15 U.S.C. § 3713 — Authorization of appropriations

Page 2058 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 3713 1 See References in Text note below. VI, § 6019, Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 2183; Pub. L. 109–58, title X, § 1009(c), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 936.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2005—Pub. L. 109–58 substituted ‘‘, the Secretary of Energy, and the Director of the National Science Foun- dation’’ for ‘‘and the National Science Foundation’’. § 3713. Authorization of appropriations (a)(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the purposes of carrying out sections 3710(g) and 3711 of this title not to ex- ceed $3,400,000 for the fiscal year ending Sep- tember 30, 1988. (2) Of the amount authorized under paragraph (1) of this subsection, $2,400,000 is authorized only for the Office of Productivity, Technology, and Innovation; and $500,000 is authorized only for the patent licensing activities of the Na- tional Technical Information Service. (b) In addition to the authorization of appro- priations provided under subsection (a) of this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the purposes of carrying out section 3704a of this title not to exceed $500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989, and $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990. (c) Such sums as may be appropriated under subsections (a) and (b) shall remain available until expended. (d) To enable the National Science Foundation to carry out its powers and duties under this chapter only such sums may be appropriated as the Congress may authorize by law. (Pub. L. 96–480, § 21, formerly § 14, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2320; renumbered § 18, Pub. L. 99–502, § 2, Oct. 20, 1986, 100 Stat. 1785; renumbered § 17, Pub. L. 99–502, § 9(e)(1), Oct. 20, 1986, 100 Stat. 1797; re- numbered § 18, Pub. L. 100–107, § 3(a), Aug. 20, 1987, 101 Stat. 725; renumbered § 19 and amended Pub. L. 100–418, title V, §§ 5122(a)(1), 5152, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1438, 1449; renumbered § 21, Pub. L. 102–240, title VI, § 6019, Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 2183; Pub. L. 110–69, title III, § 3002(c)(5), Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 586.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2007—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 110–69, § 3002(c)(5)(A), sub- stituted ‘‘sections 3710(g) and 3711’’ for ‘‘sections 3704, 3710(g), and 3711’’. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 110–69, § 3002(c)(5)(B), struck out ‘‘$500,000 is authorized only for the purpose of carrying out the requirements of the Japanese technical lit- erature program established under section 3704(d) of this title;’’ after ‘‘Innovation;’’. 1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–418, § 5152, amended sub- sec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: ‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for purposes of carrying out section 3705 of this title, not to exceed $19,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, $40,000,000 for fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and $60,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1984, and 1985.’’ Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–418, § 5152, amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as fol- lows: ‘‘In addition to authorizations of appropriations under subsection (a) of this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for purposes of car- rying out the provisions of this chapter, not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, $9,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, and $14,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending Sep- tember 30, 1983, 1984, and 1985.’’ § 3714. Spending authority No payments shall be made or contracts shall be entered into pursuant to the provisions of this chapter (other than sections 3710a, 3710b, and 3710c of this title) except to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts. (Pub. L. 96–480, § 22, formerly § 15, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2320; renumbered § 19, Pub. L. 99–502, § 2, Oct. 20, 1986, 100 Stat. 1785; renumbered § 18, and amended Pub. L. 99–502, § 9(b)(13), (e)(1), (4), Oct. 20, 1986, 100 Stat. 1796, 1797; renumbered § 19, Pub. L. 100–107, § 3(a), Aug. 20, 1987, 101 Stat. 725; re- numbered § 20, Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5122(a)(1), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1438; renum- bered § 22, Pub. L. 102–240, title VI, § 6019, Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 2183; Pub. L. 106–404, § 7(8), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1746.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2000—Pub. L. 106–404 made technical amendments to references in original act which appear in text as ref- erences to sections 3710a, 3710b, and 3710c of this title. 1986—Pub. L. 99–502, § 9(e)(4), made technical amend- ment to references to sections 3710a, 3710b, and 3710c of this title to reflect renumbering of corresponding sec- tions of original act. Pub. L. 99–502, § 9(b)(13), inserted exception relating to sections 3710a, 3710b, and 3710c of this title. § 3715. Use of partnership intermediaries (a) Authority Subject to the approval of the Secretary or head of the affected department or agency, the Director of a Federal laboratory, or in the case of a federally funded research and development center that is not a laboratory (as defined in section 3710a(d)(2) of this title), the Federal em- ployee who is the contract officer, may— (1) enter into a contract or memorandum of understanding with a partnership inter- mediary that provides for the partnership intermediary to perform services for the Fed- eral laboratory that increase the likelihood of success in the conduct of cooperative or joint activities of such Federal laboratory with small business firms, institutions of higher education as defined in section 1141(a) 1 of title 20, or educational institutions within the meaning of section 2194 of title 10; and (2) pay the Federal costs of such contract or memorandum of understanding out of funds available for the support of the technology transfer function pursuant to section 3710(b) of this title. (b) Omitted (c) ‘‘Partnership intermediary’’ defined For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘part- nership intermediary’’ means an agency of a