National Technology and Advancement Act of 1995
PL 104-113 (H.R.2196), enacted 03/07/1996

PUBLIC LAW 104-113—MAR. 7, 1996 
110 STAT. 775 
Public Law 104-113 
104th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 with respect 
to inventions made under cooperative research and development agreements, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "National Technology Transfer 
and Advancement Act of 1995". 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Bringing technology and industrial innovation to the 
marketplace is central to the economic, environmental, and 
social well-being of the people of the United States. 
(2) The Federal Government can help United States busi-
ness to speed the development of new products and processes 
by entering into cooperative research and development agree-
ments which make available the assistance of Federal labora-
tories to the private sector, but the commercialization of tech-
nology and industrial innovation in the United States depends 
upon actions by business. 
(3) The commercialization of technology and industrial 
innovation in the United States will be enhanced if companies, 
in return for reasonable compensation to the Federal Govern-
ment, can more easily obtain exclusive licenses to inventions 
which develop as a result of cooperative research with scientists 
employed by Federal laboratories. 
SEC. 3. USE OF FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY. 
Subparagraph (B) of section 11(e)(7) of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710(e)(7)(B)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
"(B) A transfer shall be made by any Federal agency under 
subparagraph (A), for any fiscal year, only if the amount so trans-
ferred by that agency (as determined under such subparagraph) 
would exceed $10,000.". 
SEC. 4. TITLE TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ARISING FROM COOPERA-
TIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS. 
Subsection (b) of section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(b)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(b) ENUMERATED AUTHORITY.—(1) Under an agreement entered 
into pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the laboratory may grant, or 
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agree to grant in advance, to a collaborating party patent licenses 
or assignments, or options thereto, in any invention made in whole 
or in part by a laboratory employee under the agreement, for 
reasonable compensation when appropriate. The laboratory shall 
ensure, through such agreement, that the collaborating party has 
the option to choose an exclusive license for a pre-negotiated field 
of use for any such invention under the agreement or, if there 
is more than one collaborating party, that the collaborating parties 
are offered the option to hold licensing rights that collectively 
encompass the rights that would be held under such an exclusive 
license by one party. In consideration for the Government's contribu-
tion under the agreement, grants under this paragraph shall be 
subject to the following explicit conditions: 
"(A) A nonexclusive, nontransferable, irrevocable, paid-up 
license from the collaborating party to the laboratory to practice 
the invention or have the invention practiced throughout the 
Confidential 
world by or on behalf of the Government. In the exercise 
information. 
of such license, the Government shall not publicly disclose 
trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is 
privileged or confidential within the meaning of section 
552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, or which would be 
considered as such if it had been obtained from a non-Federal 
party. 
"(B) If a laboratory assigns title or grants an exclusive 
license to such an invention, the Government shall retain the 
right— 
"(i) to require the collaborating party to grant to a 
responsible applicant a nonexclusive, partially exclusive, 
or exclusive license to use the invention in the applicant's 
licensed field of use, on terms that are reasonable under 
the circumstances; or 
"(ii) if the collaborating party fails to grant such a 
license, to grant the license itself. 
"(C) The Government may exercise its right retained under 
subparagraph (B) only in exceptional circumstances and only 
if the Government determines that— 
"(i) the action is necessary to meet health or safety 
needs that are not reasonably satisfied by the collaborating 
party; 
"(ii) the action is necessary to meet requirements for 
public use specified by Federal regulations, and such 
requirements are not reasonably satisfied by the collaborat-
ing party; or 
"(iii) the collaborating party has failed to comply with 
an agreement containing provisions described in subsection 
(c)(4)(B). 
This determination is subject to administrative appeal and 
judicial review under section 203(2) of title 35, United States 
Code. 
"(2) Under agreements entered into pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1), the laboratory shall ensure that a collaborating party may 
retain title to any invention made solely by its employee in exchange 
for 
normally 
granting 
the 
Government 
a 
nonexclusive, 
nontransferable, irrevocable, paid-up license to practice the inven-
tion or have the invention practiced throughout the world by or 
on behalf of the Government for research or other Government 
purposes. 
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"(3) Under an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1), a laboratory may— 
"(A) accept, retain, and use funds, personnel, services, and 
property from a collaborating party and provide personnel, 
services, and property to a collaborating party; 
"(B) use funds received from a collaborating party in accord-
ance with subparagraph (A) to hire personnel to carry out 
the agreement who will not be subject to full-time-equivalent 
restrictions of the agency; 
"(C) to the extent consistent with any applicable agency 
requirements or standards of conduct, permit an employee or 
former employee of the laboratory to participate in an effort 
to commercialize an invention made by the employee or former 
employee while in the employment or service of the Govern-
ment; and 
"(D) waive, subject to reservation by the Government of 
a nonexclusive, irrevocable, paid-up license to practice the 
invention or have the invention practiced throughout the world 
by or on behalf of the Government, in advance, in whole or 
in part, any right of ownership which the Federal Government 
may have to any subject invention made under the agreement 
by a collaborating party or employee of a collaborating party. 
"(4) A collaborating party in an exclusive license in any inven-
tion made under an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1) shall have the right of enforcement under chapter 29 of 
title 35, United States Code. 
"(5) A Grovernment-owned, contractor-operated laboratory that 
enters into a cooperative research and development agreement 
pursuant to subsection (a)(1) may use or obligate royalties or other 
income accruing to the laboratory under such agreement with 
respect to any invention only— 
"(A) for payments to inventors; 
"(B) for purposes described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and 
(iv) of section 14(a)(1)(B); and 
"(C) for scientific research and development consistent with 
the research and development missions and objectives of the 
laboratory.". 
SEC. 5. DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME FROM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Royalties. 
RECEIVED BY FEDERAL LABORATORIES. 
Section 14 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710c) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as follows: 
"(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (4), any royalties 
or other payments received by a Federal agency from the licensing 
and assignment of inventions under agreements entered into by 
Federal laboratories under section 12, and from the licensing of 
inventions of Federal laboratories under section 207 of title 35, 
United States Code, or under any other provision of law, shall 
be retained by the laboratory which produced the invention and 
shall be disposed of as follows: 
"(A)(i) The head of the agency or laboratory, or such individ-
ual's designee, shall pay each year the first $2,000, and there-
after at least 15 percent, of the royalties or other payments 
to the inventor or coinventors. 
"(ii) An agency or laboratory may provide appropriate 
incentives, from royalties, or other payments, to laboratory 
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employees who are not an inventor of such inventions but 
who substantially increased the technical value of such inven-
tions. 
"(iii) The agency or laboratory shall retain the royalties 
and other payments received from an invention until the agency 
or laboratory makes payments to employees of a laboratory 
under clause (i) or (ii). 
"(B) The balance of the royalties or other payments shall 
be transferred by the agency to its laboratories, with the major-
ity share of the royalties or other payments from any invention 
going to the laboratory where the invention occurred. The royal-
ties or other payments so transferred to any laboratory may 
be used or obligated by that laboratory during the fiscal year 
in which they are received or during the succeeding fiscal 
year— 
"(i) to reward scientific, engineering, and technical 
employees of the laboratory, including developers of sen-
sitive or classified technology, regardless of whether the 
technology has commercial applications; 
"(ii) to further scientific exchange among the labora-
tories of the agency; 
"(iii) for education and training of employees consistent 
with the research and development missions and objectives 
of the agency or laboratory, and for other activities that 
increase the potential for transfer of the technology of 
the laboratories of the agency; 
"(iv) for payment of expenses incidental to the adminis-
tration and licensing of intellectual property by the agency 
or laboratory with respect to inventions made at that lab-
oratory, including the fees or other costs for the services 
of other agencies, persons, or organizations for intellectual 
property management and licensing services; or 
"(v) for scientific research and development consistent 
with the research and development missions and objectives 
of the laboratory. 
"(C) All royalties or other payments retained by the agency 
or laboratory after payments have been made pursuant to sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) that is unobligated and unexpended 
at the end of the second fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year 
in which the royalties and other payments were received shall 
be paid into the Treasury."; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2)-^ 
(A) by inserting "or other payments" after "royalties"; 
and 
(B) by striking "for the purposes described in clauses 
(i) through (iv) of paragraph (1)(B) during that fiscal year 
or the succeeding fiscal year" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"under paragraph (1)(B)"; 
(3) in subsection (a)(3), by striking "$100,000" both places 
it appears and inserting "$150,000"; 
(4) in subsection (a)(4)— 
(A) by striking "income" each place it appears and 
inserting in lieu thereof "payments"; 
(B) by striking "the pa3anent of royalties to inventors" 
in the first sentence thereof and inserting in lieu thereof 
"payments to inventors"; 
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(C) by striking "clause (i) of paragraph (1)(B)" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "clause (iv) of paragraph (1)(B)"; 
(D) by striking "pa3anent of the royalties," in the second 
sentence thereof and inserting in lieu thereof "offsetting 
the payments to inventors,"; and 
(E) by striking "clauses (i) through (iv) of; and 
(5) by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (b) to read 
as follows: 
"(1) by a contractor, grantee, or participant, or an employee 
of a contractor, grantee, or participant, in an agreement or 
other arrangement with the agency, or". 
SEC. 6. EMPLOYEE ACTIVITIES. 
Section 15(a) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710d(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "the right of ownership to an invention 
under this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "ownership of 
or the right of ownership to an invention made by a Federal 
employee"; and 
(2) by inserting "obtain or" after "the Government, to". 
SEC. 7. AMENDMENT TO BAYH-DOLE ACT. 
Section 210(e) of title 35, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ", as amended by the Federal Technology Transfer 
Act of 1986,". 
SEC. 8. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY ACT 
AMENDMENTS. 
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 10(a)— 
15 USC 278. 
(A) by striking "nine" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"15"; and 
(B) by striking "five" and inserting in lieu thereof "10"; 
(2) in section 15— 
15 USC 278e. 
(A) by striking "Pay Act of 1945; and" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Pay Act of 1945;"; and 
(B) by inserting "; and (h) the provision of transpor-
tation services for employees of the Institute between the 
facilities of the Institute and nearby public transportation, 
notwithstanding section 1344 of title 31, United States 
Code" after "interests of the Government"; and 
(3) in section 19— 
15 USC 278g-2. 
(A) by inserting ", subject to the availability of appro-
priations," after "post-doctoral fellowship program"; and 
(B) by striking "nor more than forty" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "nor more than 60". 
SEC. 9. RESEARCH EQUIPMENT. 
Section ll(i) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710(i)) is amended by inserting "loan, 
lease, or" before "give". 
SEC. 10. PERSONNEL. 
15 USC 275 note. 
The personnel management demonstration project established 
under section 10 of the National Bureau of Standards Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1987 (15 U.S.C. 275 note) is extended indefi-
nitely. 
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SEC. 11. FASTENER QUALITY ACT AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SECTION 2 AMENDMENTS.—Section 2 of the Fastener Quality 
Act (15 U.S.C. 5401) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a)(4), and redesignating para-
graphs (5) through (9) as paragraphs (4) through (8), respec-
tively; 
(2) in subsection (a)(7), as so redesignated by paragraph 
(1) of this subsection, by striking "by lot number"; and 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking "used in critical applica-
tions" and inserting in lieu thereof "in commerce". 
(b) SECTION 3 AMENDMENTS.—Section 3 of the Fastener Quality 
Act (15 U.S.C. 5402) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking "having a minimum 
tensile strength of 150,000 pounds per square inch"; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting "consensus" after "or 
any other"; 
(3) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by inserting "or" after "standard or specification," 
in subparagraph (B); 
(B) by striking "or" at the end of subparagraph (C); 
(C) by striking subparagraph (D); and 
(D) by inserting "or produced in accordance with ASTM 
F 432" after "307 Grade A"; 
(4) in paragraph (6) by striking "other person" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "government agency"; 
(5) in paragraph (8) by striking "Standard" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Standards"; 
(6) by striking paragraph (11) and redesignating para-
graphs (12) through (15) as paragraphs (11) through (14), 
respectively; 
(7) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated by paragraph 
(6) of this subsection, by striking ", a government agency" 
and all that follows through "markings of any fastener" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "or a government agency"; and 
(8) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated by paragraph 
(6) of this subsection, by inserting "for the purpose of achieving 
a uniform hardness" after "quenching and tempering". 
(c) SECTION 4 REPEAL.—Section 4 of the Fastener Quality Act 
(15 U.S.C. 5403) is repealed. 
(d) SECTION 5 AMENDMENTS.—Section 5 of the Fastener Quality 
Act (15 U.S.C. 5404) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(B) and (2)(A)(i) by striking "sub-
sections (b) and (c)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsections 
(b), (c), and (d)"; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking "or, where applicable" 
and all that follows through "section 7(c)( 1)"; 
(3) in subsection (c)(3) by striking ", such as the chemical, 
dimensional, physical, mechanical, and any other"; 
(4) in subsection (c)(4) by inserting "except as provided 
in subsection (d)," before "state whether"; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(d) 
ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE FOR CHEMICAL CHARACTERIS-
TICS.—Notwithstanding the requirements of subsections (b) and 
(c), a manufacturer shall be deemed to have demonstrated, for 
purposes of subsection (a)(1), that the chemical characteristics of 
a lot conform to the standards and specifications to which the 
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110 STAT. 781 
manufacturer represents such lot has been manufactured if the 
following requirements are met: 
"(1) The coil or heat number of metal from which such 
lot was fabricated has been inspected and tested with respect 
to its chemical characteristics by a laboratory accredited in 
accordance with the procedures and conditions specified by 
the Secretary under section 6. 
"(2) Such laboratory has provided to the manufacturer, 
Reports. 
either directly or through the metal manufacturer, a written Regulations. 
inspection and testing report, which shall be in a form pre-
scribed by the Secretary by regulation, listing the chemical 
characteristics of such coil or heat number. 
"(3) The report described in paragraph (2) indicates that 
the chemical characteristics of such coil or heat number conform 
to those required by the standards and specifications to which 
the manufacturer rep>resents such lot has been manufactured. 
"(4) The manufacturer demonstrates that such lot has been 
fabricated from the coil or heat number of metal to which 
the report described in paragraphs (2) and (3) relates. 
In prescribing the form of report required by subsection (c), the 
Secretary shall provide for an alternative to the statement required 
by subsection (c)(4), insofar as such statement pertains to chemical 
characteristics, for cases in which a manufacturer elects to use 
the procedure permitted by this subsection.". 
(e) SECTION BSAMENDMENT.—Section 6(a)(1) of the Fastener 
Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5405(a)(1)) is amended by striking "Within 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "The". 
(f) SECTION 7 AMENDMENTS.—Section 7 of the Fastener Quality 
Act (15 U.S.C. 5406) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 
"(a) DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED FASTENERS.—It shall be unlawful 
for a manufacturer to sell any shipment of fasteners covered by 
this Act which are manufactured in the United States unless the 
fasteners— 
"(1) have been manufactured according to the requirements 
of the applicable standards and specifications and have been 
inspected and tested by a laboratory accredited in accordance 
with the procedures and conditions specified by the Secretary 
under section 6; and 
"(2) an original laboratory testing report described in sec-
tion 5(c) and a manufacturer's certificate of conformance are 
on file with the manufacturer, or under such custody as may 
be prescribed by the Secretary, and available for inspection."; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2) by inserting "to the same" after 
"in the same manner and"; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1) by striking "certificate" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "test report"; and 
(4) by striking subsections (e), (f), and (g) and inserting 
in lieu thereof the following: 
"(e) COMMINGLING.—It shall be unlawful for any manufacturer, 
importer, or private label distributor to commingle like fasteners 
from different lots in the same container, except that such manufac-
turer, importer, or private label distributor may commingle like 
fasteners of the same type, grade, and dimension from not more 
than two tested and certified lots in the same container during 
repackaging and plating operations. Any container which contains 
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fasteners from two lots shall be conspicuously marked with the 
lot identification numbers of both lots. 
"(f) SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER.—If a person who purchases fas-
teners for any purpose so requests either prior to the sale or 
at the time of sale, the seller shall conspicuously mark the container 
of the fasteners with the lot number from which such fasteners 
were taken.". 
(g) SECTION 9 AMENDMENT.—Section 9 of the Fastener Quality 
Act (15 U.S.C. 5408) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
"(d) ENFORCEMENT.—^The Secretary may designate officers or 
employees of the Department of Commerce to conduct investigations 
pursuant to this Act. In conducting such investigations, those offi-
cers or employees may, to the extent necessary or appropriate 
to the enforcement of this Act, exercise such authorities as are 
conferred upon them by other laws of the United States, subject 
to policies and procedures approved by the Attorney General.". 
(h) SECTION 10 AMENDMENTS.—Section 10 of the Fastener Qual-
ity Act (15 U.S.C. 5409) is amended— 
(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking "10 years" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "5 years"; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking "any subsequent" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "the subsequent". 
(i) SECTION 13 AMENDMENT.—Section 13 of the Fastener Quality 
Act (15 U.S.C. 5412) is amended by striking "within 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act". 
(j) SECTION 14 REPEAL.—Section 14 of the Fastener Quality 
Act (15 U.S.C. 5413) is repealed. 
SEC. 12. STANDARDS CONFORMITY. 
(a) USE OF STANDARDS.—Section 2(b) of the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ", including comparing 
standards" and all that follows through "Federal Government"; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (11) as para-
graphs (4) through (12), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new para-
graph: 
"(3) to compare standards used in scientific investigations, 
engineering, manufacturing, commerce, industry, and edu-
cational institutions with the standards adopted or recognized 
by the Federal Government and to coordinate the use by Fed-
eral agencies of private sector standards, emphasizing where 
possible the use of standards developed by private, consensus 
organizations;". 
(b) CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES.—Section 2(b) of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
272(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (11), as 
so redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section; 
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (12), 
as so redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section, and 
inserting in lieu thereof"; and"; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(13) to coordinate Federal, State, and local technical stand-
ards activities and conformity assessment activities, with pri-
vate sector technical standards activities and conformity assess-
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merit activities, with the goal of eUminating unnecessary 
duphcation and complexity in the development and promulga-
tion of conformity assessment requirements and measures.". 
(c) 
TRANSMITTAL 
OF 
PLAN 
TO 
CONGRESS.—The National 
i5 use 272 note. 
Institute of Standards and Technology shall, within 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, transmit to the Congress a 
plan for implementing the amendments made by this section. 
(d) UTILIZATION OF CONSENSUS TECHNICAL STANDARDS BY FED- 
15 use 272 note. 
ERAL AGENCIES; REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (3) of 
this subsection, all Federal agencies and departments shall 
use technical standards that are developed or adopted by vol-
untary consensus standards bodies, using such technical stand-
ards as a means to carry out policy objectives or activities 
determined by the agencies and departments. 
(2) CONSULTATION; PARTICIPATION.—In carrying out para-
graph (1) of this subsection. Federal agencies and departments 
shall consult with voluntary, private sector, consensus stand-
ards bodies and shall, when such participation is in the public 
interest and is compatible .with agency and departmental mis-
sions, authorities, priorities, and budget resources, participate 
with such bodies in the development of technical standards. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—If compliance with paragraph (1) of this 
subsection is inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise 
impractical, a Federal agency or department may elect to use 
technical standards that are not developed or adopted by vol-
untary consensus standards bodies if the head of each such 
agency or department transmits to the Office of Management 
and Budget an explanation of the reasons for using such stand-
ards. Each year, beginning with fiscal year 1997, the Office 
of Management and Budget shall transmit to Congress and 
its committees a report summarizing all explanations received 
in the preceding year under this paragraph. 
(4) DEFINITION OF TECHNICAL STANDARDS.—^As used in this 
subsection, the term "technical standards" means performance-
based or design-specific technical specifications and related 
management systems practices. 
SEC. 13. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the Malcolm Baldrige 
National Quality Award program offers substantial benefits to 
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United States industry, and that all funds appropriated for such 
program should be spent in support of the goals of the program. 
Approved March 7, 1996. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2196: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104-390 (Comm. on Science). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 141 (1995): Dec. 12, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 142 (1996): Feb. 7, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Feb. 27, House concurred in Senate amendments.