42 USC 7381c – Education partnerships
(a) Education partnerships
The Secretary may authorize each Department research and development facility, to the extent practicable and consistent with the provisions of the laboratory’s management and operating contract, to enter into education partnership agreements with educational institutions in the United States (including local educational agencies, colleges, and universities) for the purpose of encouraging and enhancing study in scientific disciplines at all levels of education.
(b) Types of assistance
Terms Used In 42 USC 7381c
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Department of Energy or any component thereof, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. See 42 USC 7101
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
Under a partnership agreement entered into with an educational institution under subsection (a) and as authorized by the Secretary, a Department research and development facility may provide assistance to the educational institution by—
(1) loaning or transferring equipment to the institution;
(2) transferring to the institution equipment determined by the director of the Department research and development facility to be surplus;
(3) making personnel of Department research and development facilities available to teach science courses or to assist in the development of science courses and materials for the institution;
(4) involving faculty and students of the institution in research programs of Department research and development facilities;
(5) cooperating with the institution in developing a program under which students may be given academic credit for work on research projects of Department research and development facilities;
(6) providing academic and career advice and assistance to students of the institution; and
(7) providing funds to educational institutions to hire personnel to facilitate interactions between local school systems, Department research and development facilities, and corporate and governmental entities.