33 U.S.C. § 2323 : US Code - Section 2323: Technical assistance to private entities

Search 33 U.S.C. § 2323 : US Code - Section 2323: Technical assistance to private entities

(a) Use of Corps research and development labs
The Secretary is authorized to use Corps of Engineers research
and development laboratories to provide research and development
assistance to corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships,
consortia, public and private foundations, universities, and
nonprofit organizations operating within the United States,
territories or possessions of the United States, and the
Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands -
(1) if the entity furnishes in advance of fiscal obligation by
the United States such funds as are necessary to cover any and
all costs of such research and development assistance;
(2) if the Secretary determines that the research and
development assistance to be provided is within the mission of
the Corps of Engineers and is in the public interest;
(3) if the entity has certified to the Secretary that provision
of such research and development assistance is not otherwise
reasonably and expeditiously obtainable from the private sector;
and
(4) if the entity has agreed to hold and save the United States
free from any damages due to any such research and development
assistance.
(b) Contract
The Secretary may provide research and development assistance
under subsection (a) of this section, or any part thereof, by
contract.
(c) Omitted