2012 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 78 - SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND COMPETITIVENESS (§§ 5201 - 5209)
Section 5209 - Technology transfer
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 78 - SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND COMPETITIVENESS Sec. 5209 - Technology transfer |
| Contains | section 5209 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 100-697, §10, Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4616. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 102 Stat. 4616 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 100-697 |
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In pursuance of the goals of this chapter, all Federal departments and agencies shall conduct technology transfer activities as appropriate to the overall mission of each department or agency to—
(1) complement basic superconductivity research by promoting the rapid development of manufacturing and processing technologies necessary for the commercialization of high-temperature superconductors; and
(2) promote collaborative arrangements and consortia of industry (which shall include small business) in order to lower the barriers to deployment of advanced high-temperature superconductor technology; such consortia to also include, as appropriate, universities and independent research organizations.
(b) Impediments to commercializationThe Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in collaboration with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Energy, shall identify those Federal policies and regulations which impede the ability of the private sector to undertake long-term investment programs to commercialize superconductivity applications.
(Pub. L. 100–697, §10, Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4616.)
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