Sec. 8207. Signature authority
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Subject to subsections
(b)and (c), the Secretary shall delegate to Directors of the National Laboratories signature authority with respect to any agreement described in subsection
(b)the total cost of which, including the National Laboratory contributions and project recipient cost share, is less than $1,000,000, if such an agreement falls within the scope of— the strategic plan for the National Laboratory or a master scope of work that has been approved by the Department; or the most recent budget approved by Congress for Department activities to be carried out by the National Laboratory. Subsection
(a)applies to— a cooperative research and development agreement; a strategic partnership project; prize competitions; an agreement for commercializing technology; or any other agreement determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, in collaboration with the Directors. The Director of the affected National Laboratory and the affected contractor shall carry out an agreement under this section in accordance with applicable policies of the Department, including by ensuring that the agreement does not compromise any national security, economic, or environmental interest of the United States. The Director of the affected National Laboratory and the affected contractor shall certify that each activity carried out under a project for which an agreement is entered into under this section does not present, or minimizes, any apparent conflict of interest, and avoids or neutralizes any actual conflict of interest, as a result of the agreement under this section. Not later than 30 days after the date on which a Director enters an agreement under this section, such Director shall submit to the Secretary for monitoring and review all records of the National Laboratory relating to the agreement. Upon granting the signature authority under subsection (a), the Secretary may not require any additional reviews or approvals of draft agreements, statements of work, or other documents for agreements that meet the criteria under subsection (a). This section does not apply to any agreement with a foreign-controlled entity or entity under the majority control of any foreign entity. In accordance with section 8307(a) of this Act, the Secretary shall submit annually information on the number and types of agreements signed using the authorities granted under this section. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Committee of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an evaluation of the efficacy of reducing administrative burden for agreements signed using the authorities granted under this section. Section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3710a ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by redesignating paragraphs
(1)and
(2)as subparagraphs
(A)and (B), respectively, and indenting the subparagraphs appropriately; by striking Each Federal agency and inserting the following: Except as provided in paragraph (2), each Federal agency ; and by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in accordance with section 8207 of the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act , approval by the Secretary of Energy shall not be required for any agreement proposed to be entered into by a National Laboratory of the Department of Energy, the total cost of which, including the National Laboratory contributions and project recipient cost share, is less than $1,000,000. ; and in subsection (b), by striking subsection (a)(1) each place it appears and inserting subsection (a)(1)(A) .
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