Congress 107 - S 259 - National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act of 2001

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Alternative energy sources Armed Forces and National Security California Colleges Commerce Communication in science Competitive bidding Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Energy Education Energy Environmental Protection Executive reorganization Federal officials Federal-Indian relations Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Government and business Government contractors Government Operations and Politics Government procurement Higher education Idaho Illinois Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Iowa Labor and Employment Labor mobility Laboratories Law Licenses Minorities Minority business enterprises Missouri Nevada New Jersey New Mexico New York City New York State Nonprofit organizations Nuclear energy research facilities Nuclear weapons Ohio Pennsylvania Poor Public-private partnerships Radioactive wastes Research and development contracts Research and development facilities Science, Technology, Communications Scientists Small business Social Welfare South Carolina Strategic planning Subcontractors Technology transfer Tennessee Texas Transfer of employees Virginia Washington State West Virginia

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National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act of 2001- Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) establish a Technology Infrastructure Program to improve the ability of the National Laboratories to support department missions; (2) provide specified maximum funding among up to ten National Laboratories selected to conduct Technology Infrastructure Program Pilot Programs; (3) require the Director of each National Laboratory to establish a small business advocacy and assistance program; and (4) establish a Technology Transfer Coordinator within the Office of Policy, for oversight and policy development of DOE technology transfer activities.

Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to authorize the Secretary to enter into transactions with public and private entities for research, development, or demonstration projects.

Directs the Secretary to determine whether it is reasonable to ensure whether each contractor operating a National Laboratory or facility has policies and procedures that do not create disincentives to the transfer of scientific, technical, and business personnel among the contractor-operated National Laboratory or facilities.

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Jul 18, 2001

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Feb 6, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1080-1082)
Feb 6, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1079-1080)
Feb 6, 2001

Introduced in Senate

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