,,iib  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,h4 ,r4 #eci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!   
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bf1          
#bjai,receiv$2 read twice & ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,,an ,,act  ,to     
require ! ,director ( ! ,national       
,sci5ce ,f\ndation to develop an        
,i-,corps c\rse to support              
comm]cialization-ready innovation       
companies1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,innovators to ,entrepr5eurs ,act (     
#bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,national ,sci5ce      
,f\ndation ,innovation ,corps ,program  
7h]e9aft] ref]r$ to z ,i-,corps71 creat$
 adm9i/ratively by ! ,f\ndation 9 #bjaa 
& /atutorily au?oriz$ 9 ! ,am]ican      
,innovation & ,competitiv5ess ,act1 has 
succe$$ 9 increas+ ! comm]cialization ( 
,gov]nm5t-fund$ rese>*4  7#b7 ,i-,corps 
provides valuable entrepr5eurial        
education to graduate /ud5ts1           
po/doctoral fell[s1 & o!r rese>*]s1     

provid+ =mal tra9+ = sci5ti/s & eng9e]s 
to pursue c>e]s 9 bus9ess1 an increas+ly
 common pa? = advanc$ degree hold]s4    
7#c7 ,! ,i-,corps ,teams program is     
successful 9 "p due to its focus on     
provid+ ! specific types ( education &  
m5tor+ entrepr5eurs ne$ bas$ on ! e>ly  
/age ( _! companies1 h[ev] ! program    
does n provide simil> support to !m at  
lat] /ages4  7#d7 ,! success ( ,i-,corps
 9 ! v e>ly /ages ( ! innovation        
cont9uum %\ld be exp&$ ^u by (f]+       
additional entrepr5eur%ip tra9+ to small
 bus9esses z !y advance t[>d            
comm]cialization4  7#e7 ,! excell5t     
tra9+ made available to grantees (      
p>ticipat+ ag5cies ?r\gh ! ,i-,corps    
,program %\ld be made available to all  
,f$]al grantees z well z o!r bus9esses  
will+ to pay ! co/ ( att5d+ su* tra9+4  
7#f7 ,! success ( ! ,i-,corps ,program  
at promot+ entrepr5eur%ip )9 rese>*     
in/itutions & enc\rag+ rese>*           
comm]cialization has be5 due 9 "p to !  
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation's ef=ts to 

date on build+ a national network (     
sci5ce entrepr5eurs1 includ+ conv5+     
/akehold]s1 promot+ national ,i-,corps  
c\rses1 catalogu+ be/ practices &       
enc\rage %>+ betwe5 sites & in/itutions1
 & develop+ a m5tor network4  7#g7 ,z ! 
,i-,corps ,program cont9ues to gr[ &    
exp&1 ! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation    
%\ld ma9ta9 its focus on network+ &     
in=mation %>+ to ensure t innovators    
across ! c\ntry c le>n f _! pe]s & rema9
 competitive4  #c4 ,exp&$ p>ticipation 9
 ,i-,corps ,section #fja7;c77#b7 ( !    
,am]ican ,innovation & ,competitiv5ess  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbs-#h7;c77#b77  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7,c7 ,additional p>ticipants  7i7       
,eligibility ,! ,director1 9            
consultation ) relevant /akehold]s1 z   
det]m9$ by ! ,director1 :i* may include 
,f$]al ag5cies1 ,i-,corps regional      
nodes1 univ]sities1 & public & private  
entities engag$ 9 te*nology transf] or  
comm]cialization ( te*nologies1 %all    
provide an option = p>ticipation 9 an   

,i-,corps ,teams c\rse by--  7,i7 ,small
 ,bus9ess ,innovation ,rese>* ,program  
grantees2 &  7,,ii7 o!r entities1 z     
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,director4     
7ii7 ,co/ ( p>ticipation ,! co/ (       
p>ticipation by a ,small ,bus9ess       
,innovation ,rese>* ,program grantee 9  
su* c\rse may be provid$--  7,i7 ?r\gh  
,i-,corps ,teams grants2  7,,ii7 ?r\gh  
funds aw>d$ to grantees "u ! ,small     
,bus9ess ,innovation ,rese>* ,program or
 ! ,small ,bus9ess ,te*nology ,transf]  
,program2  7,,iii7 by ! grantor ,f$]al  
ag5cy ( ! grantee us+ funds set aside = 
! ,small ,bus9ess ,innovation ,rese>*   
,program "u section #i7;f77#a7 ( !      
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fch7;f77#a772  7,,iv7 by ! grantor     
,f$]al ag5cy ( ! grantee us+ funds set  
aside = ! ,small ,bus9ess ,te*nology    
,transf] ,program "u section #i7n77#a7 (
 ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#fch7n77#a772 or  7,v7 by ! p>ticipat+  
teams4  4  #d4 ,i-,corps c\rse =        
comm]cialization-ready p>ticipants  7a7 

,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out ! ,i-,corps       
program describ$ 9 section #fja7;c7 ( ! 
,am]ican ,innovation & ,competitiv5ess  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbs-#h7;c771 !   
,director %all develop an ,i-,corps     
c\rse (f]$ by ,i-,corps regional nodes  
to support comm]cialization-ready       
p>ticipants4 ,su* c\rse %all include    
skills su* z attract+ inve/ors1 scal+ up
 a company1 & build+ a br&4  7b7        
,engagem5t ) relevant /akehold]s ,9     
develop+ ! c\rse "u subsection 7a71 !   
,director may consult ) ! heads ( su*   
,f$]al ag5cies1 univ]sities1 & public & 
private entities z ! ,director det]m9es 
to be appropriate4  7c7 ,eligible       
p>ticipants ,! c\rse develop$ "u        
subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7 support      
p>ticipants t h complet$ an ,i-,corps   
,teams c\rse2  7#b7 support p>ticipants 
t h made ! decision to take an          
innovation to m>ket4  #e4 ,report ,n    
lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to ,congress a

 report conta9+ an evaluation ( !       
,i-,corps program describ$ 9 section    
#fja7;c7 ( ! ,am]ican ,innovation &     
,competitiv5ess ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#ahfbs-#h7;c774 ,su* evaluation %all    
include an assessm5t ( ! effects (      
,i-,corps on--  7#a7 ! comm]cialization 
( ,f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t2   
7#b7 ! high] education sy/em2 &  7#c7   
regional economies & ! national economy4
  #f4 ,fund+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,out ( am\nts
 o!rwise au?oriz$ = ! ,national ,sci5ce 
,f\ndation1 !re is au?oriz$ to be       
appropriat$ a total ( #e1jjj1jjj =      
fiscal ye>s #bjbj & #bjba to c>ry out ! 
activities describ$ 9 section #d & !    
am5dm5t made by section #c4  7b7        
,limitation ,no additional funds are    
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 
& ?is ,act & su* am5dm5ts %all be c>ri$ 
out us+ am\nts o!rwise available = su*  
purpose4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives ,febru>y #be1           
#bjai4;,*]yl ,l4 ,johnson1,cl]k