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APPENDIX 



c 



Legislation Related to 

 ONR Technology Transfer 



(Source: Technology Innovation, Federal Laboratory Consortium Special Re- 

 ports Series No. 1 , West Publishing Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, August 1994) 



The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 - (Pubhc Law 96- 

 480) 



• required federal laboratories to take an active role in technical coopera- 

 tion 



• established Offices of Research and Technology Apphcation (ORTAs) at 

 major federal laboratories 



• established the Center for the Utihzation of Federal Technology within 

 the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) to aid in the dissemination of 

 information. 



The Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 - (Pubhc Law 96-517) 



• allowed small businesses and not-for-profit groups to obtain title to inven- 

 tions developed with government support, to encourage cooperation between the 

 government and private groups in developing technology. 



The Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982 - (Pubhc Law 97- 

 219) 



• required agencies to provide special funds for small business research and 

 development (R&D) with applications for defense needs. 



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