OFFICIAL USE OND’ im O.P.S. 75- 6 8/12/74 - 3 - August 15, 1974 program because the DCEF is different from access program. b. there should be quid pro quo in that the AEC should not have to pay a royalty and having this clause would make ard 3. it sasier to isfend the DCEF in Congress; Mr. Abbadessa'ts observations that the issue may be more theoretical than real, that, in general, government contracting contains a clause stipulating that the government shall receive a non-exclusive royalty free license, that by not having this clause and by ~ subsidizing the DCEF participants (via a line item in the budget), it will become highly visible and may make justifying the DCEF more difficult in Congress, The Commission approved authorizing the solicitation of proposals of the NCEE RFP from the firms listed in Enclosure 3 of SECY-75-66. (DC) The Commission approved, with Chairman Ray dissenting, the inclusion of provisions in the contracts with successful proposers identical to those on 10 CFR 25 concerning patents and technical data made or conceived by the contractor to the effect that the government must pay a reasonable royalty for the non-exclusive license to use privately developed patent and technical data if private enrichers do not commit. (DC) The Commission noted: 1. the RFP and the evaluation procedure to be used will be essentially as set forth in the RFP and the Discussion rh * section of SECY-75-66; it is proposed that costs of this program be recovered from all AEC enriching service customers by inclusion in the AEC charge for separative work; 3. OMB will be advised prior to release of the RFP; 4, the JCAE and the Appropriations Committees of the House 5. and Senate will be advised at the time of release of the RFP by a letter similar to Enclosure 4 of SECY-75-66; and a public announcement similar to Enclosure 5 of SECY-75-66 will be issued when the RFP is released. OFFICIAL USE ONLY (DC)