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S 2883 113th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Business investment and capital Congressional oversight Employee hiring Government buildings, facilities, and property Government studies and investigations Licensing and registrations Performance measurement Research administration and funding Research and development Small business Technology transfer and commercialization

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.

Introduced: September 18, 2014 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 18, 2014
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
What's happening now September 18, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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