H.R. 1711: Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2013
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H.R. 1711: Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-24 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-24 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2013
Plain summary
Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to make funds available to DOE national laboratories for the federal cost share of cooperative research and development agreements that support the maturing of laboratory technology and the transferring of it to the private sector. Requires the Secretary to: (1) determine the apportionment of such funds to each DOE national laboratory; (2) ensure that special consideration is given to small business firms and consortia involving such firms in the selection of which agreements will receive such funds; and (3) ensure that the performance evaluation metrics of each laboratory's 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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Official text
Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] reported raising $6.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr1711.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr1711 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113