PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 103 STAT. 1675 consistent with the program missions at those facilities, particu- larly the national security functions involved in atomic energy defense activities, would contribute to our national well-being; and (6) more effective cooperation between those laboratorils and the private sector in the United States is required to provide speed and certainty in the technology transfer process, (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this part are to— (1) enhance United States national security by promoting technology transfer between Government-owned, contractor- operated laboratories and the private sector in the United States; and (2) enhance collaboration between universities, the private sector, and Government-owned, contractor-operated labora- tories in order to foster the development of technologies in areas of significant economic potential. SEC. 3133. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS (a) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES. —Section 12 of the Steven- son-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting ", and, to the extent provided in an agency-approved joint work statement, the director of any of its Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories ' after "Government-operated Federal laboratories"; (B) by striking "for Government-owned" and inserting in lieu thereof "(in the case of a Government-owned, contrac- tor-operated laboratory, subject to subsection (c) of this section) for" in paragraph (2); and (C) by striking "of Federal employees" in paragraph (2); (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by inserting ", and, to the extent provided in an agency-approved joint work statement, a Government- owned, contractor-operated laboratory," after "Govern- ment-operated Federal laboratory"; (B) by striking "a Federal" in paragraph (2) and inserting • in lieu thereof * a laboratory"; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: "A Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratory that enters into a cooperative research and development agreement under subsection (a)(1) may use or obligate royalties or other income accruing to such laboratory under such agreement with respect to any invention only (i) for payments to inventors; (ii) for the purposes described in section 14(a)(l)(B)(i), (ii), and (iv); and (iii) for scientific research and development consistent with the research and develop- ment mission and objectives of the laboratory."; (3) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking "employee standards of conduct" and inserting in lieu thereof "standards of conduct for its employees"; (4) in subsection (c)(SXA), by inserting "presented by the director of a Government-operated laboratory after "any such agreement"; (5) in subsection (c)(5)(B), by inserting "by the director of a Government-operated laboratory" after "an agreement pre- sented";
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