,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bf1 #bjba ,mr4   
,portman 7= himself & ,mr4 ,b5net7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small
 ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a ,,bill  
,to e/abli% a program to support !      
p>ticipation ( small bus9esses 9 meet+s 
& proce$+s ( int]national /&>ds         
organizations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,lead]%ip 9 ,global ,te* ,/&>ds ,act (  
#bjba4  #b4 ,support = indu/ry          
p>ticipation 9 int]national /&>ds       
organizations  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section3  7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m      
,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7    
,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#c7 ,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#d7 ,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 7b71 !           
,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 int]national bodies      
responsible = develop+ /&>ds = su*      
te*nologies ov] ! p]iod ( ! grant2 &    
7#c7 agrees to p>ticipate 9 ef=ts to    
coord9ate betwe5 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t &   
indu/ry to ensure protection ( national 
security int]e/s 9 ! sett+ (            
int]national /&>ds4  7e7 ,no mat*+      
contribution ,a recipi5t ( an aw>d "u   
?is section %all n be requir$ to provide
 a mat*+ contribution4  7f7 ,evaluation 
,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$s4  7g7 ,au?orization (        
appropriation ,!re is au?oriz$ to be    
appropriat$ = fiscal ye> #bjbb & ea*    
fiscal ye> !reaft] #a1jjj1jjj to c>ry   
out ! program e/abli%$ "u ?is section4