§3704b–2 Transfer of Federal scientific and technical information

Summary

Federal agencies must send unclassified scientific, technical, and engineering information from federally funded research to the National Technical Information Service so it can be shared with businesses, schools, state and local governments, and other agencies. Only information that could already be released to the public is to be sent. Examples include technical reports, computer software, application assessments under section 3710(c), training technology, and other federally owned or originated technologies. The Secretary must create rules for this transfer within one year after February 14, 1992. Each year, as part of the report required under section 3704b(f)(3), the Secretary must tell Congress how these transfer efforts are going. The report must evaluate how complete each agency’s transfers are, describe how the information is used, give plans to improve public access, and recommend any needed laws to make access better.