Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§2416 Contracts and Other Funding Arrangements

Title 15 › Chapter 51— NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE › Subchapter II— NATIONAL CENTER FOR PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE › § 2416

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Contracts or funding under this chapter are allowed only if they match chapter goals and benefit public or private users; include a plan to evaluate the demonstration and keep improvement data, carried out by participants under Center specifications or by/for the Center; and require participants to make any innovations public. No contract may exceed three years. Non‑Federal shares may be cash or fairly valued in‑kind items (e.g., plant, equipment, services).

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §2416

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(a)No contracts or other funding arrangements may be entered into under this chapter unless—

(1)such contracts or other funding arrangements will be consistent with the policies and purposes of this chapter and of potential benefit to other users in the public or private sectors;

(2)provisions are made to evaluate the demonstration program and maintain improvement data, such evaluation either to be implemented by the participating parties in accordance with specifications established by the Center, or to be implemented by or on behalf of the Center; and

(3)the participating parties agree that all information relating to any innovation or achievement generated in the course of any Center-funded demonstration program shall be public information.

(b)No contract or other funding arrangement shall be made or entered into pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for a period of more than three years.

(c)Any non-Federal share of a project may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including, but not limited to, plant, equipment, or services.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 2416

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60