,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bj1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,honda 7for himself and ,mr4       
,lankford7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a    
program to accelerate entrepreneurship  
and innovation by partnering world-class
 entrepreneurs with ,federal agencies4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,entrepreneur-in-,residence ,act
 of #bjac4  #b4 ,definitions ,for       
purposes of this ,act--  7#a7 the term  
,director means the ,director of the    
,office of ,personnel ,management2  7#b7
 the term program means the ,federal    
entrepreneur-in-residence program       
established under section #c7;a72  7#c7 
the term entrepreneur-in-residence means
 an individual appointed to a position  
under the program2 and  7#d7 the term   
agency means an ,executive agency1 as   
defined in section #aje of title #e1    

,united ,states ,code4  #c4 ,federal    
entrepreneur-in-residence program  7a7  
,program established ,the ,director1 in 
consultation with the ,administrator of 
the ,small ,business ,administration and
 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 shall     
establish a ,federal                    
entrepreneur-in-residence program under 
which the ,director1 with the           
concurrence of the head of an agency1   
may appoint an entrepreneur-in-residence
 to a position in the excepted service  
in the agency to carry out the duties   
described in subsection 7d74  7b7       
,mission of program ,the mission of the 
program shall be to--  7#a7 provide for 
better outreach by the ,federal         
,government to the private sector2  7#b7
 strengthen coordination and interaction
 between the ,federal ,government and   
the private sector on issues relevant to
 entrepreneurs and business concerns2   
and  7#c7 make ,federal programs        
simpler1 quicker1 more efficient1 and   
more responsive to the needs of business

 concerns and entrepreneurs4  7c7       
,appointments  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
,director--  7,a7 shall appoint         
entrepreneurs-in-residence under the    
program during each year2 and  7,b7 may 
not appoint more than #aj               
entrepreneurs-in-residence during any   
year4  7#b7 ,selection ,the ,director   
shall select entrepreneurs-in-residence 
from among individuals who--  7,a7 are  
successful in their field2  7,b7 have   
demonstrated success in working with    
business concerns and entrepreneurs2 or 
7,c7 have successfully developed1       
invented1 or created a product and      
brought the product to the marketplace4 
7#c7 ,placement ,in appointing          
entrepreneurs-in-residence1 the         
,director shall--  7,a7 give priority to
 placing entrepreneurs-in-residence     
across the ,federal ,government at      
separate agencies2 and  7,b7 to the     
extent practicable1 not appoint more    
than #b entrepreneurs-in-residence to   
positions in the same agency during the 

same year4  7#d7 ,terms of appointment  
,an entrepreneur-in-residence--  7,a7   
shall be a full-time employee of the    
agency to which the                     
entrepreneur-in-residence is appointed2 
and  7,b7 may not serve as an           
entrepreneur-in-residence for more than 
a period of #b years4  7d7 ,duties ,an  
entrepreneur-in-residence shall--  7#a7 
assist ,federal agencies in improving   
outreach to business concerns and       
entrepreneurs2  7#b7 provide            
recommendations to the head of the      
agency employing the                    
entrepreneur-in-residence on inefficient
 or duplicative programs1 if any1 at the
 agency2  7#c7 provide recommendations  
to the head of the agency employing the 
entrepreneur-in-residence on methods to 
improve program efficiency at the agency
 or new initiatives1 if any1 that may be
 instituted at the agency2  7#d7        
facilitate meetings and forums to       
educate business concerns and           
entrepreneurs on programs or initiatives

 of the agency employing the            
entrepreneur-in-residence2  7#e7        
facilitate in-service sessions with     
employees of the agency employing the   
entrepreneur-in-residence on issues of  
concern to business concerns and        
entrepreneurs2 and  7#f7 provide        
technical assistance or mentorship to   
business concerns and entrepreneurs in  
accessing programs at the agency        
employing the entrepreneur-in-residence4
  7e7 ,compensation ,an                 
entrepreneur-in-residence shall be      
compensated at the rate of #a a year4   
7f7 ,reporting ,an                      
entrepreneur-in-residence shall report  
directly to the head of the agency      
employing the entrepreneur-in-residence4
  7g7 ,authority ,to establish working  
group ,the ,director may establish an   
informal working group of               
entrepreneurs-in-residence to allow for 
entrepreneurs-in-residence to meet to   
discuss best practices1 experiences1 and
 recommendations in order to create an  

informal knowledge base for current and 
future entrepreneurs-in-residence4  7h7 
,termination ,the ,director may not     
appoint an entrepreneur-in-residence    
under this section after ,september #cj1
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