PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 107 STAT. 1787 SEC. 1315. CONSISTENCY IN FINANCIAL COMMITMENT REQUIRE. MENTS OF NON-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPANTS IN TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT PROJECTS. (a) DEFENSE DUAL-USE CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY PARTNER- SHIPS.— Section 2511(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(c) FINANCIAL COMMITMENT OF NON-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPANTS. —(1) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the amount of funds provided by the Federal Government to a partnership does not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of partnership activities. "(2) The Secretary may prescribe regulations to provide for consideration of in-kind contributions by non-Federal (government participants in a partnership for the purpose of calculating the share of the partnership costs that has been or is being luidertiaken by such participants. In such regulations, the Secretary may authorize a participant that is a small business concern to use funds received under the Small Business Innovation Research Program or the Small Business Technology Transfer Program to help pay the costs of partnership activities. Any such funds so used may be considered in calculating the amount of the financial commitment undertaken by the non-Federal (jovernment participants unless the Secretary determines that the small business concern has not made a significant equity percentage contribution in the partnership from non-Federal sources.. (b) COMMERCIAL-MILITARY INTEGRATION PARTNERSHIPS.—Section 2512(c)(3) of such title is amended by striking out subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subparagraph: "(B) In such regulations, the Secretary may authorize a participant that is a small business concern to use funds received under the Small Business Innovation Research Program or the Small Business Technology Transfer Program to help pay the costs of partnership activities. Any such funds so used may be considered in calculating the amount of the financial commitment undertaken by the non-Federal Government participants unless the Secretary determines that the small business concern has not made a significant eauity percentage contribution in the partnership from non- Federal sources.". (c) REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCES ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— Section 2513(e) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3) The Secretary may prescribe regulations to provide for consideration of in-kind contributions by non-Federal (government participants in a regional technology alliance for the purpose of calculating the share of the costs that has been or is being undertaken by such participambs. In such regulations, the Secretary may authorize a participant that is a small business concern to use funds received under the Small Business Innovation Research Program or the Small Business Technology Transfer Program to help pay the costs of a regional technology alliance. Any such funds so used may be considered in calculating the amount of the financial commitment undertaken by the non-Federal Government participants unless the Secretary determines that the small business concern has not made a significant equity percentage contribution in the regional technology alliance from non-Federal sources.". (d) MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PROGRAMS.— Section 2523(b)(3) of such title is amended—
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