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The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (Pub.L. 96–480) (94 Stat. 2311) was the first major U.S. technology transfer law. It required federal laboratories to actively participate in and budget for technology transfer activities.
The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act was signed into law by the thirty-ninth President of the United States Jimmy Carter on October 21, 1980.
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PUBLIC LAW 96-480—OCT. 21, 1980 94 STAT. 2311
Public Law 96- -480
96th Congress
An Act
To promote United States technological innovation for the achievement of national Oct. 21, 1980
economic, environmental, and social goals, and for other purposes. [S. 1250]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be Stevenson-
cited as the "Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980". Wydler
Technology
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Innovation Act
of 1980.
The Congress finds and declares that: 15 u s e 3701
(1) Technology and industrial innovation are central to the note.
economic, environmental, and social well-being of citizens of the 15 u s e 3701.
United States.
(2) Technology and industrial innovation offer an improved
standard of living, increased public and private sector productiv-
ity, creation of new industries and employment opportunities,
improved public services and enhanced competitiveness of
United States products in world markets.
(3) Many new discoveries and advances in science occur in
universities and Federal laboratories, while the application of
this new knowledge to commercial and useful public purposes
depends largely upon actions by business and labor. Cooperation
among academia, Federal laboratories, labor, and industry, in
such forms as technology transfer, personnel exchange, joint
research projects, and others, should be renewed, expanded, and
strengthened.
(4) Small businesses have performed an important role in
advancing industrial and technological innovation.
(5) Industrial and technological innovation in the United
States may be lagging when compared to historical patterns and
other industrialized nations.
(6) Increased industrial and technological innovation would
reduce trade deficits, stabilize the dollar, increase productivity
gains, increase employment, and stabilize prices.
(7) Government antitrust, economic, trade, patent, procure-
ment, regulatory, research and development, and tax policies
have significant impacts upon industrial innovation and develop-
ment of technology, but there is insufficient knowledge of their
effects in particular sectors of the economy.
(8) No comprehensive national policy exists to enhance techno-
logical innovation for commercial and public purposes. There is a
need for such a policy, including a strong national policy support-
ing domestic technology transfer and utilization of the science
and technology resources of the Federal Government.
(9) It is in the national interest to promote the adaptation of
technological innovations to State and local government uses.
Technological innovations can improve services, reduce their
costs, and increase productivity in State and local governments.
(10) The Federal laboratories and other performers of federally
funded research and development frequently provide scientific
94 STAT. 2312 PUBLIC LAW 96-480—OCT. 21, 1980
and technological developments of potential use to State and
local governments and private industry. These developments
should be made accessible to those governments and industry.
There is a need to provide means of access and to give adequate
personnel and funding support to these means.
(11) The Nation should give fuller recognition to individuals
and companies which have made outstanding contributions to
the promotion of technology or technological manpower for the
improvement of the economic, environmental, or social well-
being of the United States.
15 use 3702. SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to improve the economic, environmen-
tal, and social well-being of the United States by—
(1) establishing organizations in the executive branch to study
and stimulate technology;
(2) promoting technology development through the establish-
ment of centers for industrial technology;
(3) stimulating improved utilization of federally funded tech-
nology developments by State and local governments and the
private sector;
(4) providing encouragement for the development of technol-
ogy through the recognition of individuals and companies which
have made outstanding contributions in technology; and
(5) encouraging the exchange of scientific and technical person-
nel among academia, industry, and Federal laboratories.
15 use 3703. SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the
term—
(1) "Office" means the Office of Industrial Technology estab-
lished under section 5 of this Act.
(2) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Commerce.
(3) "Director" means the Director of the Office of Industrial
Technology, appointed pursuant to section 5 of this Act.
(4) "Centers" means the Centers for Industrial Technology
established under section 6 or section 8 of this Act.
(5) "Nonprofit institution" means an organization owned and
operated exclusively for scientific or educational purposes, no
part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any
private shareholder or individual.
(6) "Board" means the National Industrial Technology Board
established pursuant to section 10.
(7) "Federal laboratory" means any laboratory, any federally
funded research and development center, or any center estab-
lished under section 6 or section 8 of this Act that is owned and
funded by the Federal Government, whether operated by the
Government or by a contractor.
(8) "Supporting agency" means either the Department of
Commerce or the National Science Foundation, £is appropriate.
Office of SEC. 5. COMMERCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION.
Technology, (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish and maintain an
establishment. Office of Industrial Technology in accordance with the provisions,
15 use 3704. findings, and purposes of this Act.
(b) DIRECTOR.—The President shall appoint, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, a Director of the Office, who shall be
PUBLIC LAW 96-480—OCT. 21, 1980 94 STAT. 2313
compensated at the rate provided for level V of the Executive
Schedule in section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) DUTIES.—The Secretary, through the Director, on a continuing
basis, shall—
(1) determine the relationships of technological developments
and international technology transfers to the output, employ-
ment, productivity, and world trade performance of United
States and foreign industrial sectors;
(2) determine the influence of economic, labor and other
conditions, industrial structure and management, and govern-
ment policies on technological developments in particular indus-
trial sectors worldwide;
(3) identify technological needs, problems, and opportunities
within and across industrial sectors that, if addressed, could
make a significant contribution to the economy of the United
States;
(4) assess whether the capital, technical and other resources
being allocated to domestic industrial sectors which are likely to
generate new technologies are adequate to meet private and
social demands for goods and services and to promote productiv-
ity and economic growth;
(5) propose and support studies and policy experiments, in
cooperation with other Federal agencies, to determine the effec-
tiveness of measures with the potential of advancing United
States technological innovation;
(6) provide that cooperative efforts to stimulate industrial
innovation be undertaken between the Director and other offi-
cials in the Department of Commerce responsible for such areas
as trade and economic assistance;
(7) consider government measures with the potential of
advancing United States technological innovation and exploiting
innovations of foreign origin; and
(8) publish the results of studies and policy experiments.
(d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Presi- Submittal to
dent and Congress, within 3 years after the date of enactment of this President and
Act, a report on the progress, findings, and conclusions of activities '^^s^^
conducted pursuant to sections 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, and 13 of this Act and
recommendations for possible modifications thereof.
SEC. 6. CENTERS FOR INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY. 15 USC 3705.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall provide assistance for the
establishment of Centers for Industrial Technology. Such Centers
shall be affiliated with any university, or other nonprofit institution,
or group thereof, that applies for and is awarded a grant or enters
into a cooperative agreement under this section. The objective of the
Centers is to enhance technological innovation through—
(1) the participation of individuals from industry and universi-
ties in cooperative technological innovation activities;
(2) the development of the generic research base, important for
technological advance and innovative activity, in which indi-
vidual firms have little incentive to invest, but which may have
significant economic or strategic importance, such as manufac
turing technology;
(3) the education and training of individuals in the technologi-
cal innovation process;
(4) the improvement of mechanisms for the dissemination of
scientific, engineering, and technical information among univer-
sities and industry;
94 STAT. 2314 PUBLIC LAW 96-480—OCT. 21, 1980
(5) the utilization of the capability and expertise, where appro-
priate, that exists in Federal laboratories; and
(6) the development of continuing financial support from other
mission agencies, from State and local government, and from
industry and universities through, among other means, fees,
licenses, and realties.
(b) AcTiviTiES.—The activities of the Centers shall include, but
need not be limited to—
(1) research supportive of technological and industrial innova-
tion including cooperative industry-university basic and applied
research;
(2) assistance to individuals and small businesses in the genera-
tion, evaluation and development of technological ide£is support-
ive of industrial innovation and new business ventures;
(3) technical assistance and advisory services to industry,
particularly sm£ill businesses; and
(4) curriculum development, training, and instruction in inven-
tion, entrepreneurship, and industrial innovation.
Each Center need not undertake all of the activities under this
subsection.
(c) REQUiREMENTS.—Prior to establishing a Center, the Secretary
shall find that—
(1) consideration has been given to the potential contribution
of the activities proposed under the Center to productivity,
employment, and economic competitiveness of the United Stated;
(2) a high likelihood exists of continuing participation, advice,
financial support, and other contributions from the private
sector;
(3) the host university or other nonprofit institution has a plan
for the management and evaluation of the activities proposed
within the particular Center, including:
(A) the agreement between the parties as to the allocation
of patent rights on a nonexclusive, partially exclusive, or
exclusive license basis to and inventions conceived or made
under the auspices of the Center; and
(B) the consideration of means to place the Center, to the
maximum extent feasible, on a self-sustaining basis;
(4) suitable consideration has been given to the university's or
other nonprofit institution's capabilities and geographical loca-
tion; and
(5) consideration has been given to any effects upon competi-
tion of the activities proposed under the Center.
(d) PiANNiNG GRANTS. —The Secretary is authorized to make
available nonrenewable planning grants to universities or nonprofit
institutions for the purpose of developing a plan required under
subsection (c)(3).
Inventions, title (e) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT U T I U Z A T I O N . — ( 1 ) T o p r o m o t e
acquisition. technological innovation and commercialization of research and
development efforts, each Center has the option of acquiring title to
any invention conceived or made under the auspices of the Center
that was supported at least in part by Federal funds: Provided,
That—
(A) the Center reports the invention to the supporting agency
together with a list of each country in which the Center elects to
file a patent application on the invention;
(B) said option shall be exercised at the time of disclosure of
invention or within such time thereafter as may be provided in
the grant or cooperative agreement;
PUBLIC LAW 96-480—OCT. 21, 1980 94 STAT. 2315
(C) the Center intends to promote the commercialization of the
invention and file a United States patent application;
(D) royalties be used for compensation of the inventor or for
educational or research activities of the Center;
(E) the Center make periodic reports to the supporting agency,
and the supporting agency may treat information contained in
such reports as privileged and confidential technical, commer-
cial, and financial information and not subject to disclosures
under the Freedom of Information Act; and
(F) any Federal department or agency shall have the royalty-
free right to practice, or have practiced on its behalf, the
invention for governmental purposes.
The supporting agency shall have the right to acquire title to any
patent on an invention in any country in which the Center elects not
to file a patent application or fails to file within a reasonable time.
(2) Where a Center has retained title to an invention under Applicant
paragraph (1) of this subsection the supporting agency shall have the licensing
requirement.
right to require the Center or its licensee to grant a nonexclusive,
partially exclusive, or exclusive license to a responsible applicant or
applicants, upon terms that are reasonable under the circumstances,
if the supporting agency determines, after public notice and opportu-
nity for hearing, that such action is necessary—
(A) because the Center or licensee has not taken and is not
expected to take timely and effective action to achieve practical
application of the invention;
(B) to meet health, safety, environmental, or national security
needs which are not reasonably satisfied by the contractor or
licensee; or
(C) because the granting of exclusive rights in the invention
has tended substantially to lessen competition or to result in
undue market concentration in the United States in any line of
commerce to which the technology relates.
(3) Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, institu- U.S. Courts of
tion, or other entity adversely affected by a supporting agency Claims, petition.
determination made under paragraph (2) of this subsection may, at
any time within 60 days after the determination is issued, file a
petition to the United States Court of Claims which shall have
jurisdiction to determine that matter de novo and to affirm, reverse,
or modify as appropriate, the determination of the supporting
agency.
(f) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION.—The supporting agency may re- Antitrust laws.
quest the Attorney General's opinion whether the proposed joint
research activities of a Center would violate any of the antitrust laws.
The Attorney General shall advise the supporting agency of his
determination and the reasons for it within 120 days after receipt of
such request.
SEC. 7. GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. 15 u s e 3706.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants and enter into
cooperative agreements according to the provisions of this section in
order to assist any activity consistent with this Act, including
activities performed by individuals. The total amount of any such
grant or cooperative agreement may not exceed 75 percent of the
total cost of the program.
0)) ELIGIBILITY AND PROCEDURE.—Any person or institution may
apply to the Secretary for a grant or cooperative agreement available
under this section. Application shall be made in such form and
manner, and with such content and other submissions, as the Direc-
94 STAT. 2316 PUBLIC LAW 96-480—OCT. 21, 1980
tor shall prescribe. The Secretary shall act upon each such applica-
tion within 90 days after the date on which all required information is
received,
(c) T^RMS AND CONDITIONS.—
(1) Any grant made, or cooperative agreement entered into,
under this section shall be subject to the limitations and provi-
sions set forth in paragraph (2) of this subsection, and to such
other terms, conditions, and requirements as the Secretary
deems necessary or appropriate.
(2) Any person who receives or utilizes any proceeds of any
grant made or cooperative agreement entered into under this
section shall keep such records as the Secretary shall by regula-
tion prescribe as being necessary and appropriate to facilitate
effective audit and evaluation, including records which fully
disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of such
proceeds, the total cost of the program or project in connection
with which such proceeds were used, and the amount, if any, of
such costs which was provided through other sources.
15 u s e 3707. SEC. 8. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION CENTERS FOR INDUSTRIAL
TECHNOLOGY.
(a) EsTABUSHMENT AND PROVISIONS.—The National Science Foun-
dation shall provide assistance for the establishment of Centers for
Industrial Technology. Such Centers shall be affiliated with a univer-
sity, or other nonprofit institution, or a group thereof. The objective
of the Centers is to enhance technological innovation as provided in
section 6(a) through the conduct of activities as provided in section
603). The provisions of sections 6(e) and 6(f) shall apply to Centers
established under this section.
Ob) PLANNING GRANTS.—The National Science Foundation is
authorized to make available nonrenewable planning grants to
universities or nonprofit institutions for the purpose of developing
the plan, as described under section 6(cX3).
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Grants, contracts, and cooperative
agreements entered into by the National Science Foundation in
execution of the powers and duties of the National Science Founda-
tion under this Act shall be governed by the National Science
42 use 1861 Foundation Act of 1950 and other pertinent Acts.
note.
15 u s e 3708. SEC. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.
(a) COORDINATION.—The Secretary and the National Science Foun-
dation shall, on a continuing basis, obtain the advice and cooperation
of departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are
affected by the programs established under this Act, including the
development of an agenda for research and policy experimentation.
These departments and agencies shall include but not be limited to
the Departments of Defense, Energy, Education, Health and Human
Services, Housing and Urban Development, the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Small Business Administration, Council of Economic Advisers, Coun-
cil on Environmental Quality, and Office of Science and Technology
Policy.
(b) COOPERATION.—It is the sense of the Congress that departments
and agencies, including the Federal laboratories, whose missions are
affected by, or could contribute to, the programs established under
this Act, should, within the limits of budgetary authorizations and
appropriations, support or participate in activities or projects author-
ized by this Act.
PUBLIC LAW 96-480—OCT. 21, 1980 94 STAT. 2317
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORIZATION.—
(1) Departments and agencies described in subsection (b) are
authorized to participate in, contribute to, and serve as resources
for the Centers and for any other activities authorized under this
Act.
(2) The Secretary and the National Science Foundation are
authorized to receive moneys and to receive other forms of
assistance from other departments or agencies to support activi-
ties of the Centers and any other activities authorized under this
Act.
(d) COOPERATIVE EFFORTS.—The Secretary and the National Sci-
ence Foundation shall, on a continuing basis, provide each other the
opportunity to comment on any proposed program of activity under
section 6, 8, or 13 of this Act before funds are committed to such
program in order to mount complementary efforts and avoid
duplication.
SEC. 10. NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY BOARD. 15 USC 3709.
(a) EsTABUSHMENT.—There shall be established a committee to be
known as the National Industrial Technology Board.
(b) DUTIES.—The Board shall take such steps as may be necessary to
review annually the activities of the Office and advise the Secretary
and the Director with respect to—
(1) the formulation and conduct of activities under section 5 of
this title;
(2) the designation and operation of Centers and their pro-
grams under section 6 of this Act including assistance in estab-
lishing priorities;
(3) the preparation of the report required under section 5(d);
and
(4) such other matters as the Secretary or Director refers to the
Board, including the establishment of Centers under section 8 of
this Act, for review and advice.
The Director shall make available to the Board such information,
personnel, and administrative services and assistance as it may
reasonably require to carry out its duties. The National Science
Foundation shall make available to the Board such informadon and
assistance as it may reasonably require to carry out its duties.
(c) MEMBERSHIP, TERMS, AND POWERS.—
(1) The Board shall consist of 15 voting members who shall be
appointed by the Secretary. The Director shall serve as a nonvot-
ing member of the Board. The members of the Board shall be
individuals who, by reason of knowledge, experience, or training
are especially qualified in one or more of the disciplines and
fields dealing with technology, labor, and industrial innovation
or who are affected by technological innovation. The majority of
the members of the Board shall be individuals from industry and
business.
(2) The term of office of a voting member of the Board shall be 3
years, except that of the original appointees, five shall be
appointed for a term of 1 year, five shall be appointed for a term
of 2 years, and five shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
(3) Any individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before
the expiration of the term for which his or her predecessor w£is
appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such
term. No individual may be appointed as a voting member after
serving more than two full terms as such a member.
94 STAT. 2318 PUBLIC LAW 96-480—OCT. 21, 1980
(4) The Board shall select a voting member to serve as the
Chairperson and another voting member to serve as the Vice
Chairperson. The Vice Chairperson shall perform the functions
of the Chairperson in the absence or incapacity of the
Chairperson.
(5) Voting members of the Board may receive compensation at
a daily rate for GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332
of title 5, United States Code, when actually engaged in the
performance of duties for such Board, and may be reimbursed for
actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of
such duties.
15 u s e 3710. SEC. 11. UTILIZATION OF FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY.
(a) POLICY.—It is the continuing responsibility of the Federal
Government to ensure the full use of the results of the Nation's
Technology Federal investment in research and development. To this end the
transfer. Federal Government shall strive where appropriate to transfer
federally owned or originated technology to State and local govern-
ments and to the private sector.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
OFFICES.—Each Federal laboratory shall establish an Office of Re-
search and Technology Applications. Laboratories having existing
organizational structures which perform the functions of this section
may elect to combine the Office of Research and Technology Applica-
tions within the existing organization. The staffing and funding
levels for these offices shall be determined between each Federal
laboratory and the Federal agency operating or directing the labora-
tory, except that (1) each laboratory having a total annual budget
exceeding $20,000,000 shall provide at least one professional individ-
ual full-time as staff for its Office of Research and Technology
Applications, and (2) after September 30, 1981, each Federal agency
which operates or directs one or more Federal laboratories shall
make available not less than 0.5 percent of the agency's research and
development budget to support the technology transfer function at
the agency and at its laboratories, including support of the Offices of
Waiver. Research and Technology Applications. The agency head may waive
Submittal to the requirements set forth in (1) and/or (2) of this subsection. If the
Congress. agency head waives either requirement (1) or (2), the agency head
shall submit to Congress at the time the President submits the budget
to Congress an explanation of the reasons for the waiver and
alternate plans for conducting the technology transfer function at the
agency.
(c) FUNCTIONS OF RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
OFFICES.—It shall be the function of each Office of Research and
Technology Applications—
(1) to prepare an application Eissessment of each research and
development project in which that laboratory is engaged which
has potential for successful application in State or local govern-
ment or in private industry;
(2) to provide and disseminate information on federally owned
or originated products, processes, and services having potential
application to State and local governments and to private
industry;
(3) to cooperate with and assist the Center for the Utilization of
Federal Technology and other organizations which link the
research and development resources of that laboratory and the
Federal Government as a whole to potential users in State and
local government and private industry; and
PUBLIC LAW 96-480—OCT. 21, 1980 94 STAT. 2319
(4) to provide technical assistance in response to requests from
State and local government officials.
Agencies which have established organizational structures outside
their Federal laboratories which have as their principal purpose the
transfer of federally owned or originated technology to State and
local government and to the private sector may elect to perform the
functions of this subsection in such organizational structures. No
Office of Research and Technology Applications or other organiza-
tional structures performing the functions of this subsection shall
substantially compete with similar services available in the private
sector.
(d) CENTER FOR THE UTIUZATION OF FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY.—There Establishment.
is hereby established in the Department of Commerce a Center for
the Utilization of Federal Technology. The Center for the Utilization
of Federal Technology shall—
(1) serve as a central clearinghouse for the collection, dissemi-
nation and transfer of information on federally owned or origi-
nated technologies having potential application to State and
local governments and to private industry;
(2) coordinate the activities of the Offices of Research and
Technology Applications of the Federal laboratories;
(3) utilize the expertise and services of the National Science
Foundation and the existing Federal Laboratory Consortium for
Technology Transfer; particularly in dealing with State and local
governments;
(4) receive requests for technical assistance from State and
local governments and refer these requests to the appropriate
Federal laboratories;
(5) provide funding, at the discretion of the Secretary, for
Federal laboratories to provide the assistance specified in subsec-
tion (c)(4); and
(6) use appropriate technology transfer mechanisms such as
personnel exchanges and computer-based systems.
(e) AGENCY REPORTING.—Each Federal agency which operates or
directs one or more Federal laboratories shall prepare biennially a
report summarizing the activities performed by that agency and its
Federal laboratories pursuant to the provisions of this section. The
report shall be transmitted to the Center for the Utilization of
Federal Technology by November 1 of each year in which it is due.
SEC. 12. NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY MEDAL. 15 USC 3711.
(a) EsTABUSHMENT.—There is hereby established a National Tech-
nology Medal, which shall be of such design and materials and bear
such inscriptions as the President, on the basis of recommendations
submitted by the Office of Science and Technology Policy, may
prescribe.
Qo) AWARD.—The President shall periodically award the medal, on
the basis of recommendations received from the Secretary or on the
basis of such other information and evidence as he deems appropri-
ate, to individuals or companies, which in his judgment are deserving
of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to
the promotion of technology or technological manpower for the
improvement of the economic, environmental, or social well-being of
the United States.
(c) PRESENTATION.—The presentation of the award shall be made by
the President with such ceremonies as he may deem proper.
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15 use 3712. SEC. 13. PERSONNEL EXCHANGES.
The Secretary and the National Science Foundation, jointly, shall
establish a program to foster the exchange of scientific and technical
personnel among academia, industry, and Federal laboratories. Such
program shall include both (1) federally supported exchemges and (2)
efforts to stimulate exchanges without Federal funding.
15 u s e 3713. SEC. 14. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
purposes of carrying out section 6, not to exceed $19,000,000 for the
fiscal year ending September 30,1981, $40,000,000 for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1982, $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1983, and $60,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
ending September 30,1984, and 1985.
0)) In addition to authorizations of appropriations under subsection
(a), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act, not to exceed
$5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, $9,000,000
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, and $14,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1983, 1984, and 1985.
(c) Such sums as may be appropriated under subsections (a) and Ot))
shall remain available until expended.
(d) To enable the National Science Foundation to carry out its
powers and duties under this Act only such sums may be appropri-
ated as the Congress may authorize by law.
15 u s e 3714. SEC. 15. SPENDING AUTHORITY.
No payments shall be made or contracts shall be entered into
pursuant to this Act except to such extent or in such amounts as are
provided in advance in appropriation Acts.
Approved October 21, 1980.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
HOUSE REPORT No. 96-1199 (Comm. on Science and Technology).
SENATE REPORT No. 96-781 (eomm. on eommerce, Science, and Transportation).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980):
May 28, considered and passed Senate.
Sept. 8, considered and passed House, amended.
Sept. 26, Senate concurred in certain House amendments, disagreed to others,
and concurred in remainder with amendments.
Oct. 1, House receded from amendments in disagreement and concurred in
Senate amendments.
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