US Congress House Bill 4568 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to make funds available to DOE national laboratories for the federal cost share of cooperative research and development agreements that support the maturing of laboratory technology and the transferring of it to the private sector. DOE shall: (1) determine the apportionment of such funds to each DOE national laboratory; (2) ensure that special consideration is given to small business firms and consortia involving such firms in the selection of which agreements will receive such funds; and (3) ensure that the performance evaluation metrics of each laboratory's operating contractor provide incentives for, and measure the effectiveness of, such contractor's cooperative research and development agreement program at maturing laboratory technology and transferring it to the private sector.

Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2016

Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]

Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]

Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
2016-02-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2016-02-12	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4568/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4568/BILLS-114hr4568ih.pdf