,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #faj  #aae?   
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #eijg
  ,report ,no4 #aae-ghh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se 
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjah   
,mr4 ,hultgr5 7= himself1 ,mr4          
,p]lmutt]1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,texas1 ,mr4    
,lucas1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4       
,knight1 ,mr4 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 
,bab91 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,l\isiana1 ,mrs4  
,lesko1 & ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new    
,mexico7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,june #bg1        
#bjah;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,abraham
  ,june #bg1 #bjah ,committ$ to !       
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide directors ( ! ,national     
,laboratories signature au?ority = c]ta9
 agreem5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,national ,innovation ,mod]nization by  
,laboratory ,emp[]m5t ,act or ! ,,nimble
 ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3    
7#a7 ,dep>tm5t ,! t]m ,dep>tm5t means ! 

,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy4  7#b7 ,national     
laboratory ,! t]m ,national ,laboratory 
means a ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy nonmilit>y   
national laboratory1 includ+--  7,a7    
,ames ,laboratory2  7,b7 ,argonne       
,national ,laboratory2  7,c7 ,brookhav5 
,national ,laboratory2  7,d7 ,f]mi      
,national ,accel]ator ,laboratory2  7,e7
 ,idaho ,national ,laboratory2  7,f7    
,lawr5ce ,b]keley ,national ,laboratory2
  7,g7 ,national ,en]gy ,te*nology      
,laboratory2  7,h7 ,national ,r5ewable  
,en]gy ,laboratory2  7,i7 ,oak ,ridge   
,national ,laboratory2  7,j7 ,pacific   
,nor?we/ ,national ,laboratory2  7,k7   
,pr9ceton ,plasma ,physics ,laboratory2 
7,l7 ,savannah ,riv] ,national          
,laboratory2  7,m7 ,/an=d ,l9e>         
,accel]ator ,c5t]2  7,n7 ,?omas         
,jeff]son ,national ,accel]ator         
,facility2 &  7,o7 any laboratory op]at$
 by ! ,national ,nucle> ,security       
,adm9i/ration1 b only ) respect to !    
civilian en]gy activities !re(4  7#c7   
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      

,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  #c4 ,public-private
 p>tn]%ips = comm]cialization  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,subject to subsections 7b7 & 7c71
 ! ,secret>y %all delegate to directors 
( ! ,national ,laboratories signature   
au?ority ) respect to any agreem5t      
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 ! total co/ ( 
:i* 7includ+ ! ,national ,laboratory    
contributions & project recipi5t co/    
%>e7 is less ?an #a1jjj1jjj1 if su* an  
agreem5t falls )9 ! scope (--  7#a7 a   
/rategic plan = ! ,national ,laboratory 
t has be5 approv$ by ! ,dep>tm5t2 or    
7#b7 ! mo/ rec5t congressionally approv$
 budget = ,dep>tm5t activities to be    
c>ri$ out by ! ,national ,laboratory4   
7b7 ,agreem5ts ,subsection 7a7 applies  
to-- 7#a7 a coop]ative rese>* &         
developm5t agreem5t2  7#b7 a non-,f$]al 
"w-=-o!rs agreem5t2 &  7#c7 any o!r     
agreem5t det]m9$ to be appropriate by ! 
,secret>y1 9 collaboration ) ! directors
 ( ! ,national ,laboratories4  7c7      
,adm9i/ration  7#a7 ,acc\ntability ,!   
director ( ! affect$ ,national          

,laboratory & ! affect$ contractor %all 
c>ry out an agreem5t "u ?is section 9   
accordance ) applicable policies ( !    
,dep>tm5t1 includ+ by ensur+ t !        
agreem5t does n compromise any national 
security1 economic1 or environm5tal     
int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7         
,c]tification ,! director ( ! affect$   
,national ,laboratory & ! affect$       
contractor %all c]tify t ea* activity   
c>ri$ out "u a project = :i* an agreem5t
 is ent]$ into "u ?is section does n    
pres5t1 or m9imizes1 any app>5t conflict
 ( int]e/1 & avoids or neutralizes any  
actual conflict ( int]e/1 z a result ( !
 agreem5t "u ?is section4  7#c7         
,availability ( records ,)9 #cj days (  
ent]+ an agreem5t "u ?is section1 !     
director ( a ,national ,laboratory %all 
submit to ! ,secret>y = monitor+ &      
review all records ( ! ,national        
,laboratory relat+ to ! agreem5t4  7#d7 
,rates ,! director ( a ,national        
,laboratory may *>ge high] rates =      
s]vices p]=m$ "u a p>tn]%ip agreem5t    

ent]$ into pursuant to ?is section1     
reg>dless ( ! full co/ ( recov]y1 if su*
 funds are us$ exclusively to support   
fur!r rese>* & developm5t activities at 
! respective ,national ,laboratory4  7d7
 ,exception ,?is section does n apply to
 any agreem5t ) a majority =eign-own$   
company4  7e7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section  
#ab ( ! ,/ev5son-,wydl] ,te*nology      
,innovation ,act ( #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#cgaj;a7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection  
7a7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#a7 
& 7#b7 z subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b71      
respectively1 & ind5t+ ! subp>agraphs   
appropriately2  7,b7 by /rik+ ,ea*      
,f$]al ag5cy & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph     
7#b71 ea* ,f$]al ag5cy  2 &  7,c7 by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,exception
 ,not)/&+ p>agraph 7#a71 9 accordance ) 
section #c7;a7 ( ! ,,nimble ,act1       
approval by ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all n 
be requir$ = any te*nology transf]      
agreem5t propos$ to be ent]$ into by a  
,national ,laboratory ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   

,en]gy1 ! total co/ ( :i* 7includ+ !    
,national ,laboratory contributions &   
project recipi5t co/ %>e7 is less ?an   
#a1jjj1jjj4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7b71
 by /rik+ subsection 7a77#a7 ea* place x
 appe>s & ins]t+ subsection             
7a77#a77;,a74  #d4 ,sav+s clause ,no?+ 9
 ?is ,act or an am5dm5t made by ?is ,act
 abrogates or o!rwise affects ! prim>y  
responsibilities ( any ,national        
,laboratory to ! ,dep>tm5t4  ,june #bg1 
#bjah ,committ$ to ! ,committee ( !     
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$