ded research and development centers
under the Federal Acquisition Regulations.
(6) Funding.--The Department shall provide funds
for work at the Department of Energy national
laboratories or sites, as the case may be, under a
joint sponsorship arrangement under this subsection
under the same terms and conditions as apply to the
primary sponsor of such national laboratory under
section 303(b)(1)(C) of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
253(b)(1)(C)) or of such site to the extent such
section applies to such site as a federally funded
research and development center by reason of this
subsection.
(c) Separate Contracting.--To the extent that programs or
activities transferred by this Act from the Department of
Energy to the Department of Homeland Security are being carried
out through direct contracts with the operator of a national
laboratory or site of the Department of Energy, the Secretary
of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Energy shall ensure
that direct contracts for such programs and activities between
the Department of Homeland Security and such operator are
separate from the direct contracts of the Department of Energy
with such operator.
(d) Authority With Respect to Cooperative Research and
Development Agreements and Licensing Agreements.--In connection
with any utilization of the Department of Energy national
laboratories and sites under this section, the Secretary may
permit the director of any such national laboratory or site to
enter into cooperative research and development agreements or
to negotiate licensing agreements with any person, any agency
or instrumentality, of the United States, any unit of State or
local government, and any other entity under the authority
granted by section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a). Technology may be
transferred to a non-Federal party to such an agreement
consistent with the provisions of sections 11 and 12 of that
Act (15 U.S.C. 3710, 3710a).
(e) Reimbursement of Costs.--In the case of an activity
carried out by the operator of a Department of Energy national
laboratory or site in connection with any utilization of such
laboratory or site under this section, the Department of
Homeland Security shall reimburse the Department of Energy for
costs of such activ