HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY PROGRAM

SEC. 218. HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY PROGRAM (a) Authorization.—(1) Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense pursuant to section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, $60,520,000 of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1988 and $60,520,000 of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1989 may be obligated only for 101 STAT. 1053 research and development relating to superconductivity at high critical temperatures. (2) Of the amount that may be obligated under paragraph (1), $10,520,000 in the case of fiscal year 1988, and $10,520,000 in the case of fiscal year 1989, may be obligated only for support of research and development activities that— (A) are conducted under the superconductor program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of the Department of Defense or under the superconductor program of any other entity involved in superconductor research and development; (B) accelerate advanced development of superconductor technology to support the Electric Drive program of the Department of Defense. (b) Administrative Provisions.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall determine, with respect to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense Agencies pursuant to section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation for each of fiscal years 1988 and 1989, the amount to be derived from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and each of the Defense Agencies in each such fiscal year to carry out the high-temperature superconductivity research and development activities of the Department of Defense under this section. (2) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, shall— (A) coordinate the research and development activities of the Department of Defense relating to high-temperature superconductivity; and (B) ensure that such research and development— (i) is carried out in coordination with the high-temperature superconductivity research and development activities of the Department of Energy (including the national laboratories of the Department of Energy), the National Science Foundation, the National Bureau of Standards, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and (ii) complements rather than duplicates such activities. (c) Technology Transfer to Private Sector.—(1) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, shall take appropriate action to ensure that high-temperature superconductivity technology resulting from the research activities of the Department of Defense is transferred to the private sector. Such transfer shall be made in accordance with section 10(e) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710(e)), other applicable provisions of law, and Executive Order Number 12591, dated April 10, 1987. (2) The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, shall ensure that the national laboratories of the Department of Energy participate, to the maximum appropriate extent, in the transfer to the private sector of technology developed under the Department of Defense superconductivity program in the national laboratories.