,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bfai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #b1 #bjaf ,ms4    
,heitkamp introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (      
,comm]ce to c>ry out a pilot program on 
! aw>d ( f9ancial assi/ance to local    
gov]nm5ts to support ! developm5t (     
/>tup bus9esses1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,/>tup ,entrepr5eur ,emp[]m5t ,deliv]y  
,act ( #bjaf4  #b4 ,pilot program on    
aw>d+ f9ancial assi/ance to local       
gov]nm5ts to support developm5t ( />tup 
bus9esses  7a7 ,pilot program requir$   
,comm5c+ n lat] ?an #abj days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all c>ry out a    
pilot program to assess ! feasibility & 
advisability ( aw>d+ f9ancial assi/ance1
 on a competitive basis1 to local       
gov]nm5ts describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 to  
support ! developm5t ( />tup bus9esses  

describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  7b7 ,local  
gov]nm5ts describ$ ,a local gov]nm5t    
describ$ 9 ?is subsection-- 7#a7 is a   
political subdivision ( a ,/ate t is    
eligible to p>ticipate 9 ! ,exp]im5tal  
,program to ,/imulate ,competitive      
,rese>* 7kn[n z ,e,p,s,co,r7 ( !        
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation2 &  7#b7   
repres5ts a population ( n m ?an        
#bjj1jjj4  7c7 ,/>tup bus9esses describ$
 ,a />tup bus9ess describ$ 9 ?is        
subsection is a bus9ess t--  7#a7 is "u 
! jurisdiction ( a local gov]nm5t       
describ$ 9 subsection 7b72  7#b7 has    
few] ?an #e full-"t equival5t employees2
 &  7#c7 int5ds1 z det]m9$ by ! local   
gov]nm5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 to   
produce a te*nology or product t may    
result 9 intellectual prop]ty ve/+ 9 an 
entity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t c            
comm]cialize ! te*nology 9 a timely     
mann]4  7d7 ,duration  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,secret>y %all c>ry out ! pilot program 
dur+ ! #a-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !
 comm5cem5t ( ! pilot program4  7#b7    

,completion ( assi/ance ,! ,secret>y    
%all ensure t any project fund$ by a    
f9ancial assi/ance aw>d$ "u ! pilot     
program is complet$ be=e ! date t is #a 
ye> aft] ! date ( ! comm5cem5t ( ! pilot
 program4  7e7 ,f9ancial assi/ance to   
local gov]nm5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,secret>y %all c>ry out ! pilot program 
?r\gh ! aw>d ( f9ancial assi/ance to    
local gov]nm5ts describ$ 9 subsection   
7b74  7#b7 ,numb] ( grants ,"u p>agraph 
7#a71 ! ,secret>y may aw>d f9ancial     
assi/ance "u ! pilot program to n m ?an 
#aj local gov]nm5ts describ$ 9          
subsection 7b74  7#c7 ,am\nts ,ea* aw>d 
( f9ancial assi/ance "u p>agraph 7#a7   
%all be = n m ?an #abj1jjj4  7#d7       
,application ,a local gov]nm5t seek+    
f9ancial assi/ance "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all
 submit to ! ,secret>y an application   
!re= at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+  
su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4
  7#e7 ,use ( funds to provide f9ancial 
assi/ance to />tup bus9esses ,a local   
gov]nm5t receiv+ an aw>d "u p>agraph    

7#a7 %all use ! am\nt ( ! aw>d to       
provide f9ancial assi/ance to "o or m   
/>tup bus9esses describ$ 9 subsection   
7c7 t are "u ! jurisdiction ( ! local   
gov]nm5t4  7f7 ,f9ancial assi/ance to   
/>tup bus9esses ,ea* local gov]nm5t t   
receives a grant "u p>agraph 7#a7 (     
subsection 7e7 %all ensure t f9ancial   
assi/ance provid$ "u p>agraph 7#e7 ( su*
 subsection is us$ by ! recipi5t ( !    
f9ancial assi/ance to assi/ ) direct    
co/s relat$ to successfully gr[+ a      
bus9ess1 :i* may include--  7#a7 co/s = 
facilities1 includ+ ! con/ruction1      
repair1 or r5ovation2  7#b7 co/s relat+ 
to acquir+ or implem5t+ te*nology2 or   
7#c7 co/s ( human capital4  7g7 ,report 
,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! completion (
 ! pilot program1 ! ,secret>y %all      
submit to ,congress a report on ! pilot 
program & ! f9d+s ( ! ,secret>y )       
respect to ! feasibility & advisability 
( aw>d+ grants z describ$ 9 subsection  
7a74