Sec. 7. Office of Technology Transfer
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There is established within the Forest Service an Office of Technology Transfer (referred to this subsection as the Office ). The mission of the Office shall be— to expand the commercial impact of the research investments of the Forest Service; and to provide for the commercialization of technologies that support the mission of the Forest Service. The Office shall be headed by an officer, who shall— be known as the Chief Commercialization Officer ; and report to the Deputy Chief of the Forest Service for Research and Development.
An individual appointed to the position of Chief Commercialization Officer shall be an individual who, by reason of professional background and experience, is specially qualified to advise the Chief of the Forest Service and the Deputy Chief of the Forest Service for Research and Development on technology transfer at the Forest Service. The Chief Commercialization Officer shall— oversee the expenditure of funds allocated for technology transfer within the Forest Service; represent the Forest Service on— the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer established by section 11(e) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3710(e) ); and other similar interagency coordinating entities; coordinate with— other technology transfer and commercialization offices within the Department of Agriculture; and other similar Federal entities, as appropriate; oversee efforts to engage with private sector entities, including venture capital companies, on issues relating to technology transfer and commercialization; and coordinate efforts to patent or otherwise protect under title 35, United States Code, any inventions arising from a Forest Service laboratory.
The Secretary shall establish within the Forest Service a Technology Transfer Working Group, which shall consist of— the Deputy Chief of the Forest Service for Research and Development; the Chief Commercialization Officer appointed under subsection (c); representatives from each research station within the Forest Service; and representatives from other Forest Service entities with relevant expertise, as appropriate. The Technology Transfer Working Group established under paragraph
(1)shall— assist with the coordination of technology transfer and commercialization opportunities occurring at Forest Service laboratories; develop and disseminate guidance to researchers at Forest Service laboratories on technology transfer and commercialization requirements under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq. ) and associated agreements to implement those requirements; and develop and disseminate to the public and prospective technology partners information about opportunities and procedures for technology transfer with the Forest Service. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the Technology Transfer Working Group established under paragraph
(1)shall submit to Congress a report that describes— the number of cooperative research and development agreements entered into by the Forest Service under section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3710a ) during the preceding 5 years; the number of agreements with partnership intermediaries entered into by the Forest Service under section 23 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3715 ) during the preceding 5 years; the number of licenses and other use authorizations issued by the Forest Service for patents held by the Forest Service during the preceding 5 years; and recommendations for legislative, programmatic, or regulatory changes to support the mission of the Office. Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2026 through 2031.
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