,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ah1
 #bjad,mr4 ,heinrich introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
require the ,comptroller ,general of the
 ,united ,states to submit to ,congress 
a report on the entrepreneurial impact  
of technology transfer at the ,national 
,laboratories4  #a4 ,report on          
entrepreneurial impact of technology    
transfer  7a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
submit to ,congress a report on the     
entrepreneurial impact of technology    
transfer at the ,national ,laboratories 
7as the term is defined in section #b of
 the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aehja774  7b7 ,basis of      
report ,the report under subsection 7a7 
shall be based on an evaluation of      

quantitative performance metrics1       
including-- 7#a7 the number of licenses 
granted to small businesses2  7#b7 the  
number of start-up businesses created2  
7#c7 the number of cooperative research 
and development agreements and          
collaborations involving small          
businesses and the total number of      
businesses involved in those agreements 
and collaborations2  7#d7 the period of 
time required for execution of a        
license2 and  7#e7 the number of jobs   
created4