,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aeij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bf1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,al=d introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small 
,bus9ess1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 = 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 ,f$]al ag5cies ) an ,,sbir or   
,,/tr program to enhance _! outrea* to  
rural communities ) respect to su*      
programs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rural  
,innovation & ,small ,bus9ess ,support  
,act4  #b4 ,,sbir & ,,/tr program rural 
community outrea* ,section #i ( ! ,small
 ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7j71 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#e7   
,modification relat+ to rural outrea* ,n
 lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 ! ,adm9i/rator 

%all modify ! policy directives issu$   
pursuant to ?is subsection to require   
ea* ,f$]al ag5cy p>ticipat+ 9 ! ,,sbir  
program to enhance ! outrea* ef=ts ( su*
 ,f$]al ag5cy to rural communities to   
increase ! p>ticipation ( small bus9ess 
conc]ns locat$ 9 rural communities 9 !  
,,sbir program1 includ+ by ensur+ t su* 
,f$]al ag5cy conducts outrea* ef=ts )   
respect to ! ,,sbir program 9 rural     
communities4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection    
7p71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#d7 ,modification relat+ to 
rural outrea* ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 !   
,adm9i/rator %all modify ! policy       
directives issu$ pursuant to ?is        
subsection to require ea* ,f$]al ag5cy  
p>ticipat+ 9 ! ,,/tr program to enhance 
! outrea* ef=ts ( su* ,f$]al ag5cy to   
rural communities to increase !         
p>ticipation ( small bus9ess conc]ns    
locat$ 9 rural communities 9 ! ,,/tr    
program1 includ+ by ensur+ t su* ,f$]al 
ag5cy conducts outrea* ef=ts ) respect  

to ! ,,/tr program 9 rural communities4 
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