,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aa1     
#bjai,mr4 ,rounds 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,gillibrand7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to modify the proof of      
concept commercialization program of the
 ,department of ,defense1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,national ,defense  
,accelerator ,network ,act of #bjai4    
#b4 ,modification of proof of concept   
commercialization program  7a7 ,making  
the program permanent  7#a7 ,in general 
,section #afjc of the ,national ,defense
 ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year  
#bjad 7,public ,law #aac-ff2 #aj        
,u4,s4,c4 #bcei note7 is amended by     
striking subsection 7g74  7#b7          
,conforming amendments ,such section is 
further amended-- 7,a7 in the section   
heading1 by striking ,pilot2  7,b7 in   
subsection 7a7-- 7i7 by striking ,pilot2

 and  7ii7 by striking ,pilot2 and  7,c7
 by striking pilot each place it        
appears4  7b7 ,additional improvements  
,such section1 as amended by subsection 
7a71 is further amended-- 7#a7 in the   
section heading1 by inserting of        
dual-use technology after               
commercialization2  7#b7 in subsection  
7a7-- 7,a7 by inserting of ,dual-,use   
,technology before ,program2 and  7,b7  
by inserting with a focus on priority   
defense technology areas that attract   
public and private sector funding1 as   
well as private sector investment       
capital1 including from venture capital 
firms in the ,united ,states1 before in 
accordance2  7#c7 in subsection         
7c77#d77;,a77iv71 by inserting 1 which  
may include access to venture capital   
after award2  7#d7 by striking          
subsection 7d72  7#e7 by redesignating  
subsection 7e7 as subsection 7d72  7#f7 
by striking subsection 7f72 and  7#g7 by
 adding at the end the following new    
subsection 7e73  7e7 ,authorities ,in   

carrying out this section1 the          
,secretary may use the following        
authorities3  7#a7 ,section #aeii;g of  
title #aj of the ,united ,states ,code1 
relating to public-private talent       
exchanges4  7#b7 ,section #bcfh of such 
title1 relating to ,centers for         
,science1 ,technology1 and ,engineering 
,partnerships4  7#c7 ,section #bcgd;a of
 such title1 relating to prizes for     
advanced technology achievements4  7#d7 
,section #bdgd of such title1 relating  
to ,centers of ,industrial and          
,technical ,excellence4  7#e7 ,section  
#beba of such title1 relating to the    
,manufacturing ,technology ,program4    
7#f7 ,section #bbe of the ,national     
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ia2 #aj 
,u4,s4,c4 #bcei note74  7#g7 ,section   
#agaa of such ,act 7,public ,law        
#aae-ia2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #beje note71     
relating to a pilot program on          
strengthening manufacturing in the      
defense industrial base4  7#h7 ,section 

#ab of the ,stevenson-,wydler           
,technology ,innovation ,act of #aihj   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgaj;a7 and section     
#fcje of title #ca1 ,united ,states     
,code1 relating to cooperative research 
and development agreements4  4