,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ah 7legislative  
day1 ,may #ag71 #bjbb,mr4 ,padilla 7=   
himself1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 & ,mr4 ,br[n7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,public ,works & ,economic   
,developm5t ,act ( #aife to e/abli%     
univ]sity c5t]s to enc\rage c]ta9       
economic developm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,univ]sity ,c5t]s = ,gr[?1            
,developm5t1 & ,prosp]ity ,act ( #bjbb4 
#b4 ,economic developm5t ag5cy univ]sity
 c5t]s  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,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 ,univ]sity c5t]s  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all make aw>ds to   
in/itutions ( high] le>n+ = su*         
in/itutions to s]ve z univ]sity c5t]s4  
7b7 ,geographic cov]age ,! ,secret>y    

%all ensure t "o univ]sity c5t] is      
e/abli%$ 9 ea* ,/ate to provide s]vices 
9 su* ,/ate4  7c7 ,prioritization (     
hi/orically ,black colleges &           
univ]sities1 ,tribal colleges &         
univ]sities1 ,hispanic-,s]v+            
in/itutions1 & m9ority-,s]v+ in/itutions
 ,9 e/abli%+ univ]sity c5t]s "u ?is     
section1 ! ,secret>y %all prioritize    
in/itutions ( high] education t are     
eligible to receive funds "u section    
#cga7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7a774  7d7   
,duties ,! univ]sity c5t]s e/abli%$ "u  
?is section1 to ! ext5t practicable1    
%all-- 7#a7 collaborate ) o!r univ]sity 
c5t]s2  7#b7 collaborate ) economic     
developm5t di/ricts1 trade adju/m5t     
assi/ance c5t]s1 ,holl+s ,manufactur+   
,ext5sion ,p>tn]%ip ,c5t]s ( ! ,national
 ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology1       
,bus9ess ,c5t]s & ,rural ,bus9ess ,c5t]s
 ( ! ,m9ority ,bus9ess ,developm5t      
,ag5cy1 & o!r relevant ,f$]al economic  
developm5t te*nical assi/ance & s]vice  

provid]s to provide exp]tise1 appli$    
rese>*1 & te*nical assi/ance to develop1
 implem5t1 & support regional /rategies 
t assi/ 9 job creation1 high-skill$     
regional tal5t pools1 & bus9ess         
expansion 9 a region's innovation clu/]2
  7#c7 provide te*nical assi/ance1      
bus9ess developm5t s]vices1 & te*nology 
transf] s]vices to bus9esses 9 ! s]vice 
area ( ! univ]sity c5t]2  7#d7 e/abli%  
p>tn]%ips ) "o or m comm]cialization    
int]m$i>ies t are public or nonpr(it    
te*nology transf] organizations eligible
 to receive a grant "u section          
#fjb7;d77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,am]ican          
,innovation & ,competitiv5ess ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbs-#i7;d77#a77;,b772 &    
7#e7 provide to communities & regions   
assi/ance relat+ to data collection &   
analysis & o!r rese>* relat+ to economic
 conditions & vuln]abilities t c in=m   
economic developm5t & adju/m5t          
/rategies4  7e7 ,fund+ ,! ,secret>y may 
provide to ea* univ]sity c5t] "u ?is    
section = ea* fiscal ye> an am\nt t is n

 less ?an #ejj1jjj & n m ?an #a1jjj1jjj4
  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #c7ab7
 ( ! ,public ,works & ,economic         
,developm5t ,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cabb7ab77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ a         
univ]sity c5t] e/abli%$ "u section #bai 
or aft] means4  7c7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! 
table ( cont5ts 9 section #a7;b7 ( !    
,public ,works & ,economic ,developm5t  
,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #caba note7 
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to
 section #bah ! foll[+ new item3  ,sec4 
#bai4 ,univ]sity c5t]s4  4