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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1797 
To promote the use of cooperative research and development agreements 
by the Department of Energy National Laboratories, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2011 
Mr. LUJA´N (for himself and Mr. DEUTCH) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and 
in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To promote the use of cooperative research and development 
agreements by the Department of Energy National Lab-
oratories, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
AGREEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall di-
rect the Department of Energy National Laboratories, in-
cluding the laboratories administered by the National Nu-
clear Security Administration, to enter into new, or in-
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crease the Federal share of existing, cooperative research 
and development agreements to better carry out the mis-
sions of the Department of Energy, and shall make avail-
able Department of Energy funds to pay for the Federal 
portion of such agreements. The Secretary shall ensure 
that special consideration is given under this section to 
cooperative research and development agreements that in-
clude small business firms and consortia involving small 
business firms. The Secretary shall ensure that the per-
formance evaluation metrics of each National Laboratory 
operating contractor provide incentives for, and measure 
the effectiveness of, the contractor’s cooperative research 
and development agreement program at maturing Labora-
tory technology and transferring it to the private sector. 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude or 
limit the use of funding provided under other authority 
of law for entering into or increasing the Federal share 
of cooperative research and development agreements, ei-
ther in combination with funding provided under this sec-
tion or separately. 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall annu-
ally transmit to Congress a report that describes 
how funds were expended under this section, includ-
ing a description of— 
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(A) the types and sizes of non-Federal en-
tities that participated in cooperative research 
and development agreements receiving funds 
under this section; and 
(B) the economic benefits, including the 
number of private sector jobs created, resulting 
from cooperative research and development 
agreements that received funds under this sec-
tion. 
(2) CONSOLIDATION OF REPORTS.—Reports re-
quired under this subsection may be consolidated 
with other related reports required from the Sec-
retary. 
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