,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ffhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #g1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,neguse 7= himself & ,mr4 ,flood7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to require ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al to     
submit a report on ! disclosure process 
= intellectual prop]ty creat$ "u a      
,f$]al grant1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,improv+ ,effici5cy to ,increase        
,competition ,act4  #b4 ,,gao /udy on ! 
impact ( ,bayh-,dole ,act regulations on
 contractors 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  7a7     
,report requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all brief ! relevant committees1 ) a   
report to foll[ on a mutually agre$ ^u  
date t is n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 t reviews !    
implem5tation ( *apt] #ah ( title #ce1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 7commonly ref]r$ to
 z ! ,bayh-,dole ,act71 specifically )  

reg>d to ! requirem5ts "u t *apt] &     
implem5t+ regulations t a contractor "u 
a fund+ agreem5t ) ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t   
mu/ foll[ ) reg>d to pat5t disclosure4  
,! report %all include1 to ! ext5t      
practicable1 in=mation on ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,! p]c5tage ( inv5tions t are n    
elect$ by contractors to reta9 )9 ! "t  
p]iod provid$ foll[+ ! disclosure ( an  
inv5tion "u "p #dja ( title #cg1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations4  7#b7 ,aft] any   
automatic ext5sion has be5 grant$ & 9 a 
case 9 :i* a contractor reque/s an      
additional ext5sion1 ! numb] ( "t       
ext5sions t are grant$ by ,f$]al ag5cies
 = disclosure1 election1 & fil+ & !     
av]age response "t by ea* ag5cy = any   
su* ext5sion4  7#c7 ,h[ ! report+       
requirem5ts 9 su* *apt] impact ! ability
 ( a contractor to compete ) =eign      
competitors4  7#d7 ,h[ ! ,gov]nm5t uses 
,f$]al report+ "u su* *apt] by          
contractors & sugge/$ improvem5ts to    
ensure !re is an improv$ public-private 
p>tn]%ip4  7#e7 ,b>ri]s t ,f$]al report+

 requirem5ts create = contractors to    
develop inv5tions4  7#f7 ,! "t & ef=t   
in/itutions ( high] education mu/ use = 
! managem5t & report+ requir$ "u su*    
*apt]1 includ+--  7,a7 input f          
contractors ) v>i\s sizes1 budgets1     
geographical positions1 & specialties2  
7,b7 ) respect to any in/itution ( high]
 education includ$ 9 ! report1 a        
consid]ation ( ! specific rese>*        
designations = su* in/itution1 includ+  
,r#a & ,r#b2 &  7,c7 h[ su* contractors 
v>y on ! _! ability to effici5tly comply
 ) ! requirem5ts "u su* *apt]4  7#g7    
,difficulties contractors enc\nt] 9 us+ 
! i,edison sy/em & recomm5dations to    
address ^! difficulties4  7#h7 ,if any  
o!r ,f$]al ag5cy does n use ! pat5t     
report+ sy/em deploy$ by ! ,national    
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology1        
commonly kn[n z i,edison1 :e!r su* ag5cy
 w\ld b5efit f us+ a s+ul> /&>d ,f$]al  
report+ sy/em & :e!r su* ag5cy c        
effectively /&>dize report+ requirem5ts 
9 ord] to /reaml9e processes requir$ by 

contractors4  7#i7 ,! numb] ( disclosure
 sy/ems us$ ?r\gh\t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 
li/$ by :at sy/em is us$ by ea* ,f$]al  
ag5cy1 & ! v>i\s disclosure requirem5ts 
made by ea* su* ag5cy4  7b7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,ability ,! t]m       
ability means "t1 res\rces1 /aff1 & any 
o!r metric det]m9$ necess>y = compliance
 "u ! contract requirem5ts describ$ 9 ! 
,bayh ,dole ,act1 includ+ any regulation
 issu$ "u su* ,act4  7#b7 ,contractor2  
,f$]al ag5cy2 fund+ agreem5t ,! t]ms    
contractor1 ,f$]al ag5cy1 & fund+       
agreem5t h ! mean+ giv5 ^? t]ms 9       
section #bja ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7#c7 ,in/itution ( high]        
education ,! t]m in/itution ( high]     
education has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9      
section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education  
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74     
7#d7 ,relevant committees ,! t]m        
relevant committees means ! foll[+3 7,a7
 ,! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7,b7 ,! ,committee  
on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( !    

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7,c7 ,!       
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7,d7 ,!     
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate4   
7,e7 ,! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1
 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate4  7,f7 ,! 
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor
 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate4