American Innovators and Entrepreneurs Act

Summary

American Innovators and Entrepreneurs Act This bill amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2010 to direct the National Science Foundation (NSF) to: carry out an Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program to award grants for entrepreneurship and commercialization education to science and engineering researchers and students and institutions of higher education to increase the economic impact of federally funded research; and develop and provide access through specified Nodes, Sites, and Teams to I-Corps program curriculum by supporting entrepreneurship and commercialization education and training for faculty, students, postdoctoral fellows, and other science and engineering researchers. The purpose of grants shall be to increase the capacity of science and engineering researchers and students to engage successfully in entrepreneurial activities and to help transition the results of federally funded research into the marketplace. The Treasury may: locate and recover U.S. government assets on behalf of any executive, judicial, or legislative agency; and retain a portion of recovered amounts to cover administrative and operational costs associated with locating and recovering those assets.

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Timeline

1. 28 April 2016

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 April 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 28 April 2016 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 April 2016

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Christopher Coons · D · Sponsor
• Deb Fischer · R · Sponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Cosponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← American Innovation and Competitiveness Act