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collaboration with national and international 
nonprofit and for-profit organizations; 
‘‘(C) the conduct and support of forums, 
meetings, conferences, courses, and training 
workshops that may include undergraduate, 
graduate, post-graduate, and post-doctoral ac-
credited courses and the maintenance of accred-
itation of such courses by the Foundation at 
the State and national level for college or con-
tinuing education credits or for degrees; 
‘‘(D) programs to support and encourage 
teachers and students of science at all levels of 
education and programs for the general public 
which promote the understanding of science; 
‘‘(E) programs for writing, editing, print-
ing, publishing, and vending of books and other 
materials; and 
‘‘(F) the conduct of other activities to 
carry out and support the purpose described in 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, a Foundation established under 
this section may transfer funds to the Government-owned 
Federal laboratory and the Government-owned Federal 
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laboratory may accept transfers of funds from the Foun-
dation.’’. 
SEC. 910. IMPROVING REPORTING AND METRICS. 
Section 11 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Inno-
vation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710) is amended by strik-
ing subsections (f) and (g) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) AGENCY REPORTS ON UTILIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal agency which 
operates or directs one or more Federal laboratories 
or which conducts activities under subsection (k) of 
this section or sections 207 and 209 of title 35, 
United States Code, shall report annually to the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, on the activities 
performed by that agency and its Federal labora-
tories under the provisions of this section and of sec-
tions 207 and 209 of such title 35. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 
‘‘(A) an explanation of the agency’s tech-
nology transfer activities for the preceding fis-
cal year and the agency’s plans to manage inno-
vations with commercial promise consistent with 
the agency’s mission and benefitting the com-
petitiveness of United States industry; and 
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‘‘(B) information on technology transfer 
activities for the preceding fiscal year, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) the number of patent applications 
filed; 
‘‘(ii) the number of patents received; 
‘‘(iii) the number of works registered 
for copyright protection in the United 
States on behalf of the United States, pur-
suant to section 105(b) of title 17, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(iv) the number of fully-executed li-
censes which received income from licens-
ing in the preceding fiscal year; 
‘‘(v) the total income from licensing; 
‘‘(vi) the number of licenses termi-
nated for cause; 
‘‘(vii) the number of collaborative re-
search and development relationships; and 
‘‘(viii) any other parameters or discus-
sion that the agency deems relevant or 
unique to its practice of technology trans-
fer. 
‘‘(3) COPY TO SECRETARY.—The agency shall 
transmit a copy of the report to the Secretary of 
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Commerce for inclusion in the annual summary re-
quired by subsection (g)(2). 
‘‘(4) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each Federal 
agency reporting under this subsection shall make 
available to the public through internet sites, up-
dated at least annually— 
‘‘(A) the information contained in such re-
port; 
‘‘(B) information on intellectual property 
which is available for licensing from the Federal 
agency; and 
‘‘(C) information on Federal research and 
development programs, facilities, equipment and 
tools, expertise, services, and other relevant as-
sets which are made available to the public by 
the Federal agency. 
‘‘(5) PUBLICATION BY NIST.—The Director of 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
is authorized to provide the summary required by 
subsection (g)(2) to the public through internet 
sites.’’. 
SEC. 911. INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO TECHNOLOGY 
TRANSFER. 
Section 9(jj) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(jj)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(jj) INNOVATIVE APPROACHES
TO TECHNOLOGY 
TRANSFER.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal agency 
required by subsection (n) to establish an 
STTR program shall carry out a grant program 
to support innovative approaches to technology 
transfer at institutions of higher education (as 
defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), non-
profit research institutions and Federal labora-
tories in order to accelerate the commercializa-
tion of federally funded research and technology 
by small business concerns, including new busi-
nesses. 
‘‘(B) 
AWARDING
OF
GRANTS
AND 
AWARDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Each Federal 
agency required by subparagraph (A) to 
participate in this program, shall award, 
through a competitive, merit-based process, 
grants, in the amounts listed in subpara-
graph (C) to institutions of higher edu-
cation, technology transfer organizations 
that facilitate the commercialization of 
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technologies developed by one or more such 
institutions of higher education, Federal 
laboratories, other public and private non-
profit entities, and consortia thereof, for 
initiatives that help identify high-quality, 
commercially viable federally funded re-
search and technologies and to facilitate 
and accelerate their transfer into the mar-
ketplace. 
‘‘(ii) USE OF FUNDS.—Activities sup-
ported by grants under this subsection 
may include— 
‘‘(I) providing early-stage proof 
of concept funding for translational 
research; 
‘‘(II) identifying research and 
technologies at recipient institutions 
that have the potential for accelerated 
commercialization; 
‘‘(III) 
technology 
maturation 
funding to support activities such as 
prototype 
construction, 
experiment 
analysis, product comparison, and col-
lecting performance data; 
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to increase or accelerate technology 
transfer outcomes and can be adopted 
by other qualifying institutions, or a 
demonstration of proven technology 
transfer and commercialization strate-
gies, or a plan to implement proven 
technology 
transfer 
and 
commer-
cialization strategies, that can achieve 
greater commercialization of federally 
funded research and technologies with 
program funding; 
‘‘(II) a description of how the 
qualifying institution will contribute 
to local and regional economic devel-
opment efforts; and 
‘‘(III) a plan for sustainability 
beyond the duration of the funding 
award. 
‘‘(iv) 
PROGRAM
OVERSIGHT 
BOARDS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Successful 
proposals shall include a plan to as-
semble a Program Oversight Board, 
the members of which shall have tech-
nical, scientific, or business expertise 
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and shall be drawn from industry, 
start-up companies, venture capital, 
technical enterprises, financial institu-
tions, and business development orga-
nizations. 
‘‘(II) 
PROGRAM
OVERSIGHT 
BOARDS
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Pro-
gram Oversight Boards shall— 
‘‘(aa) establish award pro-
grams for individual projects; 
‘‘(bb) provide rigorous eval-
uation of project applications; 
‘‘(cc) 
determine 
which 
projects should receive awards, in 
accordance with guidelines estab-
lished 
under 
subparagraph 
(C)(ii); 
‘‘(dd) establish milestones 
and associated award amounts 
for projects that reach mile-
stones; 
‘‘(ee) 
determine 
whether 
awarded projects are reaching 
milestones; and 
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‘‘(ff) develop a process to re-
allocate 
outstanding 
award 
amounts from projects that are 
not reaching milestones to other 
projects with more potential. 
‘‘(C) GRANT AND AWARD AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(i) GRANT AMOUNTS.—Each Federal 
agency required by subparagraph (A) to 
carry out a grant program may make 
grants to a qualifying institution for up to 
$1,000,000 per year for up to 3 years. 
‘‘(ii) AWARD AMOUNTS.—Each quali-
fying institution that receives a grant 
under subparagraph (B) shall provide 
awards for individual projects of not more 
than $150,000, to be provided in phased 
amounts, based on reaching the milestones 
established by the qualifying institution’s 
Program Oversight Board. 
‘‘(D) AUTHORIZED
EXPENDITURES
FOR 
INNOVATIVE
APPROACHES
TO
TECHNOLOGY 
TRANSFER GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) PERCENTAGE.—The percentage 
of the extramural budget each Federal 
agency required by subsection (n) to estab-
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lish an STTR program shall expend on the 
Innovative 
Approaches 
to 
Technology 
Transfer Grant Program shall be— 
‘‘(I) 0.05 percent for each of fis-
cal years 2012 and 2013; and 
‘‘(II) 0.1 percent for each of fis-
cal years 2014 and 2015. 
‘‘(ii) 
TREATMENT
OF
EXPENDI-
TURES.—Any portion of the extramural 
budget expended by a Federal agency on 
the Innovative Approaches to Technology 
Transfer Grant Program shall apply to-
wards the agency’s expenditure require-
ments under subsection (n). 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM
EVALUATION
AND
DATA
COL-
LECTION AND DISSEMINATION.— 
‘‘(A) EVALUATION PLAN AND DATA COL-
LECTION.—Each Federal agency required by 
paragraph (1)(A) to establish an Innovative Ap-
proaches to Technology Transfer Grant Pro-
gram shall develop a program evaluation plan 
and collect annually such information from 
grantees as is necessary to assess the Program. 
Program evaluation plans shall require the col-
lection of data aimed at identifying outcomes 
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resulting from the transfer of technology with 
assistance from the Innovative Approaches to 
Technology Transfer Grant Program, such as— 
‘‘(i) specific follow-on funding identi-
fied or obtained, including follow-on fund-
ing sources, such as Federal sources or 
private sources; 
‘‘(ii) number of projects which result 
in a license to a start-up company or an 
established company with sufficient re-
sources for effective commercialization 
within 5 years of receiving an award under 
paragraph (1); 
‘‘(iii) invention disclosures and pat-
ents; 
‘‘(iv) number of projects supported by 
qualifying institutions receiving a grant 
under paragraph (1) that secure Phase I 
or Phase II SBIR or STTR awards; 
‘‘(v) available information on revenue, 
sales or other measures of products that 
have been commercialized as a result of 
projects awarded under paragraph (1); 
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‘‘(vi) number and location of jobs cre-
ated resulting from projects awarded under 
paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(vii) other data as deemed appro-
priate by a Federal agency required by this 
subparagraph to develop a program evalua-
tion plan. 
‘‘(B) 
EVALUATIVE
REPORT
TO
CON-
GRESS.—The head of each Federal agency that 
participates in the Innovative Approaches to 
Technology Transfer Grant Program shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology and the Committee on Small Busi-
ness of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepre-
neurship of the Senate an evaluative report re-
garding the activities of the program. The re-
port shall include— 
‘‘(i) a detailed description of the im-
plementation of the program; 
‘‘(ii) a detailed description of the 
grantee selection process; 
‘‘(iii) an accounting of the funds used 
in the program; and 
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