,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #deif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #g1 #bjag,mr4
 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new ,mexico 7=       
himself & ,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am (
 ,new ,mexico7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1
 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
make funds available to ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,en]gy ,national ,laboratories = !      
,f$]al %>e ( coop]ative rese>* &        
developm5t agreem5ts t support matur+   
,laboratory te*nology & transf]r+ x to !
 private sector1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,coop]ative ,rese>* & ,developm5t ,fund 
,au?orization ,act ( #bjag4  #b4        
,coop]ative rese>* & developm5t fund    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all 
make funds available to ,dep>tm5t (     
,en]gy ,national ,laboratories = !      
,f$]al %>e ( coop]ative rese>* &        
developm5t agreem5ts t support matur+   
laboratory te*nology & transf]r+ x to ! 
private sector4  7b7 ,apportionm5t  7#a7

 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all    
det]m9e ! apportionm5t ( su* funds to   
ea* ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy ,national        
,laboratory & %all ensure t special     
consid]ation is giv5 to small bus9ess   
firms & consortia involv+ small bus9ess 
firms 9 ! selection process = :i*       
coop]ative rese>* & developm5t agreem5ts
 w receive su* funds4  7#b7 ,def9ition  
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m small bus9ess firm
 has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #d (
 ! ,/ev5son-,wydl] ,te*nology           
,innovation ,act ( #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#cgjc74  7c7 ,p]=mance evaluation       
metrics ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all      
ensure t ! p]=mance evaluation metrics (
 ea* ,national ,laboratory op]at+       
contractor provide inc5tives =1 &       
measure ! effectiv5ess (1 ! contractor's
 coop]ative rese>* & developm5t agreem5t
 program at matur+ laboratory te*nology 
& transf]r+ x to ! private sector4  7d7 
,report+  7#a7 ,requirem5t ,! ,secret>y 
( ,en]gy %all annually transmit to      
,congress a report t describes h[ funds 

7 exp5d$ "u ?is section1 includ+ a      
description (--  7,a7 ! types & sizes ( 
non-,f$]al entities t p>ticipat$ 9      
coop]ative rese>* & developm5t agreem5ts
 receiv+ funds "u ?is section2 &  7,b7 !
 economic b5efits result+ f coop]ative  
rese>* & developm5t agreem5ts t receiv$ 
funds "u ?is section 9 previ\s ye>s4    
7#b7 ,consolidation ( reports ,reports  
requir$ "u ?is subsection may be        
consolidat$ ) o!r relat$ reports requir$
 f ! ,secret>y4  7e7 ,sav+s provision   
,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to  
preclude or limit ! use ( fund+ provid$ 
"u o!r au?ority ( law = ent]+ into or   
increas+ ! ,f$]al %>e ( coop]ative      
rese>* & developm5t agreem5ts1 ei!r 9   
comb9ation ) fund+ provid$ "u ?is       
section or sep>ately4  7f7 ,au?orization
 ( appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to  
be appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy  
to c>ry out ?is section #bj1jjj1jjj =   
ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjbb4