BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 61-301
30 MAY 2001
HQ UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
ACADEMY
Supplement
7 SEPTEMBER 2017
Scientific/Research and Development
THE DOMESTIC TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER PROCESS AND THE
OFFICES OF RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing web site at
www.e-publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: SAF/AQR
(Dr. Van Blackwood)
Supersedes: AFI61-301, 25 July 1994
Certified by: SAF/AQR
(Dr. Donald C. Daniel)
Pages: 16
(USAFA)
OPR: HQ USAFA/DFER
Supersedes: AFI61-301_USAFASUP, 5 May 2008
Certified by: HQ USAFA/DFRO
(Col Mark Reimann)
Pages: 2
Air Force Instruction (AFI) 61-301 establishes policies and procedures for the domestic
technology transfer (DTT) process and the Offices of Research and Technology Applications
(ORTAs). The instruction implements several publications: Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD)
61-3, Domestic Technology Transfer;United States Code Title 15 Commerce and Trade Chapter
63 Technology Innovation Section 3701 (15 USC 3701 et seq.); Executive Order 12591,
Facilitating Access to Science and Technology, 10 April 1987; Department of Defense (DoD)
Directive 5535.3, DoD Domestic Technology Transfer Program, May 21, 1999; and DoD
Instruction 5535.8, DoD Technology Transfer (T2) Program, May 14, 1999. Maintain and
dispose of records created as a result of prescribed processes in accordance with AFMAN 37-
139, Records Disposition Schedule.
