Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986

Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986
Long title	An Act to amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to promote technology transfer by authorizing Government-operated laboratories to enter into cooperative research agreements and by establishing a Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer within the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 99th United States Congress
Effective	October 20, 1986
Citations
Public law	99-502
Statutes at Large	100 Stat. 1785
Codification
Titles amended	15 U.S.C.: Commerce and Trade
U.S.C. sections amended	Chapter 63 § 3701
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 3773 by Don Fuqua (D–FL) on November 18, 1985; Committee consideration by House Science and Technology, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Senate Judiciary, Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks; Passed the House on December 9, 1985 (agreed/passed); Passed the Senate on August 9, 1986 (agreed/passed); Reported by the joint conference committee on October 2, 1986; agreed to by the Senate on October 3, 1986 (agreed) and by the House on October 7, 1986 (agreed); Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 20, 1986;

The United States Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-502) was, after the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, the second major piece of legislation focused on technology transfer from federal government agencies to the commercial sector. The act established the Federal Laboratory Consortium and enabled federal laboratories to enter into Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) and to negotiate licenses for patented inventions made at the laboratory.

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