Sec. 907. Expansion of agreements for commercializing technology authority
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The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 14 the following: The head of each Federal agency may permit the director of any of its Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories to perform work for non-Federal entities (sponsors) on a fully reimbursable basis and to execute agreements with a non-Federal entity, including a non-Federal entity already receiving Federal funding that will be used to support activities under the agreements, provided that such funding is solely used to carry out the purposes of the Federal award.
The requirements of chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code (commonly known as the Bayh-Dole Act ), shall apply if— the agreement is a funding agreement (as that term is defined in section 201 of such title); and at least one of the parties to the funding agreement is eligible to receive rights under that chapter. Each affected director of a Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratory shall submit to the head of the Federal agency, with respect to each agreement entered into under this section— a summary of information relating to the relevant project; the total estimated costs of the project; estimated commencement and completion dates of the project; and other documentation determined to be appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
The head of the Federal agency shall require the contractor of the affected Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratory to certify that each activity carried out under a project for which an agreement is entered into under this section— is not in direct competition with the private sector; and 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. This authority only pertains to Federal agencies that do not have agency-specific authorities for Agreements for Commercializing Technology elsewhere in statute. .
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Sec. 907
Expansion of agreements for commercializing technology authority
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