,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dgge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjbe,mr4  
,tran 7= himself & ,mr4 ,bacon7         
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 ensure small    
bus9ess conc]ns indirectly own$ or      
controll$ by c]ta9 =eign entities are   
ineligible to receive ,,sbir or ,,/tr   
aw>ds1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,,sbir_/,,/tr ,=eign ,int]f]5ce         
,safegu>d ,act4  #b4 ,ext5sion ( due    
dilig5ce program to assess security     
risks ,section #i7vv77#c77;,c7 ( !      
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fch7vv77#c77;,c77 is am5d$ by /rik+    
,septemb] #cj1 #bjbe & ins]t+ ,septemb] 
#cj1 #bjcj4  #c4 ,codify+ safegu>ds =   

small bus9ess conc]ns majority-own$ by  
v5ture capital op]at+ companies1 h$ge   
funds1 or private equity firms  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,section #i7;dd7 ( ! ,small       
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7;dd77 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#f77;,b71 by
 /rik+ ,if a ,f$]al & ins]t+ ,except z  
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#h71 if a ,f$]al2 & 
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#h7 ,p>ticipation limits    
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a small bus9ess conc]n t 
is majority-own$ by multiple v5ture     
capital op]at+ companies1 h$ge funds1 or
 private equity firms is ineligible to  
receive an aw>d "u any ,,sbir program if
 ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es t su* small    
bus9ess conc]n is1 or is own$ &         
controll$ 9 majority "p by1 a cov]$     
=eign entity4  7,b7 ,own]%ip det]m9ation
 ,9 det]m9+ :e!r a small bus9ess conc]n 
is ineligible to receive an aw>d "u any 
,,sbir program "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !   
,adm9i/rator %all consid] :e!r ! small  
bus9ess conc]n is a direct or indirect  
subsidi>y ( a =eign-own$ firm4  7,c7    

,size /&>ds ,! ,adm9i/rator %all e/abli%
 size /&>ds = small bus9ess conc]ns     
seek+ to p>ticipate 9 an ,,sbir program 
solely "u ! au?ority "u ?is section4    
7,d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is p>agraph3 7i7   
,cov]$ =eign entity ! t]m cov]$ =eign   
entity--  7,i7 means-- 7aa7 a =eign     
entity ( conc]n2  7bb7 a gov]nm5t or    
political p>ty ( a =eign c\ntry (       
conc]n2  7cc7 a natural p]son :o is n a 
lawful p]man5t resid5t ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or any
 o!r protect$ individual 7z su* t]m is  
def9$ 9 section #bgd;,b7a77#c7 ( !      
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #acbd;b7a77#c7772 or  7dd7 a  
p>tn]%ip1 association1 corporation1     
organization1 or o!r comb9ation ( p]sons
 organiz$ "u ! laws ( or hav+ its       
pr9cipal place ( bus9ess 9 a =eign      
c\ntry ( conc]n2 &  7,,ii7 includes--   
7aa7 any entity own$ by1 controll$ by1  
or subject to ! jurisdiction or         
direction ( a an entity li/$ 9 subclause
 7,i72  7bb7 any p]son1 :]ev] locat$1 :o

 acts z an ag5t1 repres5tative1 or      
employee ( an entity li/$ 9 subclause   
7,i72  7cc7 any p]son :o acts 9 any o!r 
capacity at ! ord]1 reque/1 or "u !     
direction or control1 ( an entity li/$ 9
 subclause 7,i71 or ( a p]son ^:        
activities are directly or indirectly   
sup]vis$1 direct$1 controll$1 f9anc$1 or
 subsidiz$ 9 :ole or 9 majority "p by an
 entity li/$ 9 subclause 7,i72  7dd7 any
 p]son :o directly or indirectly ?r\gh  
any contract1 arrangem5t1 und]/&+1      
relation%ip1 or o!rwise1 owns #be p]c5t 
or m ( ! equity int]e/s ( an entity li/$
 9 subclause 7,i72  7ee7 any p]son )    
significant responsibility to control1  
manage1 or direct an entity li/$ 9      
subclause 7,i72  7ff7 any p]son1 :]ev]  
locat$1 :o is a citiz5 or resid5t ( a   
c\ntry controll$ by an entity li/$ 9    
subclause 7,i72 or  7gg7 any            
corporation1 p>tn]%ip1 association1 or  
o!r organization organiz$ "u ! laws ( a 
c\ntry controll$ by an entity li/$ 9    
subclause 7,i74  7ii7 ,=eign entity (   

conc]n ,! t]m =eign entity ( conc]n     
means a =eign entity t is--  7,i7       
designat$ z a =eign t]rori/ organization
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate "u section      
#bai7;a7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7;a772  7,,ii7 
includ$ on ! li/ ( specially designat$  
nationals & block$ p]sons ma9ta9$ by !  
,(fice ( ,=eign ,assets ,control ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury 7commonly kn[n z
 ! ,,sdn li/72  7,,iii7 own$ by1        
controll$ by1 or subject to !           
jurisdiction or direction ( a gov]nm5t (
 a =eign c\ntry t is a cov]$ nation 7z  
su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #dhgb ( title
 #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code72  7,,iv7     
alleg$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al to h be5   
involv$ 9 activities = :i* a conviction 
0 obta9$ "u--  7aa7 *apt] #cg ( title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n 
z ! ,espionage ,act72  7bb7 section #iea
 or #ajcj ( su* title2  7cc7 *apt] #ij (
 su* title 7commonly kn[n z ! ,economic 
,espionage ,act ( #aiif72  7dd7 ! ,arms 
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    

#bgea et seq472  7ee7 section #bbd1     
#bbe1 #bbf1 #bbg1 or #bcf ( ! ,atomic   
,en]gy ,act ( #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bbgd1 #bbge1 #bbgf1 #bbgg1 & #bbhd72   
7ff7 ! ,export ,control ,re=m ,act (    
#bjah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dhja et seq472 or 
7gg7 ! ,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic 
,p[]s ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et      
seq472 or  7,v7 det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (
 ,comm]ce1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se & ! ,director ( ,national     
,intellig5ce1 to be engag$ 9 unau?oriz$ 
conduct t is detrim5tal to ! national   
security or =eign policy ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  4  7b7 ,applicability ,!       
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
apply only ) respect to aw>ds made "u an
 ,small ,bus9ess ,innovation ,rese>*    
,program 7z def9$ 9 section #i7;e7 ( !  
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fch7;e777 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act4