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Annex A. Authorizing Legislation for the Advanced Technology Program
Pages 279-286

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From page 281...
... refine manufacturing technologies. The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall assure that the Program focuses on improving the competitive position of the United States and its businesses, gives preference to discoveries and to technologies that have great economic potential, and avoids providing undue advantage to specific companies.
From page 282...
... provide grants to and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with United States businesses (especially small businesses) , provided that emphasis is placed on applying the Institute's research, research techniques, and expertise to those organizations' research programs; (3)
From page 283...
... (4) In determining whether to make an award to a particular joint venture, the Program shall consider whether the members of the joint venture have made provisions for the appropriate participation of small United States businesses in such joint venture.
From page 284...
... the Secretary finds that the company is incorporated in the United States and has a parent company which is incorporated in a country which affords to United States-owned companies opportunities, comparable to those afforded to any other company, to participate in any joint venture similar to those authorized under this chapter; affords to United States-owned companies local investment opportunities comparable to those afforded to any other company; and affords adequate and effective protection for the intellectual property rights of United States-owned companies.
From page 285...
... The United States may reserve a nonexclusive, nontransferable, irrevocable paid-up license, to have practiced for or on behalf of the United States, in connection with any such intellectual property, but shall not, in the exercise of such license, publicly disclose proprietary information related to the license. Title to any such intellectual property shall not be transferred or passed, except to a company incorporated in the United States, until the expiration of the first patent obtained in connection with such intellectual property.
From page 286...
... the term "United States-owned company" means a company that has majority ownership or control by individuals who are citizens of the United States.


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