,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cefi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #aj1 #bjbd,mr4 
,tillis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !    
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 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     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 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 *apt] #ah ( title
 #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 includ+ any  
regulation issu$ "u t *apt]4  7#b7      
,contractor2 ,f$]al ag5cy2 fund+        
agreem5t ,! t]ms contractor1 ,f$]al     
ag5cy1 & fund+ agreem5t h ! mean+s 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]m 9
 section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774 
7#d7 ,relevant committees ,! t]m        
relevant committees means ! foll[+3 7,a7
 ,! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !       
,s5ate4  7,b7 ,! ,committee on ,comm]ce1
 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate4 
7,c7 ,! ,committee on ,heal?1           
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( !      
,s5ate4  7,d7 ,! ,committee on !        
,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  
7,e7 ,! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &
 ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4
  7,f7 ,! ,committee on ,education & !  
,work=ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4   
7b7 ,report requir$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,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 reg>d+ ! implem5tation ( *apt]   
#ah ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code    
7commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,bayh-,dole     
,act71 specifically ) respect to !      
requirem5ts "u t *apt]1 & ! regulations 
implem5t+ t *apt]1 t a contractor "u a  
fund+ agreem5t ) a ,f$]al ag5cy mu/     
foll[ ) respect to pat5t disclosure4    
7#b7 ,cont5ts ,! report requir$ "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include1 to ! ext5t  
practicable1 in=mation on ! foll[+3 7,a7
 ,! p]c5tage ( inv5tions1 z def9$ 9     
section #bja ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 t are n elect$ by contractors to 
reta9 )9 ! "t p]iod provid$ foll[+ !    
disclosure ( an inv5tion "u "p #dja (   
title #cg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
or any successor regulations4  7,b7     
,aft] any automatic ext5sion ( "t has   
be5 grant$ "u section #dja4ad ( title   
#cg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any
 successor regulation1 & 9 a case 9 :i* 
a contractor reque/s an additional      
ext5sion-- 7i7 ! numb] ( su* ext5sions t

 are grant$ by ,f$]al ag5cies =         
disclosure1 election1 & fil+ "u t       
section2 &  7ii7 ! av]age response "t by
 ea* ,f$]al ag5cy = su* an ext5sion4    
7,c7 ,h[ ! report+ requirem5ts "u *apt] 
#ah ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1   
impact ! ability ( a contractor to      
compete ) =eign competitors4  7,d7 ,h[ !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t uses ,f$]al report+ "u
 *apt] #ah ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 by contractors & sugge/$         
improvem5ts to ensure !re is an improv$ 
public-private p>tn]%ip4  7,e7 ,b>ri]s t
 ,f$]al report+ requirem5ts "u *apt] #ah
 ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1      
create = contractors to develop         
inv5tions1 z def9$ 9 section #bja (     
title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7,f7 ,!
 "t & ef=t in/itutions ( high] education
 mu/ use = ! managem5t & report+ requir$
 "u *apt] #ah ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 includ+-- 7i7 input f           
contractors ) v>i\s sizes1 budgets1     
geographical positions1 & specialties2  
7ii7 ) respect to any in/itution ( high]

 education includ$ 9 ! report1 a        
consid]ation ( ! specific rese>*        
designations = t in/itution1 includ+    
:e!r ! in/itution is classifi$ z an ,r#a
 or ,r#b doctoral univ]sity1 accord+ to 
! ,c>negie ,classification (            
,in/itutions ( ,high] ,education        
framework2 &  7iii7 h[ su* contractors  
v>y on _! ability to effici5tly comply )
 ! requirem5ts "u t *apt]4  7,g7        
,difficulties contractors enc\nt] 9 us+ 
! pat5t report+ sy/em deploy$ by !      
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology 7commonly kn[n z1 & ref]r$ to
 9 ?is p>agraph z1 i,edison7 &          
recomm5dations to address ^?            
difficulties4  7,h7 ,if any o!r ,f$]al  
ag5cy does n use i,edison1 :e!r t ,f$]al
 ag5cy-- 7i7 w\ld b5efit f us+ a s+ul>  
/&>d ,f$]al report+ sy/em2 &  7ii7 c    
effectively /&>dize report+ requirem5ts 
9 ord] to /reaml9e processes requir$ by 
contractors4  7,i7 ,! numb] ( disclosure
 sy/ems us$ ?r\gh\t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 
li/$ by :i* sy/em is us$ by ea* ,f$]al  

ag5cy1 & ! v>i\s disclosure requirem5ts 
made by ea* su* ,f$]al ag5cy4