,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #ejg #aaeth        
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bfee
  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the        
,,united ,,states  ,july #aa1           
#bjah,received2 read twice and placed on
 the calendar  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the
 ,small ,business ,act to expand        
intellectual property education and     
training for small businesses1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,small         
,business ,innovation ,protection ,act  
of #bjag4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this    
,act--  7#a7 the term ,administrator    
means the ,administrator of the ,,sba2  
7#b7 the term ,director means the ,under
 ,secretary of ,commerce for            
,intellectual ,property and ,director of
 the ,,uspto2  7#c7 the term ,,sba means
 the ,small ,business ,administration2  
7#d7 the term small business concern has
 the meaning given the term in section  
#c7;a7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7;a772  7#e7 the term    
small business development center means 

a center described in section #ba of the
 ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#fdh72 and  7#f7 the term ,,uspto means 
the ,united ,states ,patent and         
,trademark ,office4  #c4 ,findings      
,congress finds that-- 7#a7 the ,,uspto 
and the ,,sba are positioned to--  7,a7 
build upon several successful           
intellectual property and training      
programs aimed at small business        
concerns2 and  7,b7 increase the        
availability of and the participation in
 those programs across the ,united      
,states2 and  7#b7 any education and    
training program administered by the    
,,uspto and the ,,sba should be scalable
 so that the program is able to reach   
more small business concerns4  #d4 ,,sba
 and ,,uspto partnerships  7a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,administrator and the ,director shall  
enter into a partnership agreement under
 which the ,administrator and ,director 
shall--  7#a7 develop high-quality      

training1 including in-person or modular
 training sessions1 for small business  
concerns relating to--  7,a7 domestic   
and international protection of         
intellectual property2 and  7,b7 how    
such protections should be considered in
 the business plans and growth          
strategies of the small business        
concerns2 and  7#b7 leverage existing   
training materials already developed to 
educate inventors and small business    
concerns4  7b7 ,training ,the training  
developed under subsection 7a7 may be   
provided by the ,administrator1 the     
,director1 or small business development
 centers established under section #ba  
of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #fdh7--  7#a7 through         
electronic resources1 including         
,internet-based webinars2 and  7#b7 at  
physical locations1 including at--  7,a7
 a small business development center2 or
  7,b7 the headquarters or a regional   
office of the ,,uspto4  #e4 ,small      
,business ,development ,centers ,section

 #ba7;c77#c7 of the ,small ,business    
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdh7;c77#c77 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,s71 by 
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
subparagraph 7,t71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,u7 training developed by  
the ,administrator and the ,director of 
the ,united ,states ,patent and         
,trademark ,office1 which may be        
delivered in person or through a website
 to small business concerns relating    
to--  7i7 domestic and international    
intellectual property protections2 and  
7ii7 how such protections should be     
considered in the business plans and    
growth strategies of the small business 
concerns4  4  ,passed the ,house of     
,representatives ,july #aj1 #bjah4,karen
 ,l4 ,haas1,clerk  ,july #aa1           
#bjah,received2 read twice and placed on
 the calendar