,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cafi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ca1 #bjbc,mr4 
,padilla 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 ( #bjbc4 
#b4 ,economic developm5t ag5cy univ]sity
 c5t]s  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,section #bjg ( 
! ,public ,works & ,economic ,developm5t
 ,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cadg7 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#b77;,d71 
by ins]t+ 9 accordance ) subsection 7c7 
aft] univ]sity c5t]s2 &  7#b7 by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7c7 ,univ]sity c5t]s  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all make    
aw>ds to in/itutions ( high] education =
 su* in/itutions to s]ve z univ]sity    
c5t]s4  7#b7 ,geographic cov]age ,!     

,secret>y %all ensure t at lea/ "o      
univ]sity c5t] is e/abli%$ 9 ea* ,/ate  
to provide s]vices 9 su* ,/ate4  7#c7   
,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     
subsection1 ! ,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  7#d7  
,duties ,! univ]sity c5t]s e/abli%$ "u  
?is subsection1 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]tise & te*nical 
assi/ance to develop1 implem5t1 &       
support compreh5sive regional economic  
developm5t /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  7#e7  
,am\nt ( aw>d ,! ,secret>y may provide  
to ea* univ]sity c5t] "u ?is subsection 

= 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 /rik+ section               
#bjg7;a77#b77;,d7 & ins]t+ section #bjg4