§ 3710b. — Rewards for scientific, engineering, and technical personnel of Federal agencies.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC3710b]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 63--TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
Sec. 3710b. Rewards for scientific, engineering, and technical
personnel of Federal agencies
The head of each Federal agency that is making expenditures at a
rate of more than $50,000,000 per fiscal year for research and
development in its Government-operated laboratories shall use the
appropriate statutory authority to develop and implement a cash awards
program to reward its scientific, engineering, and technical personnel
for--
(1) inventions, innovations, computer software, or other
outstanding scientific or technological contributions of value to
the United States due to commercial application or due to
contributions to missions of the Federal agency or the Federal
government,\1\ or
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
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(2) exemplary activities that promote the domestic transfer of
science and technology development within the Federal Government and
result in utilization of such science and technology by American
industry or business, universities, State or local governments, or
other non-Federal parties.
(Pub. L. 96-480, Sec. 13, as added and renumbered Sec. 12, Pub. L. 99-
502, Secs. 6, 9(e)(1), Oct. 20, 1986, 100 Stat. 1792, 1797; renumbered
Sec. 13, Pub. L. 100-418, title V, Sec. 5122(a)(1), Aug. 23, 1988, 102
Stat. 1438; amended Pub. L. 100-519, title III, Sec. 302, Oct. 24, 1988,
102 Stat. 2597.)
Amendments
1988--Par. (1). Pub. L. 100-519 inserted ``computer software,''
after ``inventions, innovations,''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3714 of this title.
