,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #baej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ag1 #bjai,mr4   
,k5n$y introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,small ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a   
,,bill  ,to e/abli% a regional high-gr[?
 collaborative pilot program 9 ! ,small 
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,spurr+ ,small ,bus9ess    
,innovation ,act4  #b4 ,regional        
high-gr[? collaborative pilot program   
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! 
t]m ,adm9i/ration means ! ,small        
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration2  7#b7 ! t]m     
,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,adm9i/ration2  7#c7 ! t]m cov]$ p]iod  
means ! #e-;fiscal ye> p]iod beg9n+ 9 ! 
fir/ fiscal ye> t beg9s aft] ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2  7#d7 ! t]m        
eligible entity includes-- 7,a7 a       
nonpr(it organization2  7,b7 a public or
 nonpr(it private in/itution ( high]    
education2  7,c7 a ,/ate gov]nm5t or any

 ag5cy ( a ,/ate gov]nm5t2  7,d7 a      
regional entity1 z describ$ 9 section   
#ba7;a77#a7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdh7;a77#a772  7,e7 a   
,/ate-*>t]$ developm5t1 cr$it1 or f9ance
 corporation2  7,f7 a small bus9ess     
developm5t c5t]2  7,g7 a wom5's bus9ess 
c5t]2  7,h7 a vet]an bus9ess outrea*    
c5t]2  7,i7 a small bus9ess gr[?        
accel]ator2  7,j7 a small bus9ess       
incubator2 &  7,k7 a comb9ation (       
entities describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7   
?r\gh 7,j72  7#e7 ! t]m in/itution (    
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9
 section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja72  7#f7 ! 
t]m ,(fice means ! ,(fice ( ,innovation 
& ,te*nology ( ! ,adm9i/ration2  7#g7 ! 
t]m pilot program means ! ,regional     
,high-,gr[? ,collaborative ,pilot       
,program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b72    
7#h7 ! t]m small bus9ess conc]n has !   
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c7;a7 ( !   
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fcb7;a772  7#i7 ! t]m small bus9ess    

developm5t c5t] has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9
 section #c7t7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7t772  7#aj7 ! t]ms  
,small ,bus9ess ,innovation ,rese>*     
,program & ,small ,bus9ess ,te*nology   
,transf] ,program h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms
 9 section #i7;e7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7;e772 &  7#aa7 
! t]m wom5's bus9ess c5t] means a wom5's
 bus9ess c5t] op]at+ pursuant to section
 #bi ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae      
,u4,s4,c4 #fef74  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t (     
pilot program ,!re is e/abli%$ 9 !      
,adm9i/ration1 = ! cov]$ p]iod1 a       
,regional ,high-,gr[? ,collaborative    
,pilot ,program1 ! purpose ( :i* is to  
provide ! specializ$ res\rces t are     
necess>y 9 ord] to />t & scale small    
bus9ess conc]ns 9 high-gr[? indu/ries4  
7c7 ,phases ( pilot program  7#a7 ,phase
 ,i  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,(fice %all-- 7i7 
c>ry out a competition to e/abli% a     
total ( #aj entities t %all s]ve z      
regional high-gr[? collaboratives dur+ !
 fir/ #b fiscal ye>s ( ! cov]$ p]iod2 & 

7ii7 9 c>ry+ out ! competition requir$  
"u clause 7i71 ensure t !re is e/abli%$ 
#a regional high-gr[? collaborative 9   
ea* ( ! #aj regions ( ! ,adm9i/ration1 z
 9 exi/5ce on ! day be=e ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7,b7 ,duties ,ea* 
collaborative e/abli%$ "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 %all1 dur+ ! #b-;fiscal ye> p]iod  
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77i71 e/abli% 
connections betwe5 small bus9ess conc]ns
 9 indu/ries relat+ to te*nology & o!r  
entities 9 ord] to--  7i7 (f] to ^?     
small bus9ess conc]ns-- 7,i7 access to  
appropriate te*nical & manag]ial        
res\rces2 &  7,,ii7 connections to !    
programs ov]se5 by ! ,(fice (           
,entrepr5eurial ,developm5t ( !         
,adm9i/ration2  7ii7 provide to ^? small
 bus9ess conc]ns-- 7,i7 m>ket rese>*    
relat+ to pot5tial cu/om]s = ! products 
& s]vices (f]$ by ! small bus9ess       
conc]ns2 &  7,,ii7 o!r types ( bus9ess  
tra9+ relat+ to te*nology & innovation2 
7iii7 facilitate access to capital = ^? 
small bus9ess conc]ns2  7iv7 ref] ^?    

small bus9ess conc]ns to o!r assi/ance  
programs1 z appropriate2 &  7v7 provide 
^? small bus9ess conc]ns ) assi/ance 9  
prep>+ applications ) respect to !      
,small ,bus9ess ,innovation ,rese>*     
,program & o!r simil> programs4  7,c7   
,evaluations  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,(fice    
%all evaluate ! success ( ea*           
collaborative e/abli%$ "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 by analyz+1 = ! #b-;fiscal ye>     
p]iod describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77i7--  
7,i7 ! numb] ( small bus9ess conc]ns    
assi/$ by ! collaborative2  7,,ii7 !    
numb] ( small bus9ess conc]ns assi/$ by 
! collaborative t submitt$ proposals "u 
! ,small ,bus9ess ,innovation ,rese>*   
,program1 ! ,small ,bus9ess ,te*nology  
,transf] ,program1 & o!r simil>         
programs2  7,,iii7 ! rates ( hir+ by    
small bus9ess conc]ns assi/$ by !       
collaborative2  7,,iv7 ! am\nt ( capital
 provid$ to small bus9ess conc]ns assi/$
 by ! collaborative2  7,v7 ! p]c5tage ( 
small bus9ess conc]ns assi/$ by !       
collaborative t op]ate 9 rural areas2   

7,,vi7 ! degree to :i* ! s]vices provid$
 by ! collaborative are geographically  
disp]s$2  7,,vii7 ! numb] ( small       
bus9ess conc]ns creat$ z a result ( !   
activities c>ri$ out by ! collaborative2
 &  7,,viii7 any additional metric t !  
,(fice det]m9es to be appropriate4  7ii7
 ,factor weight+ ,! ,(fice %all--  7,i7 
9 p]=m+ evaluations "u clause 7i71      
det]m9e h[ mu* weight %\ld be giv5 to   
ea* metric describ$ 9 subclauses 7,i7   
?r\gh 7,,viii7 ( t clause2 &  7,,ii7    
make ! det]m9ation ( ! ,(fice "u        
subclause 7,i7 publicly available4  7,d7
 ,aw>d ( funds ?r\gh coop]ative agreem5t
  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator %all ent]
 into a coop]ative agreem5t ) ea*       
collaborative e/abli%$ "u subp>agraph   
7,a71 "u :i* ! ,adm9i/rator %all aw>d to
 ! collaborative #cjj1jjj--  7,i7 = ea* 
fiscal ye> 9 :i* ! collaborative c>ries 
out ! duties describ$ 9 subp>agraph     
7,b72 &  7,,ii7 to c>ry out ! duties    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b74  7ii7      
,adm9i/rator discretion ,) respect to an

 aw>d "u clause 7i71 ! ,adm9i/rator may 
di/ribute ! aw>d z det]m9$ appropriate  
by ! ,adm9i/rator1 includ+ by di/ribut+ 
! aw>d 9 in/allm5ts4  7,e7 ,relation%ip 
to phase ,,ii  7i7 ,highe/ scor+        
collaborative ,! collaborative t scores 
! highe/ ) respect to ! evaluations     
p]=m$ "u subp>agraph 7,c7 7ref]r$ to 9  
?is subp>agraph z ! highe/ scor+        
collaborative7 %all--  7,i7 subject to  
clause 7ii71 s]ve z ! model ) respect to
 h[ to /ructure ! high-gr[?             
collaboratives e/abli%$ "u phase ,,ii ( 
! pilot program "u p>agraph 7#b72 &     
7,,ii7 be gu>ante$ to receive an aw>d "u
 p>agraph 7#b7 = ! fir/ fiscal ye> 9 :i*
 phase ,,ii ( ! pilot program is 9      
effect "u t p>agraph4  7ii7 ,o!r        
collaboratives ,! ,adm9i/rator-- 7,i7   
may incorporate elem5ts f collaboratives
 o!r ?an ! highe/ scor+ collaborative :5
 det]m9+ h[ to /ructure ! high-gr[?     
collaboratives e/abli%$ "u phase ,,ii ( 
! pilot program "u p>agraph 7#b72 &     
7,,ii7 if ! ,adm9i/rator makes an       

incorporation describ$ 9 subclause 7,i71
 %all make ! me?odology reg>d+ t        
incorporation publicly available4  7#b7 
,phase ,,ii  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,(fice    
%all ent] into a total ( #aj coop]ative 
agreem5ts1 "u :i* ! ,(fice %all make    
aw>ds to eligible entities to e/abli%1 =
 ! ?ird1 f\r?1 & fif? fiscal ye>s ( !   
cov]$ p]iod1 #a regional high-gr[?      
collaborative 9 ea* ( ! #aj regions ( ! 
,adm9i/ration1 z 9 exi/5ce on ! day be=e
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7,b7    
,application ,an eligible entity t wi%es
 to ent] into a coop]ative agreem5t "u  
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all submit to ! ,(fice
 an application--  7i7 9 su* =m & mann] 
z ! ,(fice may require2 &  7ii7 t       
conta9s--  7,i7 a plan describ+-- 7aa7  
h[ ! eligible entity w provide ! s]vices
 describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7v7 (     
p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is     
subp>agraph z cov]$ s]vices72  7bb7 !   
means by :i* ! eligible entity w provide
 cov]$ s]vices2  7cc7 ! p>tn]%ips into  
:i* ! eligible entity w ent] 9 ord] to  

provide cov]$ s]vices2  7dd7 h[ !       
eligible entity w enc\rage p>ticipation 
by small bus9ess conc]ns t op]ate 9     
rural areas2  7ee7 ! me?od us$ by !     
eligible entity to tailor cov]$ s]vices 
to acc\nt = ! v>i\s geographic areas &  
economic conditions 9 ! region 9 :i* !  
eligible entity w s]ve z a              
collaborative2 &  7ff7 ! geographic area
 t ! eligible entity w s]ve2  7,,ii7 a  
budget = ! provision ( cov]$ s]vices by 
! eligible entity2  7,,iii7 ! "n ( !    
individual :o w s]ve z executive        
director ( ! collaborative or a plan to 
appo9t su* an individual2 &  7,,iv7 any 
o!r in=mation t ! ,(fice det]m9es to be 
necess>y4  7,c7 ,am\nt ( aw>d  7i7 ,9   
g5]al ,ea* aw>d to an eligible entity "u
 ?is p>agraph %all be--  7,i7 9 an am\nt
 t is #ejj1jjj2 &  7,,ii7 obligat$ dur+ 
! fiscal ye> 9 :i* ! eligible entity    
receives ! aw>d4  7ii7 ,mat*+ funds ,an 
eligible entity to :i* ! ,(fice makes an
 aw>d "u clause 7i7 %all be requir$ to  
mat* #ej p]c5t ( t aw>d1 :i* may be     

satisfi$ ?r\gh ! use ( an 9-k9d mat*4   
7,d7 ,evaluations ,! ,(fice %all1 )     
respect to ea* aw>d made "u ?is         
p>agraph1 evaluate ! eligible entity to 
:i* ! aw>d is made us+ ! same metrics   
us$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,c74  7,e7 ,r5ewal
 ,! ,(fice may1 = ea* ( ! f\r? & fif?   
fiscal ye>s ( ! cov]$ p]iod1 r5ew an    
aw>d made to an eligible entity "u ?is  
p>agraph 9 ! ?ird or f\r? fiscal ye> ( !
 cov]$ p]iod1 z applicable1 if1 )       
respect to t ?ird or f\r? fiscal ye>1 ! 
eligible entity scores highly on !      
evaluation conduct$ "u subp>agraph 7,d7 
) respect to ! eligible entity4  7d7    
,adm9i/rator responsibilities ,!        
,adm9i/rator %all-- 7#a7 provide        
ov]sight ( ! ,(fice ) respect to ! c>ry+
 out ( ! pilot program2 &  7#b7 ensure  
t-- 7,a7 ! pilot program is consi/5t )  
/atutory requirem5ts1 includ+ !         
requirem5ts ( ?is ,act2 &  7,b7 !       
di/rict & regional (fices ( !           
,adm9i/ration "w closely to ensure !    
success ( ! pilot program4  7e7 ,reports

  7#a7 ,,sba ,= ea* fiscal ye> 9 :i* !  
pilot program is 9 effect1 !            
,adm9i/rator %all submit to ,congress a 
report t conta9s1 ) respect to ! ye>    
cov]$ by ! report--  7,a7 ! in=mation   
collect$ by ! ,(fice 9 ord] to c>ry out 
! evaluations requir$ "u p>agraphs      
7#a77;,c7 & 7#b77;,d7 ( subsection 7c72 
7,b7 a description ( ! s]vices provid$  
by collaboratives "u ! pilot program2   
7,c7 a li/ (--  7i7 ) respect to phase  
,i ( ! pilot program "u subsection      
7c77#a71 ea* entity e/abli%$ z a        
collaborative "u su* subsection 7c77#a72
 &  7ii7 ) respect to phase ,,ii ( !    
pilot program "u subsection 7c77#b71 ea*
 eligible entity ) :i* ! ,(fice ent]$   
into a coop]ative agreem5t "u su*       
subsection 7c77#b72 &  7,d7 ) respect to
 phase ,,ii ( ! pilot program "u        
subsection 7c77#b71 an analysis ( h[ !  
,(fice det]m9$ :e!r to r5ew an aw>d "u  
subsection 7c77#b77;,e74  7#b7 ,,gao ,n 
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* !    
pilot program expires1 ! ,comptroll]    

,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
,congress a report t analyzes--  7,a7 ! 
impact ( ! pilot program2 &  7,b7 !     
effectiv5ess ( ! ov]sight requir$ "u    
subsection 7d77#a74