[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 4, Parts 500 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR600.124]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
               CHAPTER II--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY--CONTINUED
 
PART 600--FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RULES--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart B--Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, 
       Other Non-Profit Organizations and Commercial Organizations
 
Sec. 600.124  Program income.

    (a) The standards set forth in this section shall be used to account 
for program income related to projects financed in whole or in part with 
DOE funds.
    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (h) of this section, program 
income earned during the project period shall be retained by the 
recipient and, in accordance with program regulations or the terms and 
conditions of the award, shall be used in one or more of the following 
ways.
    (1) Added to funds committed to the project and used to further 
eligible project objectives.
    (2) Used to finance the non-DOE share of the project.

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    (3) Deducted from the total project allowable cost in determining 
the net allowable costs on which the share of costs is based.
    (c) When DOE authorizes the disposition of program income as 
described in paragraphs (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this section, program income 
in excess of any limits stipulated shall be used in accordance with 
paragraph (b)(3) of this section.
    (d) In the event that the program regulations or the terms and 
conditions of the award do not specify how program income is to be used, 
paragraph (b)(3) of this section shall apply automatically to all 
projects or programs except research. For awards that support research, 
paragraph (b)(1) of this section shall apply automatically unless the 
award indicates another alternative in the terms and conditions, the 
recipient is subject to special award conditions, as indicated in 
Sec. 600.114, or the recipient is a commercial organization.
    (e) Unless program regulations or the terms and conditions of the 
award provide otherwise, recipients shall have no obligation to the 
Federal Government regarding program income earned after the end of the 
project period.
    (f) Unless program regulations or the terms and conditions of the 
award provide otherwise, costs incident to the generation of program 
income may be deducted from gross income to determine program income, 
provided these costs have not been charged to the award.
    (g) Proceeds from the sale of property shall be handled in 
accordance with the requirements of the Property Standards (See 
Secs. 600.130 through 600.137).
    (h) Unless program regulations or the terms and condition of the 
award provide otherwise, recipients shall have no obligation to the 
Federal Government with respect to program income earned from license 
fees and royalties for copyrighted material, patents, patent 
applications, trademarks, and inventions produced under an award. 
However, Patent and Trademark Amendments (35 U.S.C. Chapter 18) apply to 
inventions made under an experimental, developmental, or research award.