The Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 and Related Legislation

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode35/usc_sup_01_35_10_II_20_18.html
Link to text of the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 (PL 96-517).

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/techxfer/legislation.htm#bayh
Provides summary of major US technology transfer legislation since 1980