,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjag,mr4   
,lawson ( ,florida introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,small ,bus9ess1 & 9 addition to !      
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly 
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act
 to e/abli% a comm]cialization assi/ance
 pilot program "u ! ,,sbir program1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,,sbir                 
,comm]cialization ,assi/ance ,act (     
#bjag4  #b4 ,comm]cialization ,assi/ance
 ,pilot ,program ,section #i ( ! ,small 
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7tt7 ,comm]cialization     
assi/ance pilot programs  7#a7 ,pilot   
programs implem5t$  7,a7 ,9 g5]al       
,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 n 

lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is subsection1 a cov]$ ag5cy %all   
implem5t a comm]cialization assi/ance   
pilot program1 "u :i* an eligible entity
 may receive a subsequ5t ,phase ,,ii    
,,sbir aw>d4  7,b7 ,exception ,if !     
,adm9i/rator det]m9es t a cov]$ ag5cy   
has a program t is suffici5tly simil> to
 ! comm]cialization assi/ance pilot     
program e/abli%$ "u ?is subsection1 su* 
cov]$ ag5cy %all n be requir$ to        
implem5t a comm]cialization assi/ance   
pilot program "u ?is subsection4  7#b7  
,p]c5t ( ag5cy funds ,! head ( ea* cov]$
 ag5cy may allocate n m ?an #e p]c5t ( !
 funds allocat$ to ! ,,sbir program ( ! 
cov]$ ag5cy = ! purpose ( mak+ a        
subsequ5t ,phase ,,ii ,,sbir aw>d "u !  
comm]cialization assi/ance pilot        
program4  7#c7 ,t]m9ation ,a            
comm]cialization assi/ance pilot program
 e/abli%$ "u ?is subsection %all t]m9ate
 on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbb4  7#d7         
,application ,to be select$ to receive a
 subsequ5t ,phase ,,ii ,,sbir aw>d "u a 

comm]cialization assi/ance pilot        
program1 an eligible entity %all submit 
to ! cov]$ ag5cy implem5t+ su* pilot    
program an application at su* "t1 9 su* 
mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! cov]$
 ag5cy may require1 includ+--  7,a7 an  
updat$ ,phase ,,ii comm]cialization     
plan2 &  7,b7 ! s\rce & am\nt ( ! mat*+ 
fund+ requir$ "u p>agraph 7#e74  7#e7   
,mat*+ fund+  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!          
,adm9i/rator %all require1 z a condition
 ( any subsequ5t ,phase ,,ii ,,sbir aw>d
 made to an eligible entity "u ?is      
subsection1 t a mat*+ am\nt 7exclud+ any
 fees collect$ by ! eligible entity     
receiv+ su* aw>d7 equal to ! am\nt ( su*
 aw>d be provid$ f an eligible ?ird-p>ty
 inve/or4  7,b7 ,ineligible s\rces ,an  
eligible entity may n use fund+ f       
ineligible s\rces to meet ! mat*+       
requirem5t ( subp>agraph 7,a74  7#f7    
,aw>d ,a subsequ5t ,phase ,,ii ,,sbir   
aw>d made to an eligible entity "u ?is  
subsection-- 7,a7 may n exce$ !         
limitation describ$ "u subsection       

7aa77#a72 &  7,b7 %all be disburs$ dur+ 
,phase ,,ii4  7#g7 ,use ( funds ,! funds
 aw>d$ to an eligible entity "u ?is     
subsection may only be us$ = rese>* &   
developm5t activities t build on        
eligible entity's ,phase ,,ii program & 
ensure ! rese>* fund$ "u su* ,phase ,,ii
 is rapidly progress+ t[>ds             
comm]cialization4  7#h7 ,selection ,9   
select+ eligible entities to p>ticipate 
9 a comm]cialization assi/ance pilot    
program "u ?is subsection1 ! head ( a   
cov]$ ag5cy %all consid]--  7,a7 ! ext5t
 to :i* su* aw>d c\ld aid ! eligible    
entity 9 comm]cializ+ ! rese>* fund$ "u 
! eligible entity's ,phase ,,ii program2
  7,b7 :e!r ! updat$ ,phase ,,ii        
comm]cialization plan submitt$ "u       
p>agraph 7#d7 provides a s\nd approa* = 
e/abli%+ te*nical feasibility t c\ld    
lead to comm]cialization ( su* rese>*2  
7,c7 :e!r ! propos$ activities to be    
conduct$ "u su* updat$ ,phase ,,ii      
comm]cialization plan fur!r improve !   
likelihood t su* rese>* w provide       

societal b5efits2  7,d7 :e!r ! small    
bus9ess conc]n has progress$            
satisfactorily 9 ,phase ,,ii to ju/ify  
receipt ( a subsequ5t ,phase ,,ii ,,sbir
 aw>d2  7,e7 ! expectations ( ! eligible
 ?ird-p>ty inve/or t provides mat*+     
fund+ "u p>agraph 7#e72 &  7,f7 !       
likelihood t ! propos$ activities to be 
conduct$ "u su* updat$ ,phase ,,ii      
comm]cialization plan us+ mat*+ fund+   
provid$ by su* eligible ?ird-p>ty       
inve/or w lead to comm]cial & societal  
b5efit4  7#i7 ,evaluation ,report ,n    
lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 ! ,comptroll]
 ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology & ! ,committee on ,small     
,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & 
! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess &       
,entrepr5eur%ip ( ! ,s5ate1 a report    
includ+--  7,a7 a summ>y ( ! activities 
( comm]cialization assi/ance pilot      
programs c>ri$ out "u ?is subsection2   
7,b7 a detail$ compilation ( results    

a*iev$ by su* comm]cialization assi/ance
 pilot programs1 includ+ ! numb] (      
eligible entities t receiv$ aw>ds "u su*
 programs2  7,c7 ! rate at :i* ea*      
eligible entity t receiv$ a subsequ5t   
,phase ,,ii ,,sbir aw>d "u ?is          
subsection comm]cializ$ rese>* ( !      
recipi5t2  7,d7 ! gr[? 9 employm5t &    
rev5ue ( eligible entities t is         
attributable to p>ticipation 9 a        
comm]cialization assi/ance pilot        
program2  7,e7 a comp>ison (            
comm]cialization success ( eligible     
entities p>ticipat+ 9 a comm]cialization
 assi/ance pilot program ) recipi5ts (  
an additional ,phase ,,ii ,,sbir aw>d "u
 subsection 7ff72  7,f7 demographic     
in=mation1 su* z e?nicity & geographic  
location1 ( eligible entities p>ticipat+
 9 a comm]cialization assi/ance pilot   
program2  7,g7 an acc\nt+ ( ! funds us$ 
at ea* cov]$ ag5cy t implem5ts a        
comm]cialization assi/ance pilot program
 "u ?is subsection2  7,h7 ! am\nt (     
mat*+ fund+ provid$ by eligible         

?ird-p>ty inve/ors1 set =? sep>ately by 
s\rce ( fund+2  7,i7 an analysis ( !    
effectiv5ess ( ! comm]cialization       
assi/ance pilot program implem5t$ by ea*
 cov]$ ag5cy2 &  7,j7 recomm5dations =  
improvem5ts to ! comm]cialization       
assi/ance pilot program4  7#aj7         
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is           
subsection3  7,a7 ,cov]$ ag5cy ,! t]m   
cov]$ ag5cy means a ,f$]al ag5cy requir$
 to h an ,,sbir program4  7,b7 ,eligible
 entity ,! t]m eligible entity means a  
small bus9ess conc]n t has receiv$ a    
,phase ,,ii aw>d "u an ,,sbir program & 
an additional ,phase ,,ii ,,sbir aw>d "u
 subsection 7ff7 f ! cov]$ ag5cy to :i* 
su* small bus9ess conc]n is apply+ = a  
subsequ5t ,phase ,,ii ,,sbir aw>d4  7,c7
 ,eligible ?ird-p>ty inve/or ,! t]m     
eligible ?ird-p>ty inve/or means a small
 bus9ess conc]n o!r ?an an eligible     
entity1 a v5ture capital firm1 an       
individual inve/or1 a non-,,sbir ,f$]al1
 ,/ate or local gov]nm5t1 or any        
comb9ation !re(4  7,d7 ,ineligible      

s\rces ,! t]m ineligible s\rces means ! 
foll[+3 7i7 ,! eligible entity's int]nal
 rese>* & developm5t funds4  7ii7 ,fund+
 9 =ms o!r ?an ca%1 su* z 9-k9d or o!r  
intangible assets4  7iii7 ,fund+ f !    
own]s ( ! eligible entity1 or ! family  
memb]s or affiliates ( su* own]s4  7iv7 
,fund+ atta9$ ?r\gh loans or o!r =ms (  
debt obligations4  7,e7 ,subsequ5t      
,phase ,,ii ,,sbir aw>d ,! t]m subsequ5t
 ,phase ,,ii ,,sbir aw>d means an aw>d  
grant$ to an eligible entity "u ?is     
subsection to c>ry out fur!r            
comm]cialization activities = rese>*    
conduct$ pursuant to an ,,sbir program4 
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