Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 - The National Advanced Mobility Consortium, Inc.
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The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division published a notice on March 26, 2026, regarding membership changes in The National Advanced Mobility Consortium, Inc. (NAMC), formerly the Robotics Technology Consortium. On October 20, 2025, NAMC filed notifications disclosing the addition of 64 new member organizations and the withdrawal of 48 existing members. The consortium operates under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, which limits antitrust plaintiffs' recovery to actual damages under specified circumstances for participants in approved joint research ventures. NAMC's original notification was filed in 2009, with the most recent prior update in October 2024. Membership remains open, and further changes will be reported.
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Key Changes
- 64 new member organizations added including 10x National Security, BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman, and MIT Lincoln Laboratory
- 48 member organizations withdrawn including The Boeing Company, Apptronik, Scale AI, and DuPont
- Membership changes filed on October 20, 2025 with DOJ and FTC
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Obligations
What this law requires
File written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing any changes in consortium membership
Disclose additions of new member organizations to the consortium in membership change notifications
Disclose withdrawals of existing members from the consortium in membership change notifications
Maintain membership as open and report further membership changes in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993
File notifications for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances