,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ceba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ai            
7legislative day1 ,janu>y #ah71         
#bjbb,mr4 ,s*atz 7= himself & ,mr4      
,cornyn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,small ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a   
,,bill  ,to assi/ entrepr5eurs & support
 developm5t ( ! creative economy1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,compreh5sive ,res\rces
 = ,entrepr5eurs 9 ! ,arts to ,trans=m !
 ,economy ,act ( #bjbb or ! ,,create    
,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,microloan program   
expansion ,section #g7m77#f7 ( ! ,small 
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4            
#fcf7m77#f77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7,f7 ,loan crit]ia = arti/s & 
arts entrepr5eurs ,! ,adm9i/ration1 9   
consultation ) eligible int]m$i>ies1    
%all develop loan crit]ia to ensure t   
small bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$  
by arti/s & small bus9ess conc]ns t     
support ! creative economy receive loan 

proce$s "u ?is subsection4  4  #c4 ,,sba
 bus9ess loans = ! creative economy     
,section #g7;a7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;a77 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ch7 ,creative
 economy ,9 provid+ assi/ance "u ?is    
subsection1 ! ,adm9i/ration %all develop
 proc$ures to evaluate ! bus9ess        
proposals & bus9ess plans ( non-employ] 
bus9esses & small bus9ess conc]ns t     
focus on economic developm5t1 job       
creation1 & community gr[? ) respect to 
! creative economy4  4  #d4 ,,sba       
te*nical assi/ance programs ,section #ba
 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fdh7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7o7 ,te*nical assi/ance        
programs = arti/s & arts entrepr5eurs ,!
 ,adm9i/ration1 9 consultation )        
relevant /akehold]s1 %all develop       
te*nical assi/ance programs to be c>ri$ 
out by small bus9ess developm5t c5t]s "u
 ?is subsection t t>get ! specific ne$s 
( arti/s & arts entrepr5eurs4  4  #e4   
,arts-focus$ economic developm5t ,title 

,,ii ( ! ,public ,works & ,economic     
,developm5t ,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cada et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #bai4 ,arts-focus$ economic 
developm5t  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3 7#a7 ,bus9ess incubation       
program ,! t]m bus9ess incubation       
program means a program t-- 7,a7        
accel]ates ! successful developm5t (    
entrepr5eurial bus9esses ?r\gh bus9ess  
support res\rces & s]vices1 develop$ or 
or*e/rat$ by incubator managem5t2  7,b7 
is design$ to produce successful        
bus9esses2 &  7,c7 provides managem5t   
guidance1 te*nical assi/ance1 & consult+
 design$ = "y1 gr[+ bus9esses1 includ+  
by provid+-- 7i7 r5tal space & flexible 
leases2  7ii7 %>$ basic bus9ess s]vices 
& equipm5t2  7iii7 te*nology support    
s]vices2 &  7iv7 assi/ance 9 obta9+     
f9anc+ necess>y = gr[? ( ! bus9ess4     
7#b7 ,incubator ,! t]m incubator means a
 multit5ant facility ) on-site managem5t
 t directs a bus9ess incubation program4
  7b7 ,arts-,focus$ economic developm5t 

,9 provid+ grants & assi/ance "u ?is    
,act 7includ+ ?r\gh ! local te*nical    
assi/ance1 p>tn]%ip plann+1 &           
compreh5sive economic developm5t        
/rategies programs ( ! ,economic        
,developm5t ,adm9i/ration71 ! ,secret>y 
%all provide to ,/ate1 regional1 & local
 arts ag5cies1 arti/s1 & creative work]s
 support ?r\gh traditional economic     
developm5t tools1 includ+-- 7#a7        
incubators2 &  7#b7 economic developm5t 
plann+ & te*nical assi/ance1 includ+    
assi/ance = ,/ate1 regional1 & local    
arts ag5cies 9 "w relat$ to compreh5sive
 economic developm5t /rategies4  4  #f4 
,demon/ration program to promote use (  
creative indu/ries & occupations 9 c]ta9
 economic plann+ ,n lat] ?an #abj days  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all e/abli% a     
demon/ration program to assess !        
feasibility & advisability ( provid+    
support to local arts ag5cies &         
nonpr(its ?r\gh plann+ grants "u section
 #bjc ( ! ,public ,works & ,economic    

,developm5t ,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cadc7 & local te*nical assi/ance grants
 "u section #bjg ( t ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #cadg7 to promote ! use ( creative     
indu/ries & occupations 9 ! economic    
plann+ ( local gov]nm5ts1 includ+ 9     
compreh5sive economic developm5t        
/rategies4