Technology Investment Agreement (TIA) at
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Authority
- 10 CFR Part 603, P.L. 109-58 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Section 1007 - Other Transaction Authority
10 U.S.C. § 2371
Description
- A Technology Investment Agreement (TIA) is a special type of assistance instrument used to increase the involvement of commercial firms in the Department's RD&D programs. A TIA may be either a type of cooperative agreement or a type of assistance transaction other than a cooperative agreement, depending on the intellectual property provisions. A TIA may be either expenditure based or fixed support.
Features/Characteristics
Technology Investment Agreement - Cooperative Agreement: A legal instrument that is a type of cooperative agreement with more flexible provisions tailored for commercial firms, but with the intellectual property provisions in full compliance with the DOE intellectual property statutes.
<Technology Investment Agreement - Other Transaction: A legal instrument that is an assistance transaction other than a cooperative agreement or a grant, because its intellectual property provisions vary from the Bayh-Dole statute and 42 U.S.C. 2182 and 5908, which require the government to retain certain intellectual property rights and require differing treatment between large businesses and nonprofit organization or small businesses.
An officer of the Department who has been appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and who has been delegated the authority from the Secretary must approve the award of a TIA.
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