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S 784 114th Congress Senate Energy Energy research Research administration and funding Science and engineering education Technology transfer and commercialization

Microlab Technology Commercialization Act of 2015

Introduced: March 18, 2015 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Jun 9, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.
Mar 18, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 18, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Microlab Technology Commercialization Act of 2015

Authorizes the Secretary of Energy (DOE), in collaboration with the directors of national laboratories, to establish a program meeting specified criteria under which DOE sets up microlabs located in close proximity to national laboratories and accessible to the public in order to: (1) enhance collaboration with regional research groups, such as institutions of higher education and industry groups; (2) accelerate technology transfer from national laboratories to the marketplace; and (3) promote regional workforce development through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instruction and training.

What's happening now June 9, 2015

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 784: Microlab Technology Commercialization Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-784/
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