,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eife  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #be1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself1 ,ms4      
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4      
,swalwell of ,california1 and ,mr4      
,foster7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,energy to award grants to establish    
,lab-,embedded ,entrepreneurship        
,programs1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,leveraging our ,national ,labs to  
,develop ,tomorrow's ,technology        
,leaders ,act4  #b4 ,lab-embedded       
entrepreneurship program  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary of ,energy shall
 award grants to eligible entities under
 subsection 7b7 for the purpose of      
establishing or maintaining programs1 to
 be known as ,lab-,embedded             
,entrepreneurship ,programs1 to provide 
entrepreneurial fellowships1 with access

 to the research facilities1 lab        
expertise1 and mentorship opportunities 
of a ,national ,laboratory1 to perform  
research and development and gain       
expertise that may be required or       
beneficial for the commercial           
application of research ideas4  7b7     
,entrepreneurial fellowships ,an        
entrepreneurial fellow participating in 
a program described in subsection 7a7   
shall be provided with-- 7#a7           
opportunities for entrepreneurial       
training1 professional development1 and 
networking through exposure to leaders  
from academia1 industry1 government1 and
 finance who may serve as advisors to or
 partners of the fellow2  7#b7 financial
 and technical support for research and 
development activities2  7#c7 fellowship
 awards to cover costs of living1 health
 insurance1 and travel stipends for the 
duration of the fellowship2 and  7#d7   
and any other resources determined      
appropriate by the ,secretary of        
,energy4  7c7 ,eligible entities ,the   

entities eligible to receive grants     
under subsection 7a7 include-- 7#a7 a   
,national ,laboratory2  7#b7 a nonprofit
 organization2  7#c7 an institution of  
higher education2  7#d7 a federally     
owned corporation2 and  7#e7 any other  
entity or entities that the ,secretary  
of ,energy deems appropriate4  7d7      
,evaluation  7#a7 ,metrics ,the         
,secretary of ,energy shall develop     
metrics to assess the effectiveness of  
each program receiving a grant under    
subsection 7a7 in achieving the purposes
 of this section4  7#b7 ,assessments2   
report ,not later than #d years after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,energy shall-- 7,a7  
conduct assessments1 at least           
biennially1 of each program receiving a 
grant under subsection 7a7 based on the 
metrics developed pursuant to paragraph 
7#a72 and  7,b7 submit to the ,committee
 on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of
 the ,house of ,representatives and the 
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      

,resources of the ,senate a report      
summarizing the findings of these       
assessments4  7e7 ,coordination ,the    
,secretary of ,energy shall oversee the 
planning and coordination of grants     
under subsection 7a7 and shall identify 
and disseminate best practices for      
achieving the purpose of this section4  
7f7 ,interagency coordination ,the      
,secretary of ,energy shall coordinate  
with other executive branch agencies1   
including the ,department of ,defense1  
regarding opportunities to partner with 
programs receiving a grant under        
subsection 7a74  7g7 ,national          
laboratory defined ,in this section1 the
 term ,national ,laboratory has the     
meaning given the term in section #b7c7 
of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje    
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