,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cihc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #e1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4      
,swalwell of ,california7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for 
a report on the role of incubators and  
accelerators in the commercialization of
 federally funded research and regional 
economic development4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,building
 ,opportunity for ,student ,startups    
,act or the ,,boss ,act4  #b4 ,national 
,academies report on incubators and     
accelerators ,not later than #a year    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce
 for ,standards and ,technology shall   
enter into an arrangement with the      
,national ,academy of ,sciences to      
conduct a study on the role of          
incubators and accelerators1 including  
university-based incubators and         

accelerators1 in the commercialization  
of federally funded research and        
regional economic development4 ,the     
study shall--  7#a7 include an          
examination of metrics for comparing    
startups that have and have not         
completed incubator or accelerator      
programs1 and include the role of       
incubators and accelerators in          
developing regional innovation clusters2
 and  7#b7 identify best practices in   
the structure1 goals1 operation1        
management1 and funding mechanisms of   
leading incubators and accelerators4