Sec. 810. Improving reporting and metrics
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Section 11 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3710 ) is amended by striking subsections
(f)and
(g)and inserting the following: Each Federal agency which operates or directs one or more Federal laboratories or which conducts activities under subsection
(k)of this section or sections 207 and 209 of title 35, United States Code, shall report annually to the Office of Management and Budget, on the activities performed by that agency and its Federal laboratories under the provisions of this section and of sections 207 and 209 of such title 35. The report shall include— an explanation of the agency’s technology transfer activities for the preceding fiscal year and the agency’s plans to manage innovations with commercial promise consistent with the agency’s mission and benefitting the competitiveness of United States industry; and information on technology transfer activities for the preceding fiscal year, including— the number of patent applications filed; the number of patents received; the number of works registered for copyright protection in the United States on behalf of the United States, pursuant to section 105(b) of title 17, United States Code; the number of fully-executed licenses which received income from licensing in the preceding fiscal year; the total income from licensing; the number of licenses terminated for cause; the number of collaborative research and development relationships; and any other parameters or discussion that the agency deems relevant or unique to its practice of technology transfer. The agency shall transmit a copy of the report to the Secretary of Commerce for inclusion in the annual summary required by subsection (g)(2). Each Federal agency reporting under this subsection shall make available to the public through internet sites, updated at least annually— the information contained in such report; information on intellectual property which is available for licensing from the Federal agency; and information on Federal research and development programs, facilities, equipment and tools, expertise, services, and other relevant assets which are made available to the public by the Federal agency. The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is authorized to provide the summary required by subsection (g)(2) to the public through internet sites. .
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