#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#gia  ,,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
 the programs described in subparagraph 
7,a7 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   
,beginning not later than #ahj days     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator1 in            
consultation with the ,director1 shall  
develop partnership agreements that--   
7#a7 provide for the-- 7,a7 development 
of high-quality training1 including     
in-person or modular training sessions1 
for small business concerns relating to 

domestic and international protection of
 intellectual property2  7,b7 leveraging
 of training materials already developed
 for the education of inventors and     
small business concerns2 and  7,c7      
participation of a nongovernmental      
organization2 and  7#b7 provide         
training--  7,a7 through electronic     
resources1 including ,internet-based    
webinars2 and  7,b7 at physical         
locations1 including--  7i7 a small     
business development center2 and  7ii7  
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 in conjunction with the
 ,united ,states ,patent and ,trademark 
,office1 providing training-- 7i7 to    

small business concerns relating to--   
7,i7 domestic and international         
intellectual property protections2 and  
7,,ii7 how the protections described in 
subclause 7,i7 should be considered in  
the business plans and growth strategies
 of the small business concerns2 and    
7ii7 that may be delivered-- 7,i7 in    
person2 or  7,,ii7 through a website4  4
  ,passed the ,senate ,july #ah1        
#bjah4,secretary