SEC. 7. PROTECTION OF INFORMATION AND PATENTS.
For purposes of this Act, the provisions of chapter
18 of title 35, United States Code (popularly referred to
as the Bayh-Dole Act) shall apply to United States compa-
nies as if they were small business firms under the provi-
sions of such chapter 18.
SEC. 8. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Within 18 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter,
the Secretary shall present Congress with a detailed report
on the status and progress of the programs created under
this Act. As part of this report, the Secretary shall include
an analysis of the effectiveness of the Department’s hydro-
gen research and development programs, an enumeration
of improvements that could be made to such programs,
and recommendations for any legislation necessary to ac-
complish those improvements.
(b) COORDINATION WITH DEFENSE PROGRAMS.—As
part of the report required under subsection (a), Depart-
ment of Defense research and development programs that
involve issues of hydrogen-based power, especially within
the Air Force and the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency, shall be analyzed by the Secretary for
coordination and cooperation with the programs created
under this Act.
(c) COORDINATION WITH NASA PROGRAMS.—As
part of the report required under subsection (a), National
Aeronautics and Space Administration research and devel-
opment programs that involve issues of hydrogen-based
power shall be analyzed by the Secretary for coordination
and cooperation with the programs created under this Act.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) GENERAL AUTHORIZATION.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years 1994
through 1998, to carry out the purposes of this Act (in
addition to any amounts made available for such purposes
under other Acts) $100,000,000, of which 60 percent is
authorized only for activities under section 4(a) and 40
percent is authorized for activities under section 4(b).
(b) RELATED AUTHORIZATIONS.—For fiscal year
1994, the amount authorized to be appropriated to carry
out subtitle A of title XIII of the Energy Policy Act of
1992 (Public Law 102–486) shall be 175 percent of the
amount authorized for such fiscal year under subsection
(a) of this section. For fiscal year 1995, the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out subtitle A of title
XIII of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–
486) shall be 175 percent of the amount appropriated for
fiscal year 1994 under subsection (a) of this section. For
fiscal year 1996, the amount authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out subtitle A of title XIII of the Energy
Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–486) shall be 150
percent of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1995
under subsection (a) of this section. For fiscal year 1997,
the amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out
subtitle A of title XIII of the Energy Policy Act of 1992
(Public Law 102–486) shall be 125 percent of the amount
appropriated for fiscal year 1996 under subsection (a) of
this section. For fiscal year 1998, the amount authorized
to be appropriated to carry out subtitle A of title XIII
of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–486)
shall be 100 percent of the amount appropriated for fiscal
year 1997 under subsection (a) of this section.
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