10 U.S.C. § 2194
Section 2194 · Education partnerships
Current version, with additions and removals from the January 8, 2002 version.
(b) Under a partnership agreement entered into with an educational institution under this section, the director of a defense laboratory may provide, and is encouraged to provide, assistance to the educational institution by—
(b) Under a partnership agreement entered into with an educational institution under this section, the director of a defense laboratory may provide, and is encouraged to provide, assistance to the educational institution by—
(1) loaning defense laboratory equipment to the institution for any purpose and duration in support of such agreement that the director considers appropriate;
(1) loaning defense laboratory equipment to the institution for any purpose and duration in support of such agreement that the director considers appropriate;
(A) commonly used by educational institutions;
(A) commonly used by educational institutions;
(B) surplus to the needs of the defense laboratory; and
(B) surplus to the needs of the defense laboratory; and
(C) determined by the director to be appropriate for support of such agreement;
(C) determined by the director to be appropriate for support of such agreement;
(3) making laboratory personnel available to teach science courses or to assist in the development of science courses and materials for the institution;
(3) making laboratory personnel available to teach science courses or to assist in the development of science courses and materials for the institution;
(5) involving faculty and students of the institution in defense laboratory projects, including research and technology transfer or transition projects;
(8) entering into new and separate contracts or cooperative agreements with, or making grants to, the institution to provide financial assistance for activities conducted under such partnership agreement.
(c) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the director of each defense laboratory shall give a priority under this section to entering into an education partnership agreement with one or more historically Black colleges and universities and other minority institutions referred to in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of section 312(b) 1 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(b)).
(c) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the director of each defense laboratory shall give a priority under this section to entering into an education partnership agreement with one or more historically Black colleges and universities and other minority institutions referred to in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of section 312(b) 1 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(b)).
(d) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, in entering into education partnership agreements under this section, the director of a defense laboratory gives a priority to providing assistance to educational institutions serving women, members of minority groups, and other groups of individuals who traditionally are involved in the engineering and science professions in disproportionately low numbers.
(d) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, in entering into education partnership agreements under this section, the director of a defense laboratory gives a priority to providing assistance to educational institutions serving women, members of minority groups, and other groups of individuals who traditionally are involved in the engineering and science professions in disproportionately low numbers.
(e) The Secretary of Defense may permit the director of a defense laboratory to enter into a cooperative agreement with an appropriate entity to act as an intermediary and assist the director in carrying out activities under this section.
(1) The term “defense laboratory” means any laboratory, product center, test center, depot, training and educational organization, or operational command under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense.
(1) The term "defense laboratory" means any laboratory, product center, test center, depot, training and educational organization, or operational command under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense.
(3) The term "United States" includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.