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RCED-95-210R 1 (1995-06-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackvo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: (3 O United States G ALO General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Communim, and Economic Development Division B-261510 June 1, 1995 The Honorable Constance A. Morella Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Technology Committee on Science House of Representatives Dear Madam Chairwoman: You requested that we identify the process that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses to determine the eligibility of U.S. subsidiaries of foreign-owned companies to participate in the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) . Established in 1990, ATP is a competitive cost-sharing program designed to help U.S. businesses pursue high-risk technologies with significant commercial or economic potential. You also asked that we provide information on NIST's eligibility determination for a joint venture between Kennametal, Inc., and Norton Diamond Film, a foreign-owned, U.S.-incorporated company, to develop diamond-coated round tools and wear parts. In summary, NIST's assessment of eligibility is based on information in the applicant's proposal that establishes the project's economic benefits and an analysis of the opportunities and protections afforded U.S.-owned companies by the parent company's country of origin. NIST's analysis relies on a review of organizations that manage similar research and development (R&D) programs in the foreign country, and information supplied by federal agencies that monitor trade barriers and violations of intellectual property rights. NIST concluded that the Norton Diamond Film joint venture met the eligibility requirements for funding by ATP on the basis of the following findings: -- Potentially, the United States would benefit from the enhanced global competitiveness of its automotive and aerospace industries, the level of investment to be made by the joint venture companies, and the companies' GAO/RCED-95-210R, Technology Program's Eligibility Determination

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