42 U.S.C. § 19109 — Translation Accelerator

Page 9304 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 19109 gional Innovation Engine that include mul- tiple regional partners as described in sub- section (e)(2). (4) Geographic distribution In making awards under this section, the Di- rector shall take into consideration the extent to which the proposals expand the geographic distribution of the Regional Innovation En- gines, including by giving special consider- ation to rural-serving institutions of higher education. (5) Resource availability The Director shall ensure that any eligible entity receiving an award under this section shall— (A) provide information on relevant cur- rently existing resources available to the proposing team from all internal and exter- nal sources, including all partner organiza- tions; and (B) include letters of collaboration from partner organizations that include informa- tion on resource contributions committed by such partners. (f) Collaboration with regional technology hubs Each Regional Innovation Engine established under this section may collaborate and partici- pate in, as appropriate, the activities of any re- gional technology hub designated under section 3722a of title 15, as added by section 10621. (g) Duration (1) Initial period An award under this section shall be for an initial period of 5 years. (2) Renewal An established Regional Innovation Engine may apply for, and the Director may award, extended funding for periods of 5 years on a merit-reviewed basis. (h) Competitive, merit-review In making awards under this section, the Di- rector shall— (1) use a competitive, merit review process that includes peer review by a diverse group of individuals with relevant expertise from both the private and public sectors; and (2) ensure the focus areas of the Regional In- novation Engines do not substantially and un- necessarily duplicate the efforts of any other Regional Innovation Engine or any other simi- lar effort at another Federal agency. (i) Collaboration In making awards under this section, the Di- rector may collaborate with Federal depart- ments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by the technology focus area of the institute. (Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title III, § 10388, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1581.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 10621 of this division and section 10621, re- ferred to in subsecs. (e)(2)(B)(iii) and (f), mean section 10621 of div. B of Pub. L. 117–167. § 19109. Translation Accelerator (a) In general The Director shall establish Translation Ac- celerators to further the research, development, and commercialization of innovation in the key technology focus areas. (b) Partnerships (1) In general Each Translation Accelerator shall be com- prised of a partnership including 2 or more of the following entities: (A) An institution of higher education. (B) A for-profit company. (C) A nonprofit organization. (D) A Federal agency. (E) Another entity, if that entity is deter- mined by the Director to be vital to the suc- cess of the program. (2) Institutional or organizational level The Director shall work to ensure that such partnerships exist at the institutional or orga- nization level, rather than solely at the prin- cipal investigator level. (3) Cost share Not less than 25 percent of the funding for an institute shall be provided by non-Federal en- tities. (4) Number of centers and institutes estab- lished The Director shall endeavor to establish a balance in the number of Regional Innovation Engines and Translation Accelerators. (c) Authorization of appropriations From within funds authorized for the Direc- torate for Technology, Innovation, and Partner- ships, there are authorized to carry out the ac- tivities under this section and section 19108 of this title $6,500,000,000 for fiscal years 2023 through 2027. (Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title III, § 10389, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1584.) § 19110. Test beds (a) Program authorized (1) In general From amounts made available for the Direc- torate, the Director, in coordination with the Director of the National Institute of Stand- ards and Technology, the Secretary of Energy, and other Federal agencies, as determined ap- propriate by the Director, shall establish a program in the Directorate to make awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of high- er education, nonprofit organizations, or con- sortia thereof to establish and operate test beds, which may include fabrication facilities and cyberinfrastructure, to advance the devel- opment, operation, integration, deployment, and, as appropriate, demonstration of new, in- novative critical technologies, which may in- clude hardware or software. (2) Coordination In establishing new test beds under this sec- tion, the Director shall ensure coordination