,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bf1 #bjah,ms4
 ,e/y ( ,connecticut 7= h]self & ,mr4   
,mool5a>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1     
,space1 & ,te*nology1 & 9 addition to ! 
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess1 = 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       
require ! ,director ( ! ,national       
,sci5ce ,f\ndation to review !          
application process = aw>d+ grants "u ! 
,small ,bus9ess ,innovation ,rese>*     
,program & ! ,small ,bus9ess ,te*nology 
,transf] ,program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,get to a ,yes or 
,no ,fa/] ,act4  #b4 ,national ,sci5ce  
,f\ndation review on c]ta9 grants  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( ! ,national     
,sci5ce ,f\ndation %all c>ry out a      
review ( ! process = aw>d+ grants "u !  
,small ,bus9ess ,innovation ,rese>*     

,program & ! ,small ,bus9ess ,te*nology 
,transf] ,program e/abli%$ "u section #i
 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fch71 includ+--  7#a7 id5tify+ me?ods1
 includ+ ! use ( prelim9>y proposals1 ( 
decreas+ ! workload = entities apply+ = 
su* grants2 &  7#b7 accel]at+ !         
decisionmak+ process = aw>d+ su* grants4
  7b7 ,exam9ation ( effici5t models ,9  
c>ry+ out ! review "u subsection 7a71 ! 
,director %all exam9e models & practices
 = aw>d+ grants "u ! ,small ,bus9ess    
,innovation ,rese>* ,program & ! ,small 
,bus9ess ,te*nology ,transf] ,program t 
c be adopt$ by ! ,national ,sci5ce      
,f\ndation1 includ+ exam9+--  7#a7      
alt]native models = grant application   
processes1 includ+ ! ,def5se ,innovation
 ,unit ,exp]im5tal program c>ri$ out by 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2 &  7#b7 be/      
practices us$ by o!r ,f$]al ag5cies t   
aw>d su* grants1 includ+ ! lett] ( int5t
 requirem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy4  7c7
 ,report ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director 

%all submit to ,congress a report on !  
f9d+s ( ! review c>ri$ out "u ?is       
section & any actions ! ,director plans 
to take pursuant to su* f9d+s4