30 U.S.C. § 666 : US Code - Section 666: Public-availability requirement; national defense; patent agreements

Search 30 U.S.C. § 666 : US Code - Section 666: Public-availability requirement; national defense; patent agreements

No research shall be carried out, contracted for, sponsored,
cosponsored, or authorized under authority of this chapter, unless
all information, uses, products, processes, patents, and other
developments resulting from such research will (with such
exceptions and limitations, if any, as the Secretary may find to be
necessary in the interest of national defense) be available to the
general public. Whenever in the estimation of the Secretary the
purposes of this chapter would be furthered through the use of
patented processes or equipment, the Secretary is authorized to
enter into such agreements as he deems necessary for the
acquisition or use of such patents on reasonable terms and
conditions.