,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #f1         
#bjag,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson (     
,texas 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,co/ello (       
,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 & ,mrs4     
,love7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d ! ,am]ica ,,competes ,act to       
reau?orize ! ,advanc$ ,rese>* ,projects 
,ag5cy-,en]gy 7,,arpa-,e71 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,arpa-,e ,reau?orization  
,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,,arpa-,e am5dm5ts   
,section #ejab ( ! ,am]ica ,,competes   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7n7 z     
subsection 7o7 & ins]t+ aft] subsection 
7m7 ! foll[+ new subsection3  7n7       
,protection ( propriet>y in=mation ,!   
foll[+ categories ( in=mation collect$  
by ! ,advanc$ ,rese>* ,projects         
,ag5cy-,en]gy f recipi5ts ( f9ancial    
assi/ance aw>ds %all be consid]$        

privileg$ & confid5tial & n subject to  
disclosure pursuant to section #eeb (   
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code3  7#a7    
,plans = comm]cialization ( te*nologies 
develop$ "u ! aw>d1 includ+ bus9ess     
plans1 te*nology to m>ket plans1 m>ket  
/udies1 & co/ & p]=mance models4  7#b7  
,inve/m5ts provid$ to an aw>dee f ?ird  
p>ties1 su* z v5ture capital1 h$ge fund1
 or private equity firms1 includ+ am\nts
 & p]c5tage ( own]%ip ( ! aw>dee provid$
 9 return = su* inve/m5ts4  7#c7        
,additional f9ancial support t ! aw>dee 
plans to inve/ or has inve/$ into !     
te*nology develop$ "u ! aw>d1 or t !    
aw>dee is seek+ f ?ird p>ties4  7#d7    
,rev5ue f ! lic5s+ or sale ( new        
products or s]vices result+ f ! rese>*  
conduct$ "u ! aw>d4  2 &  7#b7 9        
p>agraph 7#b7 ( subsection 7o71 z s     
r$esignat$ by p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is       
section1 by-- 7,a7 /rik+ & at ! end (   
subp>agraph 7,d72  7,b7 /rik+ ! p]iod at
 ! end ( subp>agraph 7,e7 & ins]t+ a    
semicolon2 &  7,c7 add+ at ! end !      

foll[+3  7,f7 #ccj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> 
#bjah2  7,g7 #ccg1cfe1jjj = fiscal ye>  
#bjai2  7,h7 #ced1bcc1bej = fiscal ye>  
#bjbj2  7,i7 #cga1idd1iac = fiscal ye>  
#bjba2 &  7,j7 #cij1edb1aeh = fiscal ye>
 #bjbb4  4