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S. 2883 · 113th Congress

A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on the…

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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.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 113th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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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:

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 18, 2014

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:

  • the number of licenses granted to small businesses,
  • the numbers of start-up businesses created,
  • 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,
  • the period of time required for the execution of a license, and
  • the number of jobs created.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: 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.

Latest action (Sep 18, 2014): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 18, 2014

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.