Regulations last checked for updates: Sep 29, 2023

Title 31 - Money and Finance: Treasury last revised: Sep 22, 2023
§ 7.6 - Effect of awards.

The acceptance by an employee of a cash award for performance which constitutes an invention shall, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4502(c), constitute an agreement that the use by the Government of the idea, method, or device for which the award is made does not form the basis of any further claim against the Government by the employee, his heirs or assigns.

authority: 80 Stat. 379; 5 U.S.C. 301,sec. 6, E.O. 10096; 3 CFR, 1949–1953 Comp., p. 292, as amended by E.O. 10930; 3 CFR, 1959–1963 Comp., p. 456
source: 33 FR 10088, July 13, 1968, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 31 CFR 7.6