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HR 1797 112th Congress House Energy Energy research Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding Research and development Small business Technology transfer and commercialization

To promote the use of cooperative research and development agreements by the Department of Energy National Laboratories, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 6, 2011 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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May 24, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
May 13, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
May 6, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 6, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Instructs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to direct DOE national laboratories, including those administered by the National Nuclear Security Administration, to enter into new or increase the federal share of existing cooperative research and development agreements to better carry out DOE missions.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that: (1) special consideration is given to agreements that include small business firms and consortia involving such firms; and (2) the performance evaluation metrics of each national laboratory operating contractor provide incentives for, and measure the effectiveness of, such contractor's cooperative research and development agreement program at maturing laboratory technology and transferring it to the private sector.

What's happening now May 24, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1797: To promote the use of cooperative research and development agreements by the Department of Energy National Laboratories, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1797/
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"H.R. 1797: To promote the use of cooperative research and development agreements by the Department of Energy National Laboratories, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1797/.
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H.R. 1797, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1797/.
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