,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ihf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aj1 #bjbc   
,mr4 ,pappas 7= himself & ,ms4 ,salaz>7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,small      
,bus9ess1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small     
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration to ent] into an  
agreem5t to coord9ate gov]nm5t contract+
 assi/ance (f]$ by small bus9ess        
developm5t c5t]s & ,,apex ,accel]ators1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,coord9at+ ,our    
,local ,liaisons ,& ,br++ ,out ,relat$  
,ag5cy ,te*nical ,exp]tise ,act or !    
,,collaborate ,act4  #b4 ,int]ag5cy     
agreem5t on gov]nm5t contract+ assi/ance
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        

,secret>y ( ,def5se1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,"u   
,secret>y ( ,def5se = ,acquisition &    
,su/a9m5t1 & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small  
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration %all--  7#a7 ent]
 into an int]ag5cy agreem5t to coord9ate
 ! gov]nm5t contract+ & procurem5t      
assi/ance (f]$ to small bus9ess conc]ns 
by small bus9ess developm5t c5t]s &     
,,apex ,accel]ators2 &  7#b7 jo9tly     
submit to ! ,committees on ,arm$        
,s]vices & ,small ,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives & ! ,committees on ,arm$
 ,s]vices & ,small ,bus9ess &           
,entrepr5eur%ip ( ! ,s5ate su* int]ag5cy
 agreem5t4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,! int]ag5cy   
agreem5t requir$ "u subsection 7a7      
%all-- 7#a7 ensure t gov]nm5t contract+ 
& procurem5t assi/ance provid$ by cov]$ 
c5t]s is provid$ by employees ( ! cov]$ 
c5t] :o h tra9+ on gov]nm5t contract+ & 
procurem5t2  7#b7 provide = ! allocation
 ( res\rces & responsibilities betwe5   
small bus9ess developm5t c5t]s & ,,apex 
,accel]ators to-- 7,a7 prev5t small     
bus9ess conc]ns f receiv+ duplicative   

assi/ance or contradictory or confus+   
in=mation f cov]$ c5t]s2  7,b7 ensure t 
! activities ( a cov]$ c5t]1 includ+ any
 assi/ance or o!r s]vices provid$ by su*
 cov]$ c5t]1 are attribut$ only to su*  
cov]$ c5t]2 &  7,c7 cl>ify !            
responsibilities ( employees ( small    
bus9ess developm5t c5t]s & !            
responsibilities ( employees ( ,,apex   
,accel]ators :5 a small bus9ess         
developm5t c5t] & ,,apex ,accel]ator %>e
 a location2 &  7#c7 provide a framework
 enabl+ small bus9ess developm5t c5t]s &
 ,,apex ,accel]ators to coord9ate !     
provision ( gov]nm5t contract+ &        
procurem5t assi/ance to small bus9ess   
conc]ns1 z appropriate4  7c7 ,progress  
report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( 
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration %all      
submit to ,congress a report on ! ef=ts 
( ! ,adm9i/rator & ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se
 ) respect to ! e/abli%m5t ( ! int]ag5cy
 agreem5t requir$ "u subsection 7a74    
7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    

,,apex ,accel]ator ,! t]m ,,apex        
,accel]ator means a c5t] op]at+ "u a    
coop]ative agreem5t ) ! ,(fice ( ,small 
,bus9ess ,programs to provide procurem5t
 te*nical assi/ance pursuant to !       
au?ority provid$ 9 *apt] #chh ( title   
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,cov]$  
c5t] ,! t]m cov]$ c5t] means a small    
bus9ess developm5t c5t] or an ,,apex    
,accel]ator4  7#c7 ,(fice ( ,small      
,bus9ess ,programs ,! t]m ,(fice (      
,small ,bus9ess ,programs means ! (fice 
e/abli%$ )9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,secret>y (    
,def5se "u section #ae7k7 ( ! ,small    
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7k774  
7#d7 ,small bus9ess conc]n ,! t]m small 
bus9ess conc]n has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 
"u section #c ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74  7#e7 ,small      
bus9ess developm5t c5t] ,! t]m small    
bus9ess developm5t c5t] has ! mean+ giv5
 su* t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,small        
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74