H.R. 4596 · 115th Congress
Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2017
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Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2017
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 7, 2017
Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to make funds available to DOE national laboratories for the federal cost share of cooperative research and development agreements that support the maturing of laboratory technology and the transferring of it to the private sector.
DOE shall: (1) determine the apportionment of such funds to each DOE national laboratory, (2) ensure that special consideration is given to small business firms and consortia involving such firms in the selection of which agreements will receive such funds, and (3) ensure that certain performance evaluation metrics are used.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2017
Latest action (May 22, 2018): Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 7, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.