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10 U.S.C. § 6337 — Critical technology partnerships and cooperative research and development centers
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**(a) Partnerships.—** For the purpose of facilitating the transfer of technology, the Secretary of Energy shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that research on and development of dual-use critical technology carried out through atomic energy defense activities is conducted through cooperative research and development agreements, or other arrangements, that involve laboratories of the Department of Energy and other entities.
**(b) Cooperative Research and Development Centers.—**
(1) Subject to the availability of appropriations provided for such purpose, the Administrator shall establish a cooperative research and development center described in paragraph (2) at each national security laboratory.
(2) A cooperative research and development center described in this paragraph is a center to foster collaborative scientific research, technology development, and the appropriate transfer of research and technology to users in addition to the national security laboratories.
(3) In establishing a cooperative research and development center under this subsection, the Administrator—
(A) shall enter into cooperative research and development agreements with governmental, public, academic, or private entities; and
(B) may enter into a contract with respect to constructing, purchasing, managing, or leasing buildings or other facilities.
**(c) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “dual-use critical technology” means a technology—
(A) that is critical to atomic energy defense activities, as determined by the Secretary of Energy;
(B) that has military applications and nonmilitary applications; and
(C) that is a defense critical technology (as defined in section 4801).
(2) The term “cooperative research and development agreement” has the meaning
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**(a) Partnerships.—** For the purpose of facilitating the transfer of technology, the Secretary of Energy shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that research on and development of dual-use critical technology carried out through atomic energy defense activities is conducted through cooperative research and development agreements, or other arrangements, that involve laboratories of the Department of Energy and other entities.
**(b) Cooperative Research and Development Centers.—**
(1) Subject to the availability of appropriations provided for such purpose, the Administrator shall establish a cooperative research and development center described in paragraph (2) at each national security laboratory.
(2) A cooperative research and development center described in this paragraph is a center to foster collaborative scientific research, technology development, and the appropriate transfer of research and technology to users in addition to the national security laboratories.
(3) In establishing a cooperative research and development center under this subsection, the Administrator—
(A) shall enter into cooperative research and development agreements with governmental, public, academic, or private entities; and
(B) may enter into a contract with respect to constructing, purchasing, managing, or leasing buildings or other facilities.
**(c) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “dual-use critical technology” means a technology—
(A) that is critical to atomic energy defense activities, as determined by the Secretary of Energy;
(B) that has military applications and nonmilitary applications; and
(C) that is a defense critical technology (as defined in section 4801).
(2) The term “cooperative research and development agreement” has the meaning given that term by section 12(d) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ([15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section3710a/d&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(3) The term “other entities” means—
(A) firms, or a consortium of firms, that are eligible to participate in a partnership or other arrangement with a laboratory of the Department of Energy, as determined in accordance with applicable law and regulations; or
(B) firms, or a consortium of firms, described in subparagraph (A) in combination with one or more of the following:
(i) Institutions of higher education in the United States.
(ii) Departments and agencies of the Federal Government other than the Department of Energy.
(iii) Agencies of State governments.
(iv) Any other persons or entities that may be eligible and appropriate, as determined in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
(4) The term “atomic energy defense activities” does not include activities covered by Executive Order No. 12344, dated February 1, 1982, pertaining to the Naval nuclear propulsion program.
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The provisions of Executive Order Numbered 12344, dated February 1, 1982, pertaining to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, shall remain in force until changed by law.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, Pub. L. 102–190, div. C, title XXXI, § 3136, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1577; Pub. L. 103–35, title II, § 203(b)(3), May 31, 1993, 107 Stat. 102, which related to critical technology partnerships between laboratories of the Department of Energy and other entities, was renumbered section 4813 of Pub. L. 107–314 by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(k)(8), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1785, and transferred to former [section 2794 of Title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2794&num=0&edition=prelim), War and National Defense. See [section 6337 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6337&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 2792, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVIII, § 4812, formerly Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXI, § 3137, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2038; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVIII, § 4812, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(k)(7)(A), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1784; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(w), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2184; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(i)(3), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1082; Pub. L. 117–263, div. C, title XXXI, § 3116(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3054, set certain limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed research and development purposes. See [section 6335 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6335&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 2793, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVIII, § 4812A, formerly Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title XXXI, § 3136, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2830; Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVIII, § 4812(c), formerly Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXI, § 3137(c), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2039, renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVIII, § 4812(c), by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(k)(7)(A)(i)–(iii), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1784; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVIII, § 4812A, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(k)(7)(B), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1784; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(i)(4)(A), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1082; Pub. L. 117–81, div. C, title XXXI, § 3134, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2231, required annual reports on the use of funds for certain research and development purposes. See [section 6336 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6336&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Fo
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**(a) General authority** Each Federal agency may permit the director of any of its Government-operated Federal laboratories, and, to the extent provided in an agency-approved joint work statement or, if permitted by the agency, in an agency-approved annual strategic plan, the director of any of its Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories—
(1) to enter into cooperative research and development agreements on behalf of such agency (subject to subsection (c) of this section) with other Federal agencies; units of State, local, or territorial government; industrial organizations (including corporations, partnerships, and limited partnerships, and industrial development organizations); public and private foundations; nonprofit organizations (including universities); or other persons (including licensees of inventions owned by the Federal agency); and
(2) to negotiate licensing agreements under [section 207 of title 35](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title35-section207&num=0&edition=prelim), or under other authorities (in the case of a Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratory, subject to subsection (c) of this section) for inventions made or other intellectual property developed at the laboratory and other inventions or other intellectual property that may be voluntarily assigned to the Government.
**(b) Enumerated authority**
(1) Under an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the laboratory may grant, or agree to grant in advance, to a collaborating party patent licenses or assignments, or options thereto, in any invention made in whole or in part by a laboratory employee under the agreement, or, subject to [section 209 of title 35](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title35-section
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 3710a
national agreements to which the United States and
such foreign governments are signatories.
(b) The Secretary of State shall develop a recruit-
ment policy that encourages scientists and engineers
from other Federal agencies, academic institutions,
and industry to apply for assignments in embassies of
the United States; and
(c) The Secretaries of State and Commerce and the
Director of the National Science Foundation shall de-
velop a central mechanism for the prompt and efficient
dissemination of science and technology information
developed abroad to users in Federal laboratories, aca-
demic institutions, and the private sector on a fee-for-
service basis.
SEC. 5. Technology Transfer from the Department of De-
fense. Within 6 months of the date of this Order [Apr.
10, 1987], the Secretary of Defense shall identify a list
of funded technologies that would be potentially useful
to United States industries and universities. The Sec-
retary shall then accelerate efforts to make these tech-
nologies more readily available to United States indus-
tries and universities.
SEC. 6. Basic Science and Technology Centers. The head
of each Executive department and agency shall exam-
ine the potential for including the establishment of
university research centers in engineering, science, or
technology in the strategy and planning for any future
research and development programs. Such university
centers shall be jointly funded by the Federal Govern-
ment, the private sector, and, where appropriate, the
States and shall focus on areas of fundamental research
and technology that are both scientifically promising
and have the potential to contribute to the Nation’s
long-term economic competitiveness.
SEC. 7. Reporting
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