§5512 — Title 15 Commerce and Trade | U.S. Code

Summary

The program must push agencies to support big, long-term, team-based research in networking and information technology that helps agency missions and could boost the nation’s economic competitiveness and other public benefits. This work can range from basic research to demonstrations and should aim to produce important new discoveries. An advisory committee will suggest which research areas the program should consider. Projects must be chosen by a competitive, merit-based process. They should, when possible, involve colleges and industry and may include nonprofit research centers and Federal labs. Projects should, when possible, link with state and private efforts and must include a plan to move discoveries from schools and Federal labs into industry. Agencies may favor projects that include non‑Federal cost sharing.

Title 15, §5512

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(a)The Program shall encourage the participating agencies to support foundational, large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary, and interagency information technology research and development activities in networking and information technology directed toward agency mission areas that have the potential for significant contributions to national economic competitiveness and for other significant societal benefits. Such activities, ranging from basic research to the demonstration of technical solutions, shall be designed to advance the development of fundamental discoveries. The advisory committee established under section 5511(b) of this title shall make recommendations to the Program for candidate research and development areas for support under this section.

(b)(1)Research and development activities under this section shall—

(A)include projects selected on the basis of applications for support through a competitive, merit-based process;

(B)to the extent practicable, involve collaborations among researchers in institutions of higher education and industry, and may involve nonprofit research institutions and Federal laboratories, as appropriate;

(C)to the extent practicable, leverage Federal investments through collaboration with related State and private sector initiatives; and

(D)include a plan for fostering the transfer of research discoveries and the results of technology demonstration activities, including from institutions of higher education and Federal laboratories, to industry for commercial development.

(2)In selecting applications for support, the agencies may give special consideration to projects that include cost sharing from non-Federal sources.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 5512, Pub. L. 102–194, title I, § 102, Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1598, related to the National Research and Education Network, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–329, title I, § 105(g), Jan. 6, 2017, 130 Stat. 2982.

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