§ 4631. — Technology transfer.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC4631]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 72--SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH
SUBCHAPTER II--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE
Sec. 4631. Technology transfer
(a) In general
The Secretary of Energy shall adopt procedures to provide for timely
and efficient transfer of semiconductor technology developed under the
Initiative pursuant to applicable laws, Executive orders, and
regulations.
(b) Plan for commercialization enhancement
(1) Not later than one year after the date on which funds are first
appropriated to conduct the Initiative, the Secretary of Energy shall
transmit to the committees of Congress named in paragraph (2) a plan for
the transfer of semiconductor technology and information generated by
the Initiative.
(2) The committees of Congress referred to in paragraph (1) are the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives,
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives.
(Pub. L. 100-180, div. C, title I, Sec. 3151, Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat.
1244; Pub. L. 103-437, Sec. 5(b)(6), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4582.)
Amendments
1994--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103-437 substituted ``Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology'' for ``Committee on Science and
Technology''.
Change of Name
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of
Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Science of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note
preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
