities.
(K) Solicitation and use of funds.--The Foundation may
solicit and accept gifts, grants, and other donations,
establish accounts, and invest and expend funds in support of
the activities and programs of the Foundation.
(5) Administration.--
(A) Executive director.--The Board shall hire an Executive
Director of the Foundation, who shall serve at the pleasure
of the Board.
(B) Compensation.--The Executive Director shall be
compensated at a level not greater than the rate payable for
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of
title 5, United States Code.
(C) Administrative control.--No member of the Board,
officer or employee of the Foundation or of any program
established by the Foundation, or participant in a program
established by the Foundation, shall exercise administrative
control over any Federal employee.
(D) Strategic plan.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Foundation shall submit to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House
of Representatives a strategic plan that contains--
(i) a plan for the Foundation to become financially self-
sustaining in fiscal year 2023 and thereafter (except for the
amounts provided each fiscal year under paragraph
(12)(A)(iii));
(ii) a forecast of major crosscutting energy challenge
opportunities, including short- and long-term objectives,
identified by the Board, with input from communities
representing the entities and areas of subject matter
expertise, as applicable, described in paragraph
(2)(B)(iii)(II);
(iii) a description of the efforts that the Foundation will
take to be transparent in the processes of the Foundation,
including processes relating to--
(I) grant awards, including selection, review, and
notification;
(II) communication of past, current, and future research
priorities; and
(III) solicitation of and response to public input on the
opportunities identified under clause (ii);
(iv) a description of the financial goals and benchmarks of
the Foundation for the following 10 years; and
(v) a description of the efforts undertaken by the
Foundation to ensure maximum complementarity and minimum
redundancy with investments made by the Department.
(E) Annual report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on
which the Foundation is established, and every 2 years
thereafter, the Foundation shall submit to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives, and the Secretary a report that, for the
year covered by the report--
(i) describes the activities of the Foundation and the
progress of the Foundation in furthering the purposes of the
Foundation described in paragraph (3);
(ii) provides a specific accounting of the source and use
of all funds made available to the Foundation to carry out
those activities to ensure transparency in the alignment of
Department missions and policies with national security;
(iii) describes how the results of the activities of the
Foundation could be incorporated into the procurement
processes of the General Services Administration; and
(iv) includes a summary of each evaluation conducted using
the evaluation methodology described in paragraph (4)(I).
(F) Evaluation by comptroller general.--Not later than 5
years after the date on which the Foundation is established,
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the
House of Representatives--
(i) an evaluation of--
(I) the extent to which the Foundation is achieving the
mission of the Foundation; and
(II) the operation of the Foundation; and
(ii) any recommendations on how the Foundation may be
improved.
(G) Audits.--The Foundation shall--
(i) provide for annual audits of the financial condition of
the Foundation; and
(ii) make the audits, and all other records, documents, and
papers of the Foundation, available to the Secretary and the
Comptroller General of the United States for examination or
audit.
(H) Separate fund accounts.--The Board shall ensure that
any funds received under paragraph (12)(A) are held in a
separate account from any other funds received by the
Foundation.
(I) Integrity.--
(i) In general.--To ensure integrity in the operations of
the Foundation, the Board shall develop and enforce
procedures relating to standards of conduct, financial
disclosure statements, conflicts of interest (including
recusal and waiver rules), audits, and any other matters
determined appropriate by the Board.
(ii) Financial conflicts of interest.--To mitigate
conflicts of interest and risks from malign foreign
influence, any individual who is an officer, employee, or
member of the Board is prohibited from any participation in
deliberations by the Foundation of a matter that would
directly or predictably affect any financial interest of--
(I) the individual;
(II) a relative (as defined in section 109 of the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)) of that individual;
or
(III) a business organization or other entity in which the
individual has an interest, including an organization or
other entity with which the individual is negotiating
employment.
(J) Liability.--
(i) In general.--The United States shall not be liable for
any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of--
(I) the Foundation;
(II) a Federal entity with respect to an agreement of that
Federal entity with the Foundation; or
(III) an Individual Laboratory-Associated Foundation with
respect to an agreement of that Federal entity with the
Foundation.
(ii) Full faith and credit.--The full faith and credit of
the United States shall not extend to any obligations of the
Foundation.
(K) Nonapplicability of faca.--The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
Foundation or an Individual Laboratory-Associated Foundation.
(6) Department collaboration.--
(A) National laboratories.--The Secretary shall collaborate
with the Foundation to develop a process to ensure
collaboration and coordination between the Department, the
Foundation, and National Laboratories--
(i) to streamline contracting processes between National
Laboratories and the Foundation, including by--
(I) streamlining the ability of the Foundation to transfer
equipment and funds to National Laboratories;
(II) standardizing contract mechanisms to be used by the
Foundation in engaging with National Laboratories; and
(III) streamlining the ability of the Foundation to fund
endowed positions at National Laboratories;
(ii) to allow a National Laboratory or site of a National
Laboratory--
(I) to accept and perform work for the Foundation,
consistent with provided resources, notwithstanding any other
provision of law governing the administration, mission, use,
or operations of the National Laboratory or site, as
applicable; and
(II) to perform that work on a basis equal to other
missions at the National Laboratory; and
(iii) to permit the director of any National Laboratory or
site of a National Laboratory to enter into a cooperative
research and development agreement or negotiate a licensing
agreement with the Foundation pursuant to section 12 of the
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3710a).
(B) Department liaisons.--The Secretary shall appoint
liaisons from across the Department to collaborate and
coordinate with the Foundation, including not less than 1
liaison from the Office of Technology Transitions, who shall
ensure that the Foundation works in conjunction with the
Technology Commercialization Fund of the Department.
(C) Administration.--The Secretary shall leverage
appropriate arrangements, contracts, and directives to carry
out the process developed under subparagraph (A).
(7) National security.--Nothing in this subsection exempts
the Foundation from any national security policy of the
Department.
(8) Support services.--The Secretary may provide
facilities, utilities, and support services to the Foundation
if it is determined by the Secretary to be advantageous to
the research programs of the Department.
(9) Anti-deficiency act.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 1341
of title 31, United States Code (commonly referred to as the
``Anti-Deficiency Act''), shall not apply to any Federal
officer or employee carrying out any activity of the
Foundation using funds of the Foundation.
(10) Preemption of authority.--This subsection shall not
preempt any authority or responsibility of the Secretary
under any other provision of law.
(11) Transfer funds.--The Foundation may transfer funds to
the Department, which shall be subject to all applicable
Federal limitations relating to federally funded research.
(12) Authorization of appropriations.--
(A) In general.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated under section 2117(a)--
(i) not less than $1,500,000 shall be for the Secretary for
fiscal year 2022 to establish the Foundation;
(ii) not less than $30,000,000 shall be for the Foundation
for fiscal year 2023 to carry out the activities of the
Foundation; and
(iii) not less than $3,000,000 shall be for the Foundation
for fiscal year 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, for
administrative and operational costs.
(B) Cost share.--Funds made available under subparagraph
(A)(ii) shall be required to be cost-shared by a partner of
the Foundation other than the Department or a National
Laboratory.
(c) National Energy Technology Laboratory-Associated
Foundation.--
(1) Establishment.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the National Energy Technology Laboratory may establish,
or
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enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization to
establish, a Federal Laboratory-Associated Foundation
(referred to in this subsection as a ``Laboratory
Foundation'') to support the mission of the National Energy
Technology Laboratory.
(B) Not agency or instrumentality.--A Laboratory Foundation
shall not be an agency or instrumentality of the Federal
Government.
(C) Governance structure.--A Laboratory Foundation
established under subparagraph (A) shall have a separate
governance structure from, and shall be managed independently
of, the National Energy Technology Laboratory.
(2) Activities.--Activities of a Laboratory Foundation may
include--
(A) conducting support studies, competitions, projects,
research, and other activities that further the purpose of
the Laboratory Foundation;
(B) carrying out programs to foster collaboration and
partnership among researchers from the Federal Government,
State governments, institutions of higher education,
federally funded research and development centers, and
industry and nonprofit organizations relating to the
research, development, and commercialization of federally
supported technologies;
(C) carrying out programs to leverage technologies to
support new product development that supports regional
economic development;
(D) administering prize competitions--
(i) to accelerate private sector competition and
investment; and
(ii) that complement the use of prize authority by the
Department;
(E) providing fellowships and grants to research and
development personnel at, or affiliated with, federally
funded centers, in accordance with paragraph (3);
(F) carrying out programs--
(i) that allow scientists from foreign countries to serve
in research capacities in the United States or other
countries in association with the National Energy Technology
Laboratory;
(ii) that provide opportunities for employees of the
National Energy Technology Laboratory to serve in research
capacities in foreign countries;
(iii) to conduct studies, projects, or research in
collaboration with national and international nonprofit and
for-profit organizations, which may include the provision of
stipends, travel, and other support for personnel;
(iv)(I) to hold forums, meetings, conferences, courses, and
training workshops that may include undergraduate, graduate,
post-graduate, and post-doctoral accredited courses; and
(II) for the accreditation of those courses by the
Laboratory Foundation at the State and national level for
college degrees or continuing education credits;
(v) to support and encourage teachers and students of
science at all levels of education;
(vi) to promote an understanding of science amongst the
general public;
(vii) for writing, editing, printing, publishing, and
vending of relevant books and other materials; and
(viii) for the conduct of other activities to carry out and
support the purpose of the Laboratory Foundation; and
(G) receiving, administering, soliciting, accepting, and
using funds, gifts, devises, or bequests, either absolutely
or in trust of real or personal property or any income
therefrom, or other interest or equity therein for the
benefit of, or in connection with, the mission of the
applicable Federal laboratory, in accordance with paragraph
(4).
(3) Fellowships and grants.--
(A) Selection.--Recipients of fellowships and grants
described in paragraph (2)(E) shall be selected--
(i) by a Laboratory Foundation and the donors to a
Laboratory Foundation;
(ii) subject to the agreement of the head of the agency the
mission of which is supported by a Laboratory Foundation; and
(iii) in the case of a fellowship, based on the
recommendation of the employees of the National Energy
Technology Laboratory at which the fellow would serve.
(B) Expenses.--Fellowships and grants described in
paragraph (2)(E) may include stipends, travel, health
insurance, benefits, and other appropriate expenses.
(4) Gifts.--An amount of funds, a gift, a devise, or a
bequest described in paragraph (2)(G) may be accepted by a
Laboratory Foundation regardless of whether it is encumbered,
restricted, or subject to a beneficial interest of a private
person if any current or future interest of the funds, gift,
devise, or bequest is for the benefit of the research and
development activities of the National Energy Technology
Laboratory.
(5) Ownership by federal government.--A contribution, gift,
or any other transfer made to or for the use of a Laboratory
Foundation shall be regarded as a contribution, gift, or
transfer to or for the use of the Federal Government.
(6) Liability.--The United States shall not be liable for
any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of a Laboratory
Foundation.
(7) Transfer of funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, a Laboratory Foundation may transfer funds to the
National Energy Technology Laboratory and the National Energy
Technology Laboratory may accept that transfer of funds.
(8) Other laws.--This subsection shall not alter or
supersede any other provision of law governing the authority,
scope, establishment, or use of nonprofit organizations by a
Federal agency.
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