,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dief  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #f1 #bjba,mr4  
,c4 ,scott ,frankl9 ( ,florida 7=       
himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4          
,ob]nolte1 & ,mr4 ,cr[7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess  ,a ,,bill
  ,to e/abli% a program to support !    
p>ticipation ( small bus9esses 9 meet+s 
& proce$+s ( global /&>ds organizations1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,lead]%ip 9       
,global ,te* ,/&>ds ,act ( #bjba4  #b4  
,support = indu/ry p>ticipation 9 global
 /&>ds organizations  7a7 ,def9ition ,9 
?is section3 7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m   
,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7    
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,!      
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4 
7,b7 ,! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1

 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate4  7,c7 ,! 
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7,d7 ,!       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate4  7,e7 ,!          
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7,f7 ,! ,committee  
on ,small ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip ( !
 ,s5ate4  7#c7 ,artificial intellig5ce  
,! t]m artificial intellig5ce has !     
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bch7;g7 ( ! 
,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,def5se    
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjai 
7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bceh note74  7#d7 ,cov]$
 entity ,! t]m cov]$ entity means a     
small bus9ess conc]n t is incorporat$ & 
ma9ta9s a prim>y place ( bus9ess 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7 ,small bus9ess     
conc]n ,! t]m small bus9ess conc]n has !
 mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c ( !      
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fcb74  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj
 days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% a program  
to support p>ticipation by cov]$        

entities 9 meet+s & proce$+s ( /&>ds    
developm5t organizations 9 ! developm5t 
( volunt>y te*nical /&>ds4  7c7         
,activities ,9 c>ry+ out ! program      
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a71 !           
,adm9i/rator %all aw>d competitive1     
m]it-review$ grants to cov]$ entities to
 cov] ! reasonable co/s1 up to a        
specifi$ ceil+1 ( p>ticipation (        
employees ( ^? cov]$ entities 9 meet+s &
 proce$+s ( /&>ds developm5t            
organizations1 includ+-- 7#a7 regul>ly  
att5d+ meet+s2  7#b7 contribut+ exp]tise
 & rese>*2  7#c7 propos+ new "w items2 &
  7#d7 volunte]+ = lead]%ip roles su* z 
a conv5] or editor4  7d7 ,aw>d crit]ia  
,! ,adm9i/rator may only provide a grant
 "u ?is section to a cov]$ entity t--   
7#a7 demon/rates deep te*nical exp]tise 
9 key em]g+ te*nologies & te*nical      
/&>ds1 includ+ artificial intellig5ce & 
relat$ te*nologies2  7#b7 commits       
p]sonnel ) su* exp]tise to regul>       
p>ticipation 9 global bodies responsible
 = develop+ /&>ds = su* te*nologies ov] 

! p]iod ( ! grant2  7#c7 agrees to      
p>ticipate 9 ef=ts to coord9ate betwe5 !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & indu/ry to ensure   
protection ( national security int]e/s 9
 ! sett+ ( global /&>ds s long z su*    
/&>ds are n dictat$ by ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t2 &  7#d7 provides a plan to ! 
,adm9i/rator t details ! relation%ip    
betwe5 ! activities describ$ 9 p>agraphs
 7#a71 7#b71 & 7#c7 & ! propos$ /&>ds to
 be adopt$4  7e7 ,no mat*+ contribution 
,a recipi5t ( an aw>d "u ?is section    
%all n be requir$ to provide a mat*+    
contribution4  7f7 ,evaluation  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,9 mak+ aw>ds "u ?is section1 !   
,adm9i/rator %all coord9ate ) !         
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (     
,/&>ds & ,te*nology1 :o %all provide    
support 9 ! assessm5t ( te*nical        
exp]tise 9 em]g+ te*nologies & /&>ds    
sett+ ne$s4  7#b7 ,panel rank+ ,9 c>ry+ 
out ! requirem5ts "u p>agraph 7#a71 !   
,adm9i/rator & ! ,director %all jo9tly  
e/abli% a panel ( exp]ts to rank !      
propos$ /&>ds1 bas$ on m]it & relevance1

 to be compos$ ( exp]ts f-- 7,a7 private
 indu/ry2  7,b7 non-pr(it in/itutions2  
7,c7 non-pr(it /&>ds developm5t         
organizations2  7,d7 academia2 &  7,e7 !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7g7 ,report ,n less 
?an annually1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all submit
 to ! appropriate congressional         
committees a report on-- 7#a7 ! efficacy
 ( ! program2  7#b7 an explanation ( any
 /&>d adopt$ z a result ( ! program2    
7#c7 any *all5ges fac$ 9 c>ry+ out !    
program2 &  7#d7 propos$ solutions to ! 
*all5ges id5tifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#c74  7h7 
,au?orization ( appropriation ,!re is   
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = fiscal ye> 
#bjbb & ea* fiscal ye> !reaft]          
#a1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ! program        
e/abli%$ "u ?is section4