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[CITE: 10USC2519]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                PART IV--SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
 
 CHAPTER 148--NATIONAL DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE, DEFENSE 
                  REINVESTMENT, AND DEFENSE CONVERSION
 
 SUBCHAPTER III--PROGRAMS FOR DEVELOPMENT, APPLICATION, AND SUPPORT OF 
                          DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGIES
 
Sec. 2519. Federal Defense Laboratory Diversification Program

    (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a program in accordance with this section for the purpose of 
promoting cooperation between Department of Defense laboratories and 
industry on research and development of dual-use technologies in order 
to further the national security objectives set forth in section 2501(a) 
of this title.
    (b) Partnerships.--(1) The Secretary shall provide for the 
establishment under the program of cooperative arrangements (hereinafter 
in this section referred to as ``partnerships'') between a Department of 
Defense laboratory and eligible firms and nonprofit research 
corporations. A partnership may also include one or more additional 
Federal laboratories, institutions of higher education, agencies of 
State and local governments, and other entities, as determined 
appropriate by the Secretary.
    (2) For purposes of this section, a federally funded research and 
development center shall be considered a Department of Defense 
laboratory if the center is sponsored by the Department of Defense.
    (c) Assistance Authorized.--(1) The Secretary may make grants, enter 
into contracts, enter into cooperative agreements and other transactions 
pursuant to section 2371 of this title, and enter into cooperative 
research and development agreements under section 12 of the Stevenson-
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) in order to 
establish partnerships.
    (2) Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary may provide a 
partnership with technical and other assistance in order to facilitate 
the achievement of the purpose of this section.
    (d) Financial Commitment of Non-Federal Government Participants.--
(1) The Secretary shall ensure that the non-Federal Government 
participants in a partnership make a substantial contribution to the 
total cost of partnership activities. The amount of the contribution 
shall be commensurate with the risk undertaken by such participants and 
the potential benefits of the activities for such participants.
    (2) The regulations prescribed pursuant to section 2511(c)(2) of 
this title shall apply to in-kind contributions made by non-Federal 
Government participants in a partnership.
    (e) Selection Process.--Competitive procedures shall be used in the 
establishment of partnerships.
    (f) Selection Criteria.--The criteria for the selection of a 
proposed partnership for establishment under this section shall include 
the criteria set forth in section 2511(e) of this title.
    (g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the 
purposes of this section.

(Added Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title XI, Sec. 1113(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 
108 Stat. 2864; amended Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title X, Sec. 1081(d), 
Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 454.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1081(d)(1), struck out 
``referred to in section 2511(b) of this title'' after ``corporations''.
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1081(d)(2), substituted ``section 
2511(e)'' for ``section 2511(f)''.
