,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cjdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aa1 #bjah,mr4   
,r\nds introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% !
 ,national ,def5se ,accel]ator ,network 
pilot program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,national ,def5se  
,accel]ator ,network ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 
,national ,def5se ,accel]ator ,network  
pilot  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !     
foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,def5se ,innovation 
,unit ,exp]im5tal 7,d,i,ux7 has spurr$  
inve/m5t f private v5ture capital into  
bus9esses & academic in/itutions1 :i* d 
n h a traditional relation%ip ) !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 t focus on national
 def5se solutions4 ,s9ce ,june #bjaf1   
sev5 />tups support$ by ,def5se         
,innovation ,unit ,exp]im5tal h rais$   
close to #gbj1jjj1jjj 9 subsequ5t r\nds 
( private v5ture capital fund+4  7#b7   
,an innovation ecosy/em c be develop$   
bas$ on a hub & spoke network closely   

align$ to public rese>* univ]sities 9   
p>tn]%ip ) ! gov]nm5t & private capital4
  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (  
,congress t-- 7#a7 :ile ,def5se         
,innovation ,unit ,exp]im5tal has be5   
able to attract e>ly /age private       
capital to dual-use />t-ups1 m ne$s to  
be done to re-e/abli% a dual use        
innovation ecosy/em 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
simil> to :at 0 creat$ 9 ! #aiejs & e>ly
 #aifjs 9 rad> & microelectronics       
te*nologies2  7#b7 ?is old] ecosy/em    
ev5tually evolv$ into ! globally dom9ant
 comm]cial in=mation te*nology indu/ry  
prim>ily bas$ 9 ,silicon ,valley b 0    
initially jump-/>t$ bas$ on a p>tn]%ip  
betwe5 ! ,gov]nm5t1 lead+ univ]sities1 &
 ! private sector2 &  7#c7 new          
innovation networks %\ld be develop$ &  
incubat$ t w\ld be compris$ ( bus9esses 
& academic in/itutions1 :i* d n h a     
traditional relation%ip ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se1 to enable ! ,dep>tm5t to       
/abilize & !n hopefully beg9 to close ! 
digital & te*nological gap t is beg9n+  

to em]ge 9 _m key areas ) ,unit$ ,/ates 
competitors4  7c7 ,pilot requir$  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all    
conduct a pilot program to assess       
innovation network capabilities4  7#b7  
,e/abli%m5t ( network ,9 c>ry+ out !    
pilot program requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 
! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a network ( !  
dual-use />tups produc$ "u ! pilot      
program4 ,su* network w\ld be kn[n z !  
,national ,def5se ,accel]ator ,network4 
7#c7 ,initial te/ phase ,9 c>ry+ out !  
pilot program requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 
! ,secret>y may c>ry out an initial te/ 
phase at "o lead+ univ]sity t--  7,a7   
has an e/abli%$ lead]%ip team t is      
intimately famili> ) ! work+s (         
,9-,q-,tel & ,def5se ,innovation ,unit  
,exp]im5tal2 &  7,b7 has e/abli%$       
relation%ips ) lead+ v5ture capital     
firms & o!r s\rces ( e>ly /age f9ancial 
capital4  7#d7 ,produc+ dual-use />tups 
,! pilot program requir$ by p>agraph    
7#a7 %all be a pilot program to assess !
 ability to produce dual-use />tups     

focus$ on priority def5se te*nology t   
attract se$ & r\nd ,a f9anc+ f premi]   
v5ture capital firms 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
7#e7 ,scalability ,! ,secret>y %all     
ensure t ! pilot program conduct$ "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 is design$ to be scalable 
&1 if successful1 enl>g$ to consi/ ( at 
lea/ #aj & n m ?an #bj lead+            
regionally-bas$ public rese>*           
univ]sities4  7d7 ,semiannual reports ,n
 less frequ5tly ?an once e six mon?s = !
 fir/ two ye>s ( ! pilot program        
conduct$ "u subsection 7c71 ! ,secret>y 
%all brief ! congressional def5se       
committees on ! progress ( ! ,secret>y 9
 c>ry+ out ! pilot program4  7e7 ,fund+ 
,( ! am\nts appropriat$ or o!rwise made 
available by ?is ,act = ! ,indu/rial    
,base ,analysis & ,su/a9m5t program     
7,,ibas71 ,def5se ,innovation ,unit     
,exp]im5tal1 ! ,rapid ,innovation ,fund 
7,,rif71 & = any purpose relat+ to      
/r5g!n+ & improv+ ! def5se indu/rial    
base1 #e1jjj1jjj %all be available to   
c>ry out ! pilot program requir$ by     

subsection 7c74  7f7 ,congressional     
def5se committees def9$ ,9 ?is section1 
! t]m congressional def5se committees   
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja 
( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4