SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER COORDINATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL LABORATORIES.

SEC. 3174. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER COORDINATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL LABORATORIES. (a) Technology Transfer Coordination.—It is the sense of Congress that, within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy should ensure, for each national laboratory, the following:113 STAT. 950 (1) Consistency of technology transfer policies and procedures with respect to patenting, licensing, and commercialization. (2) Training to ensure that laboratory personnel responsible for patenting, licensing, and commercialization activities are knowledgeable of the appropriate legal, procedural, and ethical standards. (b) Definition of National Laboratory.—As used in this section, the term “national laboratory” means any of the following laboratories: (1) The Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico. (2) The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California. (3) The Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Livermore, California.