FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

SEC. 6102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.— The Congress finds and declares that— (1) Federal agencies, particularly the Department of Defense, have made extensive investments of public funds in the development of education and training software; (2) much knowledge and education and training software, especially computer programs and videodisc systems, is directly transferable to the private sector or could be transferable to the private sector after conversion; (3) the transfer of education and training software to the public and private sector could properly augment existing Federal programs for the training of new industrial workers or the retraining of workers whose jobs have been disrupted because of technological developments, foreign trade, and changes in consumer requirements; and (4) the transfer of education and training software to the public and private sector would be especially beneficial to small business concerns which lack the resources to develop such software independently. (b) Purpose.— Therefore, it is the purpose of this chapter to facilitate the transfer of education and training software from Federal agencies to the public and private sector and to State and local governments and agencies thereof, including educational systems and educational institutions, in order to support the education, training, and retraining of industrial workers, especially workers in small business concerns.