S.Amdt. 2267

1. Adds SEC. 1082. INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WORKING GROUP at the end of subtitle H of title X

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   In S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (e) Date for Submittal of Comptroller General of the United States Report.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking "December 30, 2013" and inserting "December 31, 2014".

   Inserted: SEC. 1082. INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WORKING GROUP.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration shall jointly establish and administer an industry and business technology transfer working group that--

   Inserted: (1) parallels and complements the efforts of the National Laboratory technology working group; and

   Inserted: (2) shall convene regularly to make recommendations to the Department of Energy and the National Laboratories for use to assess capabilities and implement improvements regarding--

   Inserted: (A) priorities for commercialization;

   Inserted: (B) the assessment of technology targets;

   Inserted: (C) the evaluation of the impact of technology transfer activities; and

   Inserted: (D) implementation of technology transfer activities.

   Inserted: (b) Requirements.--The working group established under subsection (a) shall carry out technology transfer evaluations, measurement, and reporting functions of the Department of Energy, including--

   Inserted: (1) an annual evaluation of the progress and impact of the technology transfer programs and activities of the Department and the National Nuclear Security Administration;

   Inserted: (2) functions in addition to the metrics included in the annual Federal laboratory technology transfer report of the National Institute of Standards and Technology relating to--

   Inserted: (A) the number of patents filed;

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   Inserted: (B) the number of patents granted;

   Inserted: (C) the number of licenses and details regarding the license;

   Inserted: (D) the earned royalty income and other royalty statistical information;

   Inserted: (E) the disposition of royalty income;

   Inserted: (F) the number of licenses terminated for cause; and

   Inserted: (G) other relevant parameters unique to the technology transfer programs and activities of the Department and the National Nuclear Security Administration;

   Inserted: (3) as part of the annual evaluation of technology transfer activities of the Department of Energy, additional information relating to the economic and technology transfer impact of--

   Inserted: (A) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) employment data;

   Inserted: (B) follow-on investment;

   Inserted: (C) start-up survival and growth rate;

   Inserted: (D) transactional efficiency;

   Inserted: (E) programmatic operational efficiency;

   Inserted: (F) the effectiveness of local and regional partnerships; and

   Inserted: (G) other key metrics determined by the Secretary of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration;

   Inserted: (4)(A) the use of random sampling, retroactive data, and other justifiable evaluation methodologies to control the cost and scope of the evaluations; and

   Inserted: (B) to the maximum extent practicable--

   Inserted: (i) the collection and analysis of data relevant to the metrics described in this paragraph; and

   Inserted: (ii) the use of the results to improve the implementation of technology transfer activities;

   Inserted: (5)(A) the continuous monitoring of the fairness and opportunities in the administration of this paragraph;

   Inserted: (B) the assessment of--

   Inserted: (i) accessibility; and

   Inserted: (ii) expectations and limitations relating to employee conflict of interest; and

   Inserted: (C) to the maximum extent practicable, the implementation of annual improvements to enable the Department and the National Laboratories to effectively coordinate technology transfer activities; and

   Inserted: (6) based on input from the National Laboratory and industry technology transfer working groups, an assessment of the degree to which the technology transfer programs and activities of the Department and the National Nuclear Security Administration and National Laboratory technology transfer offices are meeting the technology transfer goals of the Department.

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   At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

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