((a)) This chapter shall take precedence over any other Act which would require a disposition of rights in subject inventions of small business firms or nonprofit organizations contractors in a manner that is inconsistent with this chapter, including but not necessarily limited to the following:

((1)) , as added by title I of the Act of (; );

((2)) (; );

((3)) section 501(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (; );

((4)) section 30168(e)  of title 49;

((5)) section 12 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (;  );

((6)) section 152 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (; );

((7)) ;

((8)) section 6 of the Coal Research and Development Act of 1960 (; );

((9)) section 4 of the Helium Act Amendments of 1960 (; );

((10)) section 32 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961 (; );

((11)) section 9 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (; );

((12)) section 5(d) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (; );

((13)) (; );

((14)) section 8001(c)(3) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (; );

((15)) section 219 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (; );

((16)) section 427(b) of the Federal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1977 (; );

((17)) section 306(d) of the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1977 (; );

((18)) section 21(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (; );

((19)) section 6(b) of the Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research Development and Demonstration Act of 1978 (; );

((20)) section 12 of the Native Latex Commercialization and Economic Development Act of 1978 (; ); and

((21)) section 408 of the Water Resources and Development Act of 1978 (; ).

((b)) Nothing in this chapter is intended to alter the effect of the laws cited in paragraph (a) of this section or any other laws with respect to the disposition of rights in inventions made in the performance of funding agreements with persons other than nonprofit organizations or small business firms.

((c)) Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit the authority of agencies to agree to the disposition of rights in inventions made in the performance of work under funding agreements with persons other than nonprofit organizations or small business firms in accordance with the Statement of Government Patent Policy issued on , agency regulations, or other applicable regulations or to otherwise limit the authority of agencies to allow such persons to retain ownership of inventions except that all funding agreements, including those with other than small business firms and nonprofit organizations, shall include the requirements established in section 202(c)(4) and section 203. Any disposition of rights in inventions made in accordance with the Statement or implementing regulations, including any disposition occurring before enactment of this section, are hereby authorized.

((d)) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the disclosure of intelligence sources or methods or to otherwise affect the authority granted to the Director of Central Intelligence by statute or Executive order for the protection of intelligence sources or methods.

((e)) The provisions of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 shall take precedence over the provisions of this chapter to the extent that they permit or require a disposition of rights in subject inventions which is inconsistent with this chapter.