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sibilities of Federal employees under the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.). 
(g) PLANNING AND REPORTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a technology transfer execution 
plan. 
(2) UPDATES.—Each year after the submission 
of the plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress an updated execution plan and re-
ports that describe progress toward meeting goals set 
forth in the execution plan and the funds expended 
under subsection (e). 
SEC. 1006. TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means the 
Technology Infrastructure Program established under 
subsection (b). 
(2) TECHNOLOGY
CLUSTER.—The term ‘‘tech-
nology cluster’’ means a concentration of technology- 
related business concerns, institutions of higher edu-
cation, or nonprofit institutions, that reinforce each 
other’s performance in the areas of technology devel-
opment through formal or informal relationships.
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(3) 
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED
BUSINESS
CON-
CERN.—The term ‘‘technology-related business con-
cern’’ means a for-profit corporation, company, asso-
ciation, firm, partnership, or small business concern 
that— 
(A) conducts scientific or engineering re-
search; 
(B) develops new technologies; 
(C) manufactures products based on new 
technologies; or 
(D) performs technological services. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a 
Technology Infrastructure Program in accordance with this 
section. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Program shall be 
to improve the ability of National Laboratories and single- 
purpose research facilities to support departmental mis-
sions by— 
(1) stimulating the development of technology 
clusters that can support departmental missions at 
the National Laboratories or single-purpose research 
facilities; 
(2) improving the ability of National Labora-
tories and single-purpose research facilities to leverage
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and benefit from commercial research, technology, 
products, processes, and services; and 
(3) encouraging the exchange of scientific and 
technological expertise between— 
(A) National Laboratories or single-purpose 
research facilities; and 
(B) entities that can support departmental 
missions at the National Laboratories or single- 
purpose research facilities, such as— 
(i) institutions of higher education; 
(ii) technology-related business con-
cerns; 
(iii) nonprofit institutions; and 
(iv) agencies of State, tribal, or local 
governments. 
(d) PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall authorize the di-
rector of each National Laboratory or single-purpose re-
search facility to implement the Program at the National 
Laboratory or facility through 1 or more projects that meet 
the requirements of subsections (e) and (f). 
(e) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each project funded under 
this section shall meet the requirements of this sub-
section.
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(2) ENTITIES.—Each project shall include at 
least 1 of each of the following entities: 
(A) A business. 
(B) An institution of higher education. 
(C) A nonprofit institution. 
(D) An agency of a State, local, or tribal 
government. 
(3) COST-SHARING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The costs of carrying out 
projects under this section shall be shared in ac-
cordance with section 1002. 
(B) SOURCES.—The calculation of costs 
paid by the non-Federal sources for a project 
shall include cash, personnel, services, equip-
ment, and other resources expended on the 
project after the commencement of the project. 
(C) RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT
EX-
PENSES.—Independent research and development 
expenses of Government contractors that qualify 
for reimbursement under section 31.205–18(e) of 
title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, issued pur-
suant to section 25(c)(1) of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421(c)(1)), 
may be credited towards costs paid by non-Fed-
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eral sources to a project, if the expenses meet the 
other requirements of this section. 
(4) COMPETITIVE SELECTION.—A project under 
this section shall be competitively selected using proce-
dures determined by the Secretary. 
(5) ACCOUNTING.—Any participant that receives 
funds under this section may use generally accepted 
accounting principles for maintaining accounts, 
books, and records relating to the project. 
(6) DURATION.—No Federal funds shall be made 
available under this section for a construction project 
or for any project with a duration of more than 5 
years. 
(f) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 
(1) DEPARTMENTAL
MISSIONS.—The Secretary 
shall allocate funds under this section only if the Di-
rector of the National Laboratory or single-purpose 
research facility managing the project determines that 
the project is likely to improve the ability of the Na-
tional Laboratory or single-purpose research facility 
to achieve technical success in meeting departmental 
missions. 
(2) OTHER CRITERIA.—In selecting a project to 
receive Federal funds, the Secretary shall consider—
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(A) the potential of the project to promote 
the development of a commercially sustainable 
technology cluster following the period of invest-
ment by the Department, which will derive most 
of the demand for its products or services from 
the private sector, and which will support de-
partmental missions at the participating Na-
tional Laboratory or single-purpose research fa-
cility; 
(B) the potential of the project to promote 
the use of commercial research, technology, prod-
ucts, processes, and services by the participating 
National Laboratory or single-purpose research 
facility to achieve its mission or the commercial 
development of technological innovations made 
at the participating National Laboratory or sin-
gle-purpose research facility; 
(C) the extent to which the project involves 
a wide variety and number of institutions of 
higher education, nonprofit institutions, and 
technology-related business concerns that can 
support the missions of the participating Na-
tional Laboratory or single-purpose research fa-
cility and that will make substantive contribu-
tions to achieving the goals of the project;