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 106 STAT. 3088 PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 (3) COST SHARING.—The Secretary shall not require cost sharing for research and development pursuant to this subsection, except— (A) as otherwise provided for in cooperative research and development agreements or other agreements entered into under existing law; (B) for fees for user facilities, as determined by the Secretary; or (C) in the case of specific projects, where the Secretary determines that the benefits of such research and development accrue to a specific industry or group of industries, in which case cost sharing under section 3002 of this Act shall apply. (b) UNIVERSITY AND SCIENCE EDUCATION. —(1) The Secretary shall support programs for improvements and upgrading of university research reactors and associated instrumentation and equip- Reports. ment. Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on the condition and status of university research reactors, which includes a 5- year plan for upgrading and improving such facilities, instrumentation capabilities, and related equipment. (2) The Secretary shall develop a method to evaluate the effectiveness of science and mathematics education programs provided by the Department of Energy and its laboratories, including specific evaluation criteria. (3)(A)(i) The Director of the Office of Energy Research shall operate an Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (in this paragraph referred to as "EPSCoR") as part of the Department of Energys University and Science Education Programs. (ii) The objectives of EPSCoR shall be— (I) to enhance the competitiveness of the peer-review process within academic institutions in eligible States; and (II) to increase the probability of long-term growth of competitive funding to investigators at institutions from eligible States. (iii) In order to carry out the objectives stated in clause (ii), EPSCoR shall provide for activities which may include (but not be limited to) competitive research awards and graduate traineeships. (iv) EPSCoR shall assist those States that— (I) historically have received relatively little Federal research and development funding; and (II) have demonstrated a commitment to develop their research bases and improve science and engineering research and education programs at their imiversities and colleges. (B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term "eligible States" means States tnat received a Department-EPSCoR planning or traineeship grant in fiscal year 1991 or fiscal year 1992. (C) No more than $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated to EPSCoR in any fiscal year, through fiscal year 1997, are authorized to be appropriated for graduate traineeships. (c) TECHNOLOGY 'ITlANSFER.—The Secretary shall support technology transfer activities conducted by the National Laboratories. Reports. Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on the adequacy of funding for such activities, along with a proposal recommending ways to

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