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The Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 - (Public Law 995 12) 



• mandated that technology transfer be a responsibility of all federally em- 

 ployed scientists and engineers and be considered as part of federal laboratory 

 employee performance evaluations 



• established principle of royalty sharing for federal inventors (15 percent 

 minimum) and set up reward system for other innovators 



• chartered the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for Technology 

 Transfer and provided funding for its operations 



• Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRDAs) made pos- 

 sible between government labs and private companies, with negotiation of licens- 

 ing agreements and exchange of personnel, services, and equipment. 



Executive Order 12591 of 1987 - (EO 12591) 



• emphasized the government's commitment to facihtating access to sci- 

 ence and technology. 



National Competitiveness Technology Transfer Act of 1989 - (Public Law 

 101-189; included as Section 3131 of the Department of Defense Authorization 

 Act for FY 1990) 



• granted opportunities to government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) 

 federal laboratories to enter into CRDAs and other activities with universities and 

 private industry 



• provided technology transfer mission for nuclear weapons laboratory 



• revised amount of budgetary support for domestic technology transfer 



Defense Conversion, Reinvestment and Transition Act of 1992 



• provided funding for technology transfer activities 



• established Technology Reinvestment Project (TRP), administered by the 

 Advanced Research P*rojects Agency (ARPA) 



Small Business Technology Transfer Act of 1992 - (PL 102-564) 



• established Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, 

 within DOD and other federal agencies. STTRs are similar to Small Business 

 Innovation Research programs. 



• required federal agencies to fund cooperative R«&D projects with small 

 companies, researchers at universities, federally funded research and develop- 

 ment companies, or nonprofit research institutions. 



Defense Authorization Acts of 1993 and 1994 - (Public Law 102-484; Public 

 Law 103-160) 



• encouraged DOD to transfer technology to small businesses 



• streamlined processes for technology transfer 



