Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§4026 Cooperative Research and Development Agreements Under Stevenson-wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART V — ACQUISITION › Subpart E — Research and Engineering › CHAPTER 301 — RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER II — AGREEMENTS › § 4026
Summary
The Secretary of Defense and military departments may let directors of federally funded research centers sign cooperative research and development agreements with private parties, government units, or others under that Act and transfer technology to non‑federal parties.
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Title 10, §4026
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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 (15 U.S.C. 3710a). Technology may be transferred to a non-Federal party to such an agreement consistent with the provisions of section 11 and 12 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 3710, 3710a).
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification The text of section 2371(i) of this title, which was transferred to this section, redesignated as text of section, and amended by Pub. L. 104–201, § 267(c)(1)(A), (B), was based on Pub. L. 103–355, title I, § 1301(b), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3286.
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 1844(b)(1), which directed the renumbering of section 2371a of this title as section 4143 instead of this section, was repealed, and a new section 1844(b) was enacted, by Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(u)(5)(D), effective as if included therein, so that such renumbering was no longer directed. Pub. L. 116–283, § 1841(b)(1), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(u)(2)(B), renumbered section 2371a of this title as this section. 1997—Pub. L. 105–85 inserted “Defense” before “Advanced Research Projects Agency”. 1996—Pub. L. 104–201 transferred section 2371(i) of this title 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 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and note below. Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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10 U.S.C. § 4026
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102