Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§4631 Technology Transfer
Title 15 › Chapter 72— SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH › Subchapter II— DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE › § 4631
Summary
Secretary of Energy must create procedures to transfer semiconductor technology and information from the Initiative under applicable law. Within one year after initial funding, Secretary must send a plan to committees named: Senate and House Armed Services; Senate Energy and Natural Resources; and House Science, Space, and Technology.
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Title 15, §4631
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(a)The Secretary of Energy shall adopt procedures to provide for timely and efficient transfer of semiconductor technology developed under the Initiative pursuant to applicable laws, Executive orders, and regulations.
(b)(1)Not later than one year after the date on which funds are first appropriated to conduct the Initiative, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the committees of Congress named in paragraph (2) a plan for the transfer of semiconductor technology and information generated by the Initiative.
(2)The committees of Congress referred to in paragraph (1) are the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.
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1994—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Committee on Science, Space, and Technology” for “Committee on Science and Technology”.
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15 U.S.C. § 4631
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
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Apr 3, 2026
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