United States · Bill · S
S. 1581 (102nd)
Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 1991
Introduced
29 July 1991
Last action
31 July 1992 · Committee
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 587.
Sponsors
Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 1991 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to allow each Federal agency to: (1) secure copyright on behalf of the United States in any computer software prepared in whole or in part by U.S. employees under a cooperative research and development agreement or other authority, notwithstanding provisions of Federal copyright law; and (2) grant in advance to a collaborating party licenses or assignments for the copyrights, or options thereto, retaining specified rights. Adds references to software and its author to provisions governing the distribution of royalties received by Federal agencies.
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Timeline
29 July 1991
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
29 July 1991
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
13 September 1991
Committee
Committee on Commerce. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-489.
Source: Committee
3 October 1991
Reported
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
27 November 1991
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 387.
Source: Calendars
27 November 1991
Reported
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with an amendment. With written report No. 102-254.
Source: Committee
27 November 1991
Reported
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with an amendment. With written report No. 102-254.
Source: Committee
24 June 1992
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary by unanimous consent for a period not to extend beyond July 31, 1992.
Source: IntroReferral
17 July 1992
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.
Source: Committee
28 July 1992
Committee
Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
31 July 1992
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 587.
Source: Calendars
31 July 1992
Discharge
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged. Pursuant to the order of June 24, 1992.
Source: Discharge
31 July 1992
Committee
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged. Pursuant to the order of June 24, 1992.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reference Change Senate · — · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · — · Download file
- Placed on Calendar Senate · — · Download file
- Reported to Senate · — · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Reference Change Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 27 November 1991
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 29 July 1991
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Sponsors
- Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 1991
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-bill/1581
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/s/1581
- us · 102-s-1581 · source updated 10 August 2026