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ATP is designed for early-stage research in industry, not academia, though it supported academia indirectly (as subcontractors or collaborators in projects).{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} It was started under the administration of U.S. President [[George H. W. Bush]] in 1991 with special legislation enacted and implemented by the administration of President [[Bill Clinton]] in the [[Code of Federal Regulations]] Title&nbsp;15, Volume&nbsp;1, Parts 0 to 299<ref>[CITE: 15CFR295.1] TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE CHAPTER II--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 295--ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM</ref>

Starting in 1995, the Republican-led Congress, as well as the administration of President [[George W. Bush]] , repeatedly recommended its termination<ref>{{cite news|url=httphttps://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-02-06-advanced-tech-program_x.htm|title=Program keeps avoiding the ax|last=Benedetto|first=Richard|date=2005-02-06|work=USA Today|accessdate=2008-05-12}}</ref> and the program was suspended in 2005 with the [[United States government|White House]] working with the Administration and Congress to terminate this program. This was completed on August 9, 2007, when the president signed the'' America COMPETES Act'' (H.R. 2272; Public Law Number 110-69), which repealed the Advanced Technology Program-enabling legislation.

==Technology Innovation Program==