,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bf1 #bjbb,mr4  
,lujn 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,blackburn7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
support ! lab-emb$d$ entrepr5eur%ip     
program "u ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,lev]ag+ our ,national  
,laboratories to ,develop ,tomorr['s    
,te*nology ,lead]s ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4   
,lab-emb$d$ entrepr5eur%ip program  7a7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
program ,! t]m cov]$ program means a    
program describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  7#b7
 ,eligible entity  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m 
eligible entity means-- 7i7 a ,national 
,laboratory2 &  7ii7 an entity describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,b7 9 p>tn]%ip ) a       
,national ,laboratory4  7,b7 ,entity    
describ$ ,an entity ref]r$ to 9         
subp>agraph 7,a77ii7 is-- 7i7 a nonpr(it
 organization2  7ii7 an in/itution (    

high] education2 &  7iii7 any o!r entity
 t ! ,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4    
7#c7 ,entrepr5eurial fell[ ,! t]m       
entrepr5eurial fell[ means an individual
 p>ticipat+ 9 a cov]$ program4  7#d7    
,national laboratory ,! t]m ,national   
,laboratory has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9    
section #b ( ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act (    
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja74  7#e7     
,program ,! t]m program means !         
,lab-,emb$d$ ,entrepr5eur%ip ,program   
au?oriz$ "u subsection 7b74  7#f7       
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7b7 ,program ,!    
,secret>y %all e/abli% a program1 to be 
kn[n z ! ,lab-,emb$d$ ,entrepr5eur%ip   
,program1 "u :i* ! ,secret>y %all aw>d  
grants to eligible entities = ! purpose 
( e/abli%+ or ma9ta9+ a cov]$ program4  
7c7 ,cov]$ programs ,an eligible entity 
receiv+ a grant "u ! program %all use ! 
grant funds to e/abli% or ma9ta9 a      
lab-emb$d$ entrepr5eur%ip program to    
provide entrepr5eurial fell[s ) access  
to ,national ,laboratory rese>*         

facilities1 exp]tise1 & m5tor%ip-- 7#a7 
to p]=m rese>* & developm5t2 &  7#b7 to 
ga9 exp]tise t may be requir$ or        
b5eficial = ! comm]cial application (   
rese>* ideas4  7d7 ,entrepr5eurial      
fell[s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 p>ticipat+ 9 a 
cov]$ program1 an entrepr5eurial fell[  
%all be provid$ by an eligible entity   
)-- 7,a7 opportunities = entrepr5eurial 
tra9+1 pr(essional developm5t1 &        
exposure to lead]s f academia1 indu/ry1 
gov]nm5t1 & f9ance1 :o may s]ve z       
advisors to or p>tn]s ( an              
entrepr5eurial fell[2  7,b7 f9ancial &  
te*nical support = rese>*1 developm5t1 &
 comm]cial application activities2  7,c7
 fell[%ip aw>ds to cov] co/s ( liv+1    
heal? insurance1 & travel /ip5ds = !    
duration ( ! fell[%ip2  7,d7 m>ket &    
cu/om] discov]y opportunities2  7,e7    
engagem5t ) ext]nal /akehold]s2 &  7,f7 
any o!r res\rces det]m9$ appropriate by 
! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,priority ,9 c>ry+   
out a cov]$ program1 an eligible entity 
%all give priority to support+          

entrepr5eurial fell[s ) respect to      
pr(essional developm5t & developm5t ( a 
relevant te*nology4  7#c7 ,intellectual 
prop]ty ,9 p>ticipat+ 9 a cov]$ program1
 an entrepr5eurial fell[ %all reta9 all 
rights relat+ to intellectual prop]ty   
develop$ by ! entrepr5eurial fell[ ?r\gh
 activities c>ri$ out "u ! cov]$        
program4  7e7 ,p>tn]%ips ,an eligible   
entity describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77i7 ( 
subsection 7a77#b7 t receives a grant "u
 ! program may c>ry out a cov]$ program 
9 p>tn]%ip ) #a or m entities describ$ 9
 subp>agraph 7,b7 ( t subsection4  7f7  
,metrics ,! ,secret>y %all develop      
metrics to assess ! effectiv5ess ( ea*  
cov]$ program 9 a*iev+ ! purposes ( !   
program4  7g7 ,coord9ation2 int]ag5cy   
collaboration ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7  
ov]see ! plann+ & coord9ation ( grants  
aw>d$ "u ! program2 &  7#b7 collaborate 
) o!r ,f$]al ag5cies1 includ+ !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 reg>d+             
opportunities = ,f$]al ag5cies to p>tn] 
) cov]$ programs4  7h7 ,be/ practices ,!

 ,secret>y %all id5tify & dissem9ate to 
eligible entities be/ practices = a*iev+
 ! purposes ( ! program4  7i7           
,assessm5ts2 reports ,n lat] ?an #d ye>s
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & n 
less frequ5tly ?an bi5nially !reaft]1 ! 
,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 conduct an        
assessm5t ( ea* cov]$ program bas$ on ! 
metrics develop$ "u subsection 7f72 &   
7#b7 submit to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & 
,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a
 report summ>iz+ ! f9d+s ( ^?           
assessm5ts4  7j7 ,au?orization (        
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out  
?is section #be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbc ?r\gh #bjbg4