10 USC § 4026 - Cooperative research and development agreements under Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980

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source_credit: "(Added and amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title II, § 267(c)(1)(A), (B), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2468, § 2371a; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, § 1073(a)(50), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1903; renumbered § 4026 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §§ 1841(b)(1), 1844(b)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4243, 4245; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(u)(2)(B), (5)(B), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2151, 2154.)"
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# § 4026. Cooperative research and development agreements under Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980

15 U.S.C. 3710a15 U.S.C. 3710

The Secretary of Defense, in carrying out research projects through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the Secretary of each military department, in carrying out research projects, may permit the director of any federally funded research and development center to enter into cooperative research and development agreements with any person, any agency or instrumentality of the United States, any unit of State or local government, and any other entity under the authority granted by section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (). Technology may be transferred to a non-Federal party to such an agreement consistent with the provisions of sections 11 and 12 of such Act (, 3710a).

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**Source Credit**: (Added and amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title II, § 267(c)(1)(A), (B), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2468, § 2371a; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, § 1073(a)(50), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1903; renumbered § 4026 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §§ 1841(b)(1), 1844(b)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4243, 4245; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(u)(2)(B), (5)(B), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2151, 2154.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

The text of , which was transferred to this section, redesignated as text of section, and amended by , (B), was based on , , .

### Amendments

2021—, which directed the renumbering of  as section 4143 instead of this section, was repealed, and a new section 1844(b) was enacted, by , effective as if included therein, so that such renumbering was no longer directed.

, as amended by , renumbered  as this section.

1997— inserted “Defense” before “Advanced Research Projects Agency”.

1996— transferred  to this section, added section catchline, and struck out subsec. (i) designation and heading which read as follows: “Cooperative Research and Development Agreements Under Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980”. See Codification note above.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Amendment by  applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of  as enacted, see , set out in a note preceding  and note below.

Amendment by  effective , with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see , set out as a note preceding .