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42 U.S.C. § 19321 — Entrepreneurial leave program
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall delegate to Directors the authority to carry out an entrepreneurial leave program (referred to in this section as the “program”) to allow National Laboratory employees to take a full leave of absence from their position, with the option to return to that or a comparable position up to 3 years later, or a partial leave of absence, to advance the commercial application of energy and related technologies relevant to the mission of the Department.
**(b) Termination authority** Directors shall retain the authority to terminate National Laboratory employees that participate in the program if such employees are found to violate terms prescribed by the National Laboratory at which such employee is employed.
**(c) Licensing** To reduce barriers to participation in the program, the Secretary shall delegate to the Directors the requirement to establish streamlined mechanisms for facilitating the licensing of technology that is the focus of National Laboratory employees who participate in the program.
**(d) Report** In accordance with [section 16391a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section16391a&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall report annually on the utilization of this authority at National Laboratories, including the number of employees who participate in this program at each National Laboratory and the number of employees who take a permanent leave from their positions at National Laboratories as a result of participating in this program.
**(e) Federal ethics** Nothing in this section shall affect existing Federal ethics rules applicable to Federal personnel.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall delegate to Directors the authority to carry out an entrepreneurial leave program (referred to in this section as the “program”) to allow National Laboratory employees to take a full leave of absence from their position, with the option to return to that or a comparable position up to 3 years later, or a partial leave of absence, to advance the commercial application of energy and related technologies relevant to the mission of the Department.
**(b) Termination authority** Directors shall retain the authority to terminate National Laboratory employees that participate in the program if such employees are found to violate terms prescribed by the National Laboratory at which such employee is employed.
**(c) Licensing** To reduce barriers to participation in the program, the Secretary shall delegate to the Directors the requirement to establish streamlined mechanisms for facilitating the licensing of technology that is the focus of National Laboratory employees who participate in the program.
**(d) Report** In accordance with [section 16391a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section16391a&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall report annually on the utilization of this authority at National Laboratories, including the number of employees who participate in this program at each National Laboratory and the number of employees who take a permanent leave from their positions at National Laboratories as a result of participating in this program.
**(e) Federal ethics** Nothing in this section shall affect existing Federal ethics rules applicable to Federal personnel.
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**(a) Office of Technology Transitions**
(1) **Establishment** — There is established within the Department an Office of Technology Transitions (referred to in this section as the “Office”).
(2) **Mission** — The mission of the Office shall be—
(A) to expand the commercial impact of the research investments of the Department; and
(B) to focus on commercializing technologies that support the missions of the Department, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants.
(3) **Goals**
(A) *In general* — In carrying out the mission and activities of the Office, the Chief Commercialization Officer appointed under paragraph (4) shall, with respect to commercialization activities, meet all of the goals described in subparagraph (B).
(B) *Goals described* — The goals referred to in subparagraph (A) are the following:
(i) Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants.
(ii) Ensuring economic competitiveness.
(iii) Enhancement of domestic energy security and national security.
(iv) Enhancement of domestic jobs.
(v) Improvement of energy efficiency.
(vi) Any other goals to support the transfer of technology developed by Department-funded programs to the private sector, as consistent with missions of the Department.
(4) **Chief Commercialization Officer**
(A) *In general* — The Office shall be headed by an officer, who shall be known as the “Chief Commercialization Officer”, and who shall report directly to, and be appointed by, the Secretary.
(B) *Principal advisor* — The Chief Commercialization Officer shall be the principal advisor to the Secretary on all matters relating to technology transfer and commercialization.
(C) *Qualifications* — The Chief Commercialization Officer shall be an individual
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Covered project** — The term “covered project” means a demonstration project of the Department that—
(A) receives or is eligible to receive funding from the Secretary; and
(B) is authorized under—
(i) this division; or
(ii) the Energy Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 1182).11 See References in Text note below.
(2) **Program** — The term “program” means the program established under subsection (b).
**(b) Establishment** The Secretary, in coordination with the heads of relevant program offices of the Department, including the Office of Technology Transitions, the Loan Program Office, and all applied program offices, shall establish a program to conduct project management and oversight of covered projects, including by—
(1) conducting evaluations of proposals for covered projects before the selection of a covered project for funding;
(2) conducting independent oversight of the execution of a covered project after funding has been awarded for that covered project; and
(3) ensuring a balanced portfolio of investments in covered projects.
**(c) Duties** The Secretary shall appoint a head of the program who shall, in coordination with the heads of relevant program offices of the Department—
(1) evaluate proposals for covered projects, including scope, technical specifications, maturity of design, funding profile, estimated costs, proposed schedule, proposed technical and financial milestones, and potential for commercial success based on economic and policy projections;
(2) develop independent cost estimates for a proposal for a covered project, if appropriate;
(3) recommend to the head of a program office of the Department, as appropriate, whether to fund a proposal for a covered project;
(4) over
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 19331
participate in this program at each National
Laboratory and the number of employees who
take a permanent leave from their positions at
National Laboratories as a result of partici-
pating in this program.
(e) Federal ethics
Nothing in this section shall affect existing
Federal ethics rules applicable to Federal per-
sonnel.
(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title VI, § 10719, Aug. 9,
2022, 136 Stat. 1707.)
§ 19313. National Laboratory non-Federal em-
ployee outside employment authority
(a) In general
The Secretary shall delegate to Directors of
National Laboratories the authority to allow
their non-Federal employees—
(1) to engage in outside employment, includ-
ing start-up companies based on licensing
technologies developed at National Labora-
tories and consulting in their areas of exper-
tise, and receive compensation from such enti-
ties; and
(2) to engage in outside activities related to
their areas of expertise at the National Lab-
oratory and may allow employees, in their em-
ployment capacity at such outside employ-
ment, to access the National Laboratories
under the same contracting mechanisms as
non-Laboratory employees and entities, in ac-
cordance with appropriate conflict of interest
protocols.
(b) Requirements
If a Director elects to use the authority grant-
ed by subsection (a) of this section, the Director,
or their designee, shall—
(1) require employees to disclose to and ob-
tain approval from the Director or their des-
ignee prior to engaging in any outside employ-
ment;
(2) develop and require appropriate conflict
of interest protocols for employees that en-
gage in outside employment;
(3) maintain the authority to terminate em-
ployees engaging in outside employment if
they a
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