1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Innovation Modernization by Laboratory Empowerment Act or the NIMBLE Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Department The term Department means the Department of Energy. (2) National laboratory The term National Laboratory means a Department of Energy nonmilitary national laboratory, including— (A) Ames Laboratory; (B) Argonne National Laboratory; (C) Brookhaven National Laboratory; (D) Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory; (E) Idaho National Laboratory; (F) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; (G) National Energy Technology Laboratory; (H) National Renewable Energy Laboratory; (I) Oak Ridge National Laboratory; (J) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; (K) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory; (L) Savannah River National Laboratory; (M) Stanford Linear Accelerator Center; (N) Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility; and (O) any laboratory operated by the National Nuclear Security Administration, but only with respect to the civilian energy activities thereof. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. 3. Public-private partnerships for commercialization (a) In general Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall delegate to directors of the National Laboratories signature authority with respect to any agreement described in subsection (b) the total cost of which (including the National Laboratory contributions and project recipient cost share) is less than $1,000,000, if such an agreement falls within the scope of— (1) a strategic plan for the National Laboratory that has been approved by the Department; or (2) the most recent congressionally approved budget for Department activities to be carried out by the National Laboratory. (b) Agreements Subsection (a) applies to— (1) a cooperative research and development agreement; (2) a non-Federal work-for-others agreement