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 112 STAT. 3654 PUBLIC LAW 105-394—NOV. 13, 1998 Subtitle B—Other National Activities 29 USC 3031. SEC. 211. SMALL BUSINESS INCENTIVES. (a) DEFINITION. —In this section, the term "small business" means a small-business concern, as described in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)). (b) CONTRACTS FOR DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND MARKETING.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary may enter into contracts with small businesses, to assist such businesses to design, develop, and market assistive technology devices or assistive technology services. In entering into the contracts, the Secretary may give preference to businesses owned or operated by individuals with disabilities. (2) SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM. — Contracts entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be administered in accordance with the contract administration requirements applicable to the Department of Education under the Small Business Innovative Research Program, as described in section 9(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(g)). Contracts entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be included in the calculation of the required expenditures of the Department under section 9(f) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 638(f)). (c) GRANTS FOR EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMA- TION ON EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER. —The Secretary may make grants to small businesses to enable such businesses— (1) to work with any entity funded by the Secretary to evaluate and disseminate information on the effects of technology transfer on the lives of individuals with disabilities; (2) to benefit from the experience and expertise of such entities, in conducting such evaluation and dissemination; and (3) to utilize any technology transfer and market research services such entities provide, to bring new assistive technology devices and assistive technology services into commerce. 29 USC 3032. SEC. 212. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research may collaborate with the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer established under section 11(e) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710(e)), to promote technology transfer that will further development of assistive technology and products that incorporate the principles of universal design. (b) COLLABORATION. —In promoting the technology transfer, the Director and the Consortium described in subsection (a) may collaborate— (1) to enable the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research to work more effectively with the Consortium, and to enable the Consortium to fulfill the responsibilities of the Consortium to assist Federal agencies with technology transfer under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq); (2) to increase the awareness of staff members of the Federal Laboratories regarding assistive technology issues and the principles of universal design; (3) to compile a compendium of current and projected Federal Laboratory technologies and projects that have or will

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