,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bc1 #bjbd,mr4    
,k5n$y introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to provide = ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy &      
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration jo9t      
rese>* & developm5t activities1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,doe & ,,sba ,rese>* ,act4
  #b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy & ,small       
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration jo9t rese>* &    
developm5t activities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y ( ,en]gy & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration 79 ?is    
section ref]r$ to z ! cov]$ (ficials7   
%all ent] into a memor&um ( und]/&+ or  
o!r appropriate agreem5t to c>ry out    
cross-cutt+ & collaborative rese>* &    
developm5t activities focus$ on ! jo9t  
advancem5t ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy & ,small
 ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration mission         
requirem5ts & priorities4  7b7 ,memor&um
 ( und]/&+ or agreem5t ,! cov]$ (ficials

 %all c>ry out & coord9ate ! activities 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 by ent]+ into 
"o or m memor&a ( und]/&+ or o!r        
appropriate agreem5ts1 z jo9tly det]m9$ 
by ! cov]$ (ficials4  7c7 ,inclusion (  
small bus9ess conc]ns ,9 c>ry+ out !    
activities describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! 
cov]$ (ficials %all ensure ! inclusion (
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section #c ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae
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appropriate4  7d7 ,o!r requirem5ts ,9   
c>ry+ out ! activities describ$ 9       
subsection 7a71 ! cov]$ (ficials may--  
7#a7 c>ry out reimbursable agreem5ts    
betwe5 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 ! ,small   
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration1 & appropriate   
entities 9 ord] to maximize !           
effectiv5ess ( rese>* & developm5t      
activities c>ri$ out pursuant to a      
memor&um or agreem5t describ$ 9         
subsection 7b72 &  7#b7 collaborate )   
o!r ,f$]al ag5cies z appropriate to c>ry
 out su* activities4  7e7 ,report ,n    
lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date ( !       

enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! cov]$ (ficials   
%all submit to ,congress a report on    
activities c>ri$ out pursuant to a      
memor&um or agreem5t describ$ 9         
subsection 7b7 t includes ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,coord9ation betwe5 ! cov]$ (ficials   
involv$ 9 su* activities4  7#b7         
,pot5tial opportunities to exp& !       
te*nical capabilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,en]gy & ! ,small ,bus9ess              
,adm9i/ration4  7#c7 ,collaborative     
rese>* a*ievem5ts4  7#d7 ,areas ( future
 mutually b5eficial success4  7#e7      
,cont9uation ( coord9ation activities   
betwe5 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy & ! ,small  
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration4  7f7 ,rese>*    
security ,! activities c>ri$ out        
pursuant to a memor&um or agreem5t      
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 %all be appli$
 9 a mann] consi/5t ) subtitle ,d (     
title ,,vi ( ! ,rese>* & ,developm5t1   
,competition1 & ,innovation ,act        
7,public ,law #aag-afg2 #db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aibca et seq474  #c4 ,compliance )     
,,cutgo ,no additional am\nts are       

au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is ,act or ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4