A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on the entrepreneurial impact of technology transfer at the National Laboratories.

Bill: 113-s-2883
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2014-09-18
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Business investment and capital

Congressional oversight

Employee hiring

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government studies and investigations

Licensing and registrations

Performance measurement

Research administration and funding

Research and development

Small business

Technology transfer and commercialization
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on the entrepreneurial impact of technology transfer at the National Laboratories. Requires such report to be based on an evaluation of quantitative performance metrics, including: </p> <ul> <li>the number of licenses granted to small businesses,</li> <li>the numbers of start-up businesses created,</li> <li>the number of cooperative research and development agreements and collaborations involving small businesses and the total number of businesses involved in those agreements and collaborations,</li> <li>the period of time required for the execution of a license, and</li> <li>the number of jobs created.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2883 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 18, 2014 Mr. Heinrich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on the entrepreneurial impact of technology transfer at the National Laboratories.

1. Report on entrepreneurial impact of technology transfer (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the entrepreneurial impact of technology transfer at the National Laboratories (as the term is defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)). (b) Basis of report The report under subsection (a) shall be based on an evaluation of quantitative performance metrics, including— (1) the number of licenses granted to small businesses; (2) the number of start-up businesses created; (3) the number of cooperative research and development agreements and collaborations involving small businesses and the total number of businesses involved in those agreements and collaborations; (4) the period of time required for execution of a license; and (5) the number of jobs created.