VETERANS ADMINISTRATION

A. STATUTORY AUTHORITY-None.

B. REGULATIONS-VA Regulations 650-666 (38 C.F.R. 1.650-1.666).

C. OTHER-None.

D. INFORMAL LITERATURE-None.

E. PRESIDENTIAL POLICY STATEMENT-Agency conforms thereto.

F. Mr. Guy H. McMichael, General Counsel, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C. 20420; Phone: A.C. 202 DU.9-3831.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

A. STATUTORY AUTHORITY-None.

B. REGULATIONS-None.

C. OTHER-None.

D. INFORMAL LITERATURE-None.

E. PRESIDENTIAL POLICY STATEMENT-Policy of this Statement is followed.

F. Mr. Chester D. Roberts, Jr., Assistant General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20554; Phone: A.C. 202 632-6947.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

A. STATUTORY AUTHORITY-None.

B. REGULATIONS-Department of Commerce Department Administrative Order 202-735A, "Employee Responsibilities and Conduct" (Section 3, "Employee Inventions"), November 5, 1969. Department Administrative Order 208-14, "Department of Commerce Patent Policy for Contracts and Grants," October 18, 1967; 32 F.R. 15890, November 18, 1967.

C. OTHER-National Bureau of Standards Administrative Manual, Chapter 2, Subchapter 10, April 30, 1968, "Employee Inventions," Maritime Administration Administrator's Order 205 (Amended), November 10, 1967, "Employee Inventions."

D. INFORMAL LITERATURE-None.

E. PRESIDENTIAL POLICY STATEMENT-Department Administrative Order 208-14 fully implements the Presidential Policy Statement.

F. Mr. Eugene J. Pawlikowski, Patent Advisor, National Bureau of Standards, Room A419, Administration Building, Washington, D. C. 20234; Phone: A.C. 301 921-3561.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

AUTHORITY-Resource

A. STATUTORY Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, P.L. 94-580, Section 8001 requires that rights to inventions made under contracts awarded under the Act are subject to Section 9 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, P.L. 93-577, 42 U.S.C. 5908.

B. REGULATIONS (1) General Grant Regulations and Procedures, 40 C.F.R. §30.500 et seq., revised as of July 1, 1976; 40 C.F.R. §33.001 et seq. relating to subagreements. (2) Contract Regulations, 41 C.F.R. §15-9.100 et seq. (July 1, 1976) implements 41 C.F.R. §1-9.1 and supplements same by adding an interim background patent rights clause (41 C.F.R. §15-9.107 -50)

C. OTHER-None.

D. INFORMAL LITERATURE-None.

E. PRESIDENTIAL POLICY STATEMENT-The policy of this Statement is followed except for activities under aforementioned statute.

F. Mr. Benjamin H. Bochenek (A-134), Patent Counsel, Grants, Contracts and General Administration Division, Office of General Counsel, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D. C. 20460; Phone: A.C. 202 426-8831.

U.S. ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

A. STATUTORY AUTHORITY—Arms Control Disarmament Act, Section 32, 22 U.S.C. 2572.

B. REGULATIONS-41 CFR Subpart 23-52.1 and 41 CFR Section 23-50.403.

C. OTHER-None

D. INFORMAL LITERATURE-None.

E. PRESIDENTIAL POLICY

STATEMENT-Agency

policy and regulations take account of Policy Statement and the specific requirements of the statute that established ACDA (see A. above).

F. Mr. Walter L. Baumann, Assistant General Counsel (Government Contracts and Administrative Law), U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Washington, D. C. 20451; Phone: A.C. 202 632-3530.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

A. STATUTORY AUTHORITY-None.
B. REGULATIONS-None

C. OTHER-None.

D. INFORMAL LITERATURE—None.

E. PRESIDENTIAL POLICY STATEMENT-Policy of this Statement is implemented through HUD's patents clause for procurement contracts.

F. Mr. Robert L. Malech, Finance & Administrative Law, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D. C. 20510; Phone: A.C. 202 7557260.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

A. STATUTORY AUTHORITY-None.

B. REGULATIONS-None.

C. OTHER-None.

D. INFORMAL LITERATURE-None.

E. PRESIDENTIAL POLICY STATEMENT-Policy of this Statement is followed.

F. Mr. Forest D. Montgomery, Chief, Opinions Section, Office of General Counsel, Department of the Treasury, Washington, D. C. 20220; Phone: A.C. 202 566-5311.

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

A. STATUTORY AUTHORITY-Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended (section 5(i)), Public Law 73-17, 48 Stat. 58, 61, 16 U.S.C. sections 831, 831d (i).

B. REGULATIONS-None.

C. OTHER-TVA Code, Office of the General Manager II Inventions- pages 1-3, April 13, 1972.

D. INFORMAL LITERATURE-None.

E. PRESIDENTIAL POLICY STATEMENT-Policy of this Statement is observed. See reference in TVA Code in C. above.

F. Mr. Lewis E. Wallace, Deputy General Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902; Phone: A.C. 615 632-3211, extension 2985.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

A. STATUTORY AUTHORITY-Section 106 (c) of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, 80 Stat. 721, 15 U.S.C. 1395 (c), applies to certain contracts and grants of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation (DOT). Section 307 of Title 23, U.S.C. applies to the Federal Highway Administration, DOT.

B. REGULATIONS-41 CFR 12-Department of Transportation Procurement Regulation (DOTPR) (Part 12-9-Patents, Data, Copyrights, and Recovery of Developmental Costs). These regulations were published on February 11, 1972 (37 F.R. 4802) and became effective throughout DOT on June 2, 1972. Before that date, each of the operating administrations had its own regulations or none at all. DOTPR implements Part I-9, Patents, Data, and Copyrights of the FPR, 41 CFR-1-9.

C. OTHER-DOT Order 2100.3 Employee Inventions.

D.

INFORMAL LITERATURE-None.

E. PRESIDENTIAL POLICY STATEMENT-The Statement of Government Patent Policy, which is incorporated by reference in DOTPR 12-9.6101, is followed.

F. Mr. Harold P. Deeley, Jr., Patent Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590; Phone: A.C. 202 426-9738.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

A. STATUTORY AUTHORITY-(a) Helium Act Amendments of September 13, 1960, (Section 4), Public Law 86-777, 74 Stat. 920, 50 U.S.C. 167b (1964); (b) Saline Water Conversion Act of September 22, 1961 (Section 4b), Public Law 87295, 75 Stat. 628, 42 U.S.C. 1954b (1964); (c) Water Resources Research Act of July 17, 1964, Public Law 88-379, 78 Stat. 330, 42 U.S.C. 1961c-3 (1964) both as amended June 22, 1976, P.L. 94-316, Section 3, (1976); (d) Applachian Regional Development Act of March 9, 1965, Public Law 89-4, as amended, 79 Stat. 5, as amended, 40 App. U.S.C. 302 (e) (1964 Supp. V); (e) Solid Waste Disposal Act of October 20, 1965, Public Law 89272, 79 Stat. 997, 42 U.S.C. 3253 (c) (1964 Supp. V); (f) Federal Coal Mines Health and Safety Act of 1969, Public Law 91-173, 83 Stat. 742; Title V., Section 501 (c).

B. REGULATIONS-Regulations implementing the Federal Procurement Regulations (41 CFR-1-9 covering Patents, Data, and Copyrights and Allocation of Rights in Inventions including FPR Amendment 147) have been published in the Interior Procurement Bulletin No. 11, revised on March 2, 1976. 43 CFRPart 6-Patent Regulations; Subpart A covers inventions made by employees; Subpart B covers patent licensing. 41 CFR 14 R-9Patents and Data Clauses for Office of Saline Water R&D Contracts and Grants.

C. OTHER-Department of the Interior Departmental Manual, Part 453, Chapter 2 (August 1969), "Inventions by Contractor's Employees."

D. INFORMAL LITERATURE-Solicitor's Memorandum Opinion M-36637, "Patent Requirements of the Coal Research Act, Saline Water Conversion Act, and Helium Act," 69 I.D. 54 (1962).

E. PRESIDENTIAL POLICY STATEMENT-Unless governed by statutory requirements, the Policy of this Statement is followed.

F. Mr. Donald A. Gardiner, Assistant Solicitor for Patents, Division of General Law, Office of the Solicitor, Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C. 20240; Phone: A.C. 202 343-4471.

U.S. ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

A. STATUTORY

ADMINISTRATION

AUTHORITY-Energy

Reorganization

Act of 1974, Public Law 93-438, 88 Stat. 1241, 42 U.S.C. 5817 (d), (Powers); Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, Public Law 93-577, 88 Stat. 1887, 42 U.S.C. 5908, (Patent Policy); Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Public Law 83-703, 68 Stat. 919, 42 U.S.C. 2011-2281, (Patents and Inventions, 2181-2190, as amended).

B. REGULATIONS-Procurement Regulations-(a) Part 9-9, Patents, Data, and Copyrights, 41 CFR 9-9 (temporary regulations published in F.R. Volume 40, Number 200, dated October 15, 1975-Proposed Policies and Procedures); (b) Part 9-7, Contract Clauses, 9-7.5006-13, Drawings, Designs, Specifications 41 CFR 9-7.5006-13, F.R. Vol. 40, No. 195, October 7, 1975 (revision in progress).

C. OTHER

(1) Policy as to licensing of AEC-owned domestic and foreign patents, 10 CFR 871, 38 F.R. 7318 (3/20/73); and 38 F.R. 8240 (3/30/73).

(2) Compensation or Awards Under Section 157 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 10 CFR 780.

(3) Rights in Data and Inventions in Contract Independent Research and Development, 41 CFR 9-15.5010-12, F.R. Vol. 40, No. 195, October 7, 1975.

D INFORMAL LITERATURE-ERDA 76-16, Report to the President and Congress, "Patent Policies Affecting ERDA'S Energy Program," 1976.

E. PRESIDENTIAL POLICY STATEMENT-Policy of this Statement is used in conjunction with the statutory authority (see B. above).

F. Mr. James E. Denny, Assistant General Counsel for Patents, U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington, D.C. 20545; Phone: A.C. 301 353-4018.