### Question
How does the law define cooperative research and development agreement?


### Answer
Under *15 U.S.C. § 3710a*, **cooperative research and development agreement** is defined as:

> any agreement between one or more Federal laboratories and one or more non-Federal parties under which the Government, through its laboratories, provides personnel, services, facilities, equipment, intellectual property, or other resources with or without reimbursement (but not funds to non-Federal parties) and the non-Federal parties provide funds, personnel, services, facilities, equipment, intellectual property, or other resources toward the conduct of specified research or development efforts which are consistent with the missions of the laboratory

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 3710a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 63-TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION**

