,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dieg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ac1 #bjbf,mr4   
,s*iff 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hu/$1 ,mr4     
,kim1 & ,mr4 ,mor5o7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve 
! adm9i/ration ( ! ,holl+s ,manufactur+ 
,ext5sion ,p>tn]%ip1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,improvem5ts = adm9i/ration (       
,holl+s ,manufactur+ ,ext5sion ,p>tn]%ip
  7a7 ,requirem5t = coop]ative agreem5ts
 ,subsection 7e77#a7 ( section #be ( !  
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bgh,k7  
is am5d$ by /rik+ may & ins]t+ %all4    
7b7 ,expansion ( evaluation ( c5t]s ,to 
include assessm5t ( f9ancial managem5t  
,subsection 7g77#c7 ( su* section is    
am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs
 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c7 z clauses 7i7 ?r\gh    
7iii71 respectively1 & ind5t+ su*       
clauses #b ems to ! "r2  7#b7 9 ! matt] 
be=e clause 7i71 z r$esignat$ by        

p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ p]=mance ( !    
,c5t] aga9/-- & ins]t+ ! foll[+3        
p]=mance ( ! ,c5t]-- 7,a7 aga9/  2  7#c7
 9 subp>agraph 7,a77iii71 z designat$ by
 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at !   
end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#d7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7,b7 ) respect to        
f9ancial managem5t1 includ+ monitor+ =  
pot5tial fraud & misuse ( funds4  4  7c7
 ,improvem5ts to adm9i/ration (         
probation ,subsection 7g77#e7 ( su*     
section is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph   
7,b71 by am5d+ clause 7iii7 to read z   
foll[s3  7iii7 n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( ! notice "u clause 7i71       
reevaluate ! ,c5t] & det]m9e :e!r !     
,c5t] has rem$i$ a defici5cy or %[n     
significant improvem5t 9 p]=mance4  2 & 
7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,c77i71 by /rik+ may
 & ins]t+ %all4  7d7 ,rem$ies           
,subsection 7g77#f7 ( su* section is    
am5d$-- 7#a7 by am5d+ subp>agraph 7,a7  
to read z foll[s3  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if !  
,secret>y det]m9es t a ,c5t] has fail$  
to rem$y a defici5cy or to %[           

significant improvem5t 9 p]=mance be=e !
 end ( ! probation p]iod "u p>agraph    
7#e71 ! ,secret>y %all1 n lat] ?an #cj  
days aft] mak+ t det]m9ation1 comm5ce   
conduct+ a competition to select an     
op]ator = ! ,c5t] "u subsection 7h74  2 
&  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7
 ,n r5ew$ or cancel$ f9ancial assi/ance 
,9 any case 9 :i* ! f9ancial assi/ance =
 a ,c5t] is n r5ew$ or cancel$1 subject 
to ! availability ( appropriations1 !   
,secret>y %all1 n lat] ?an #cj days aft]
 ! date on :i* su* f9ancial assi/ance is
 n r5ew$ or cancel$-- 7i7 comm5ce       
conduct+ a competition to select an     
op]ator = ! ,c5t] "u subsection 7h72 &  
7ii7 make available to ! eligible entity
 select$ to op]ate ! ,c5t] pursuant to  
clause 7i7 any rema9+ f9ancial assi/ance
 t _h be5 allocat$ to ! previ\s op]ator 
( ! ,c5t] "u subsection 7e74  7,d7      
,p]iod = competition & selection ,= any 
competition comm5c$ pursuant to         
subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,c7 to select an   
op]ator = ! ,c5t] "u subsection 7h7--   

7i7 ! duration ( ! p]iod = submittal (  
an application to op]ate ! ,c5t] %all n 
be exce$ #ij days2 &  7ii7 n lat] ?an   
#cj days aft] ! date on :i* ! p]iod     
describ$ 9 clause 7i7 ends1 ! ,secret>y 
%all select an eligible entity to op]ate
 ! ,c5t] 9 accordance ) subsections 7h7 
& 7i74  4  7e7 ,exclusivity ( rem$ies   
,subsection 7g7 ( su* section is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3 
7#g7 ,exclusivity ( rem$ies ,! ,secret>y
 may n take any adv]se action aga9/ a   
,c5t]1 includ+ susp5d+1 cancel+1 or n   
r5ew+ f9ancial assi/ance or a coop]ative
 agreem5t1 except pursuant to an        
evaluation "u ?is subsection t is o!r   
?an positive4  4