14 CFR § 1240.101 - Scope.

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title: "14 CFR § 1240.101 - Scope."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "1240.101"
section_name: "Scope."
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part_number: "1240"
part_name: "INVENTIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Section 20136 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act (51 U.S.C. 20136), and the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986, sec. 12, 15 U.S.C. 3710b(1)."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 31120, May 9, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1240.101 Scope.

This subpart applies to awards for any scientific or technical contribution, whether or not patentable, which is determined by the Administrator after referral to the Inventions and Contributions Board to have significant value in the conduct of aeronautical and space activities, upon submission of an application for award to NASA, or upon the Administrator's own initiative, under 51 U.S.C. 20136.

[77 FR 27366, May 10, 2012]