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15 U.S.C. § 3710b

Rewards for scientific, engineering, and technical personnel of Federal agencies

United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective

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15 U.S.C. § 3710b, Rewards for scientific, engineering, and technical personnel of Federal agencies, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/441840
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The head of each Federal agency that is making expenditures at a rate of more than $50,000,000 per fiscal year for research and development in its Government-operated laboratories shall use the appropriate statutory authority to develop and implement a cash awards program to reward its scientific, engineering, and technical personnel for—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 96-480(S. 1250)1980-10-21
    Stevenson Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-502(H.R. 3773)1986-10-20
    Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-418(H.R. 4848)1988-08-23
    Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-519(H.R. 4417)1988-10-24
    A bill to authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for the programs of the National Bureau of Standards for fiscal year 1989, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally