,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bf      
7legislative day1 ,june #bd71 #bjbe,mr4 
,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4
 ,kelly1 and ,mr4 ,lankford7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,select ,committee 
on ,intelligence  ,a ,,bill  ,to        
establish the ,intelligence ,community  
,technology ,bridge ,fund1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,intelligence       
,community ,technology ,bridge ,act of  
#bjbe4  #b4 ,intelligence ,community    
,technology ,bridge ,fund  7a7          
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,congressional intelligence committees  
,the term congressional intelligence    
committees has the meaning given such   
term in section #c of the ,national     
,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjjc74  7#b7 ,intelligence community   
,the term intelligence community has the
 meaning given such term in such        

section4  7#c7 ,nonprofit organization  
,the term nonprofit organization means  
an organization that is described in    
section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf and that is     
exempt from tax under section #eja7;a7  
of such ,code4  7b7 ,establishment of   
fund ,there is established in the       
,treasury of the ,united ,states a fund 
to be known as the ,intelligence        
,community ,technology ,bridge ,fund 7in
 this subsection referred to as the     
,fund7 to assist in the transitioning of
 products or services from the research 
and development phase to the prototype  
or production phase4  7c7 ,contents of  
,fund ,the ,fund shall consist of       
amounts appropriated to the ,fund1 and  
amounts in the ,fund shall remain       
available until expended4  7d7          
,availability and use of ,fund  7#a7 ,in
 general ,subject to paragraph 7#c71    
amounts in the ,fund shall be available 
to the ,director of ,national           
,intelligence to make available to the  

heads of the elements of the            
intelligence community to provide       
assistance to a business or nonprofit   
organization that is transitioning a    
product or service to the prototype or  
production phase as a means of advancing
 government acquisitions of the product 
or service4  7#b7 ,types of assistance  
,assistance provided under paragraph    
7#a7 may be distributed as funds in the 
form of a grant1 a payment for a product
 or service1 or a payment for equity4   
7#c7 ,requirements for funds ,assistance
 may be provided under paragraph 7#a7 to
 a business or nonprofit organization   
that is transitioning a product or      
service only if-- 7,a7 the business or  
nonprofit organization is under         
contract1 agreement1 or other engagement
 with an element of the intelligence    
community for research and development2 
and  7,b7 the ,director of ,national    
,intelligence or the head of an element 
of the intelligence community attests   
that the product or service will be     

utilized by an element of the           
intelligence community for a mission    
need1 such as because it would be       
valuable in addressing a needed         
capability1 fill or complement a        
technology gap1 or increase the supplier
 base or price-competitiveness for the  
,federal ,government4  7#d7 ,priority   
for small business concerns and         
nontraditional contractors ,in providing
 assistance under paragraph 7#a71 the   
,director shall limit the provision of  
assistance to small business concerns   
7as defined under section #c7;a7 of the 
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fcb7;a777 and nontraditional defense   
contractors 7as defined in section #cjad
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code74  
7e7 ,administration of ,fund  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,fund shall be administered
 by the ,director of ,national          
,intelligence4  7#b7 ,consultation ,in  
administering the ,fund1 the ,director--
 7,a7 shall consult with the heads of   
the elements of the intelligence        

community2 and  7,b7 may consult with   
the ,defense ,advanced ,research        
,projects ,agency1 ,intelligence        
,advanced ,research ,projects ,activity1
 ,national ,laboratories intelligence   
community laboratories1 the ,north      
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization         
,investment ,fund1 the ,defense         
,innovation ,unit1 and such other       
entities as the ,director deems         
appropriate4  7f7 ,annual reports  7#a7 
,in general ,not later than ,september  
#cj1 #bjbf1 and each fiscal year        
thereafter1 the ,director shall submit  
to the congressional intelligence       
committees a report on the ,fund4  7#b7 
,contents ,each report submitted        
pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall        
include1 for the period covered by the  
report1 information about the following3
 7,a7 ,how much was expended or         
obligated using amounts from the ,fund4 
7,b7 ,for what the amounts were expended
 or obligated4  7,c7 ,the effects of    
such expenditures and obligations4  7,d7

 ,a summary of annual transition        
activities and outcomes of such         
activities for the intelligence         
community4  7g7 ,authorization of       
appropriations  7#a7 ,in general        
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 there is    
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,fund #ge1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf 
and for each fiscal year thereafter4    
7#b7 ,limitation ,the amount in the     
,fund shall not exceed #ge1jjj1jjj at   
any time4