,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddbg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc1      
#bjbd,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
provide for ,department of ,energy and  
,small ,business ,administration joint  
research and development activities1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,doe and
 ,,sba ,research ,act4  #b4 ,department 
of ,energy and ,small ,business         
,administration joint research and      
development activities  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary of ,energy and the      
,administrator of the ,small ,business  
,administration 7in this section        
referred to as the covered officials7   
shall enter into a memorandum of        
understanding or other appropriate      
agreement to carry out cross-cutting and
 collaborative research and development 
activities focused on the joint         

advancement of ,department of ,energy   
and ,small ,business ,administration    
mission requirements and priorities4    
7b7 ,memorandum of understanding or     
agreement ,the covered officials shall  
carry out and coordinate the activities 
described in subsection 7a7 by entering 
into one or more memoranda of           
understanding or other appropriate      
agreements1 as jointly determined by the
 covered officials4  7c7 ,inclusion of  
small business concerns ,in carrying out
 the activities described in subsection 
7a71 the covered officials shall ensure 
the inclusion of small business concerns
 7as defined under section #c of the    
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fcb77 in such activities1 as           
appropriate4  7d7 ,other requirements   
,in carrying out the activities         
described in subsection 7a71 the covered
 officials may-- 7#a7 carry out         
reimbursable agreements between the     
,department of ,energy1 the ,small      
,business ,administration1 and          

appropriate entities in order to        
maximize the effectiveness of research  
and development activities carried out  
pursuant to a memorandum or agreement   
described in subsection 7b72 and  7#b7  
collaborate with other ,federal agencies
 as appropriate to carry out such       
activities4  7e7 ,report ,not later than
 two years after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 the covered     
officials shall submit to ,congress a   
report on activities carried out        
pursuant to a memorandum or agreement   
described in subsection 7b7 that        
includes the following3 7#a7            
,coordination between the covered       
officials involved in such activities4  
7#b7 ,potential opportunities to expand 
the technical capabilities of the       
,department of ,energy and the ,small   
,business ,administration4  7#c7        
,collaborative research achievements4   
7#d7 ,areas of future mutually          
beneficial success4  7#e7 ,continuation 
of coordination activities between the  

,department of ,energy and the ,small   
,business ,administration4  7f7         
,research security ,the activities      
carried out pursuant to a memorandum or 
agreement described in subsection 7b7   
shall be applied in a manner consistent 
with subtitle ,d of title ,,vi of the   
,research and ,development1             
,competition1 and ,innovation ,act      
7,public ,law #aag-afg2 #db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aibca et seq474  #c4 ,compliance with  
,,cutgo ,no additional amounts are      
authorized to be appropriated to carry  
out this ,act or the amendments made by 
this ,act4