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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bi1 #bjbe,mrs4 
,blackburn 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,budd1 & ,mr4
 ,ricketts7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,inve/m5t ,accel]ator1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,inve/m5t ,accel]ator ,act ( #bjbe4 
#b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7       
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
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committees means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on 
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4 
7#b7 ,dep>tm5t ,! t]m ,dep>tm5t means ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce4  7#c7 ,executive  
,director ,! t]m ,executive ,director   
means ! ,executive ,director ( !        
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 #c7;c74  7#d7 ,inve/m5t ,accel]ator ,! 
t]m ,inve/m5t ,accel]ator means ! ,unit$

 ,/ates ,inve/m5t ,accel]ator e/abli%$  
"u section #c7;a74  7#e7 ,secret>y ,!   
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,comm]ce4  #c4 ,unit$ ,/ates ,inve/m5t  
,accel]ator  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,subject to
 ! availability ( appropriations1 !     
,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y (
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,presid5t = ,economic ,policy1 %all     
ma9ta9 9 ! ,dep>tm5t an (fice t %all be 
kn[n z ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,inve/m5t        
,accel]ator4  7b7 ,purposes ,! purposes 
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7#a7 facilitate & accel]ate inve/m5ts   
valu$ at m ?an #a1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates by assi/+ inve/ors 9 navigat+   
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t regulatory      
processes effici5tly2  7#b7 r$uce       
regulatory burd5s :]e consi/5t )        
applicable law2  7#c7 increase access to
 & use ( ! national res\rces ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates :]e appropriate & consi/5t )     
applicable law2  7#d7 facilitate rese>* 
collaborations ) national labs 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#e7 "w ) ,/ate         

gov]nm5ts 9 all #ej ,/ates to r$uce     
regulatory b>ri]s to1 & increase1       
dome/ic & =eign inve/m5t 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates2  7#f7 coord9ate & ov]see !      
activities ( ! ,,*ips ,program ,(fice 9 
! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7#g7 id5tify any exi/+  
me*anisms1 exceptions1 & opportunities 9
 ,f$]al law t c be us$ to assi/ =eign & 
dome/ic inve/ors1 consi/5t ) !          
protection ( national security4  7c7    
,executive ,director  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re
 is e/abli%$ ! position ( ! ,executive  
,director ( ! ,inve/m5t ,accel]ator z ! 
head ( ! ,inve/m5t ,accel]ator4  7#b7   
,appo9tm5t ,! ,executive ,director %all 
be appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#c7        
,responsibilities ,! ,executive         
,director %all c>ry out ! purposes ( !  
,inve/m5t ,accel]ator "u subsection 7b74
  7d7 ,/aff+ ,! ,director may hire      
legal1 transactional1 op]ational1 &     
support /aff to support ! activities ( !
 ,inve/m5t ,accel]ator4  #d4 ,reports ,n
 lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 & ea* ye> !reaft]1 !        

,executive ,director %all submit a      
report to ! appropriate congressional   
committees on ! activities ( ! ,inve/m5t
 ,accel]ator4