,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #baid  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bf 7legislative 
day1 ,june #bd71 #bjbe,mr4 ,cornyn 7=   
himself1 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 & ,mr4
 ,lank=d7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,select       
,committee on ,intellig5ce  ,a ,,bill   
,to e/abli% ! ,intellig5ce ,community   
,te*nology ,bridge ,fund1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,intellig5ce ,community    
,te*nology ,bridge ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4   
,intellig5ce ,community ,te*nology      
,bridge ,fund  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section3 7#a7 ,congressional intellig5ce
 committees ,! t]m congressional        
intellig5ce committees has ! mean+ giv5 
su* t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,national      
,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjjc74  7#b7 ,intellig5ce community ,! 
t]m intellig5ce community has ! mean+   
giv5 su* t]m 9 su* section4  7#c7       
,nonpr(it organization ,! t]m nonpr(it  
organization means an organization t is 

describ$ 9 section #eja7;c77#c7 ( !     
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf & t is   
exempt f tax "u section #eja7;a7 ( su*  
,code4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( fund ,!re is  
e/abli%$ 9 ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 a fund to be kn[n z ! ,intellig5ce     
,community ,te*nology ,bridge ,fund 79  
?is subsection ref]r$ to z ! ,fund7 to  
assi/ 9 ! transition+ ( products or     
s]vices f ! rese>* & developm5t phase to
 ! prototype or production phase4  7c7  
,cont5ts ( ,fund ,! ,fund %all consi/ ( 
am\nts appropriat$ to ! ,fund1 & am\nts 
9 ! ,fund %all rema9 available until    
exp5d$4  7d7 ,availability & use ( ,fund
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph    
7#c71 am\nts 9 ! ,fund %all be available
 to ! ,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce
 to make available to ! heads ( !       
elem5ts ( ! intellig5ce community to    
provide assi/ance to a bus9ess or       
nonpr(it organization t is transition+ a
 product or s]vice to ! prototype or    
production phase z a means ( advanc+    
gov]nm5t acquisitions ( ! product or    

s]vice4  7#b7 ,types ( assi/ance        
,assi/ance provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 may 
be di/ribut$ z funds 9 ! =m ( a grant1 a
 paym5t = a product or s]vice1 or a     
paym5t = equity4  7#c7 ,requirem5ts =   
funds ,assi/ance may be provid$ "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 to a bus9ess or nonpr(it  
organization t is transition+ a product 
or s]vice only if-- 7,a7 ! bus9ess or   
nonpr(it organization is "u contract1   
agreem5t1 or o!r engagem5t ) an elem5t (
 ! intellig5ce community = rese>* &     
developm5t2 &  7,b7 ! ,director (       
,national ,intellig5ce or ! head ( an   
elem5t ( ! intellig5ce community atte/s 
t ! product or s]vice w be utiliz$ by an
 elem5t ( ! intellig5ce community = a   
mission ne$1 su* z because x w\ld be    
valuable 9 address+ a ne$$ capability1  
fill or complem5t a te*nology gap1 or   
increase ! suppli] base or              
price-competitiv5ess = ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t4  7#d7 ,priority = small      
bus9ess conc]ns & nontraditional        
contractors ,9 provid+ assi/ance "u     

p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,director %all limit ! 
provision ( assi/ance to small bus9ess  
conc]ns 7z def9$ "u section #c7;a7 ( !  
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fcb7;a777 & nontraditional def5se      
contractors 7z def9$ 9 section #cjad (  
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code74  7e7   
,adm9i/ration ( ,fund  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,fund %all be adm9i/]$ by ! ,director ( 
,national ,intellig5ce4  7#b7           
,consultation ,9 adm9i/]+ ! ,fund1 !    
,director-- 7,a7 %all consult ) ! heads 
( ! elem5ts ( ! intellig5ce community2 &
  7,b7 may consult ) ! ,def5se ,advanc$ 
,rese>* ,projects ,ag5cy1 ,intellig5ce  
,advanc$ ,rese>* ,projects ,activity1   
,national ,laboratories intellig5ce     
community laboratories1 ! ,nor?         
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization         
,inve/m5t ,fund1 ! ,def5se ,innovation  
,unit1 & su* o!r entities z ! ,director 
deems appropriate4  7f7 ,annual reports 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an ,septemb] #cj1
 #bjbf1 & ea* fiscal ye> !reaft]1 !     
,director %all submit to ! congressional

 intellig5ce committees a report on !   
,fund4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,ea* report       
submitt$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 %all 
include1 = ! p]iod cov]$ by ! report1   
in=mation ab\t ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,h[ mu* 0 
exp5d$ or obligat$ us+ am\nts f ! ,fund4
  7,b7 ,= :at ! am\nts 7 exp5d$ or      
obligat$4  7,c7 ,! effects ( su*        
exp5ditures & obligations4  7,d7 ,a     
summ>y ( annual transition activities & 
outcomes ( su* activities = !           
intellig5ce community4  7g7             
,au?orization ( appropriations  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 !re is 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to ! ,fund   
#ge1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbf & = ea*  
fiscal ye> !reaft]4  7#b7 ,limitation ,!
 am\nt 9 ! ,fund %all n exce$           
#ge1jjj1jjj at any "t4