H.R. 1797: To promote the use of cooperative research and development agreements by the Department of Energy National Laboratories, and for other purposes.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-06 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To promote the use of cooperative research and development agreements by the Department of Energy National Laboratories, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Instructs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to direct DOE national laboratories, including those administered by the National Nuclear Security Administration, to enter into new or increase the federal share of existing cooperative research and development agreements to better carry out DOE missions. Directs the Secretary to ensure that: (1) special consideration is given to agreements that include small business firms and consortia involving such firms; and (2) the performance evaluation metrics of each national laboratory operating contractor provide incentives for, and measure the effectiveness of, such contractor's cooperative research and development agreement program at maturing laboratory technology and transferring it to the private sector.

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To promote the use of cooperative research and development agreements by the Department of Energy National Laboratories, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] · 2 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1797.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1797 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112