51 U.S.C. § 50116 Commercial Technology Transfer Program

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023 Edition
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)

(a) IN GENERAL.-The Administrator shall execute a commercial technology transfer program with the goal of facilitating the exchange of services, products, and intellectual property between the Administration and the private sector. This program shall place at least as much emphasis on encouraging the transfer of Administration technology to the private sector ("spinning out") as on encouraging use of private sector technology by the Administration. This program shall be maintained in a manner that provides clear benefits for the Administration, the domestic economy, and the research community, while protecting national security.

(b) PROGRAM STRUCTURE.-In carrying out the program described in subsection (a), the Administrator shall provide program participants with at least 45 days notice of any proposed changes to the structure of the Administration's technology transfer and commercialization organizations that is in effect as of December 30, 2005.

Cite as 51 U.S.C. § 50116

Source: Pub. L. 111-314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3399; Pub. L. 115-10, title VIII, §829, Mar. 21, 2017, 131 Stat. 66.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 5/22/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised <para>Section</para> </TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>50116</TD> <TD> <codecitation statecd="US" datatype="S" title="42">42 U.S.C. <codesec>16811</codesec></codecitation>.</TD> <TD> <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2005" actaltid="109-155">Pub. L. <actid>109-155</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2005" actaltid="109-155">title VI, §<actsec>621</actsec>, Dec. 30, <sessionyear>2005</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 119 Stat. 2935.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>