,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djhd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bf1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself and ,mrs4  
,blackburn7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
support the lab-embedded                
entrepreneurship program under the      
,department of ,energy1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,leveraging our     
,national ,laboratories to ,develop     
,tomorrow's ,technology ,leaders ,act of
 #bjbb4  #b4 ,lab-embedded              
entrepreneurship program  7a7           
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,covered program ,the term covered      
program means a program described in    
subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,eligible entity  
7,a7 ,in general ,the term eligible     
entity means-- 7i7 a ,national          
,laboratory2 and  7ii7 an entity        
described in subparagraph 7,b7 in       

partnership with a ,national            
,laboratory4  7,b7 ,entity described ,an
 entity referred to in subparagraph     
7,a77ii7 is-- 7i7 a nonprofit           
organization2  7ii7 an institution of   
higher education2 and  7iii7 any other  
entity that the ,secretary determines   
appropriate4  7#c7 ,entrepreneurial     
fellow ,the term entrepreneurial fellow 
means an individual participating in a  
covered program4  7#d7 ,national        
laboratory ,the term ,national          
,laboratory has the meaning given the   
term in section #b of the ,energy       
,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#aehja74  7#e7 ,program ,the term       
program means the ,lab-,embedded        
,entrepreneurship ,program authorized   
under subsection 7b74  7#f7 ,secretary  
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,energy4  7b7 ,program    
,the ,secretary shall establish a       
program1 to be known as the             
,lab-,embedded ,entrepreneurship        
,program1 under which the ,secretary    

shall award grants to eligible entities 
for the purpose of establishing or      
maintaining a covered program4  7c7     
,covered programs ,an eligible entity   
receiving a grant under the program     
shall use the grant funds to establish  
or maintain a lab-embedded              
entrepreneurship program to provide     
entrepreneurial fellows with access to  
,national ,laboratory research          
facilities1 expertise1 and mentorship-- 
7#a7 to perform research and            
development2 and  7#b7 to gain expertise
 that may be required or beneficial for 
the commercial application of research  
ideas4  7d7 ,entrepreneurial fellows    
7#a7 ,in general ,in participating in a 
covered program1 an entrepreneurial     
fellow shall be provided by an eligible 
entity with-- 7,a7 opportunities for    
entrepreneurial training1 professional  
development1 and exposure to leaders    
from academia1 industry1 government1 and
 finance1 who may serve as advisors to  
or partners of an entrepreneurial       

fellow2  7,b7 financial and technical   
support for research1 development1 and  
commercial application activities2  7,c7
 fellowship awards to cover costs of    
living1 health insurance1 and travel    
stipends for the duration of the        
fellowship2  7,d7 market and customer   
discovery opportunities2  7,e7          
engagement with external stakeholders2  
and  7,f7 any other resources determined
 appropriate by the ,secretary4  7#b7   
,priority ,in carrying out a covered    
program1 an eligible entity shall give  
priority to supporting entrepreneurial  
fellows with respect to professional    
development and development of a        
relevant technology4  7#c7 ,intellectual
 property ,in participating in a covered
 program1 an entrepreneurial fellow     
shall retain all rights relating to     
intellectual property developed by the  
entrepreneurial fellow through          
activities carried out under the covered
 program4  7e7 ,partnerships ,an        
eligible entity described in            

subparagraph 7,a77i7 of subsection      
7a77#b7 that receives a grant under the 
program may carry out a covered program 
in partnership with #a or more entities 
described in subparagraph 7,b7 of that  
subsection4  7f7 ,metrics ,the          
,secretary shall develop metrics to     
assess the effectiveness of each covered
 program in achieving the purposes of   
the program4  7g7 ,coordination2        
interagency collaboration ,the          
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 oversee the     
planning and coordination of grants     
awarded under the program2 and  7#b7    
collaborate with other ,federal         
agencies1 including the ,department of  
,defense1 regarding opportunities for   
,federal agencies to partner with       
covered programs4  7h7 ,best practices  
,the ,secretary shall identify and      
disseminate to eligible entities best   
practices for achieving the purposes of 
the program4  7i7 ,assessments2 reports 
,not later than #d years after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 and not less 

frequently than biennially thereafter1  
the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 conduct an  
assessment of each covered program based
 on the metrics developed under         
subsection 7f72 and  7#b7 submit to the 
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives a report summarizing   
the findings of those assessments4  7j7 
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary to carry out this section    
#be1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbc through #bjbg4