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HR 6119 112th Congress House

Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2012

Official title: To establish a program to accelerate entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class entrepreneurs with Federal agencies.

Introduced: October 5, 2012 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Business investment and capitalExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementPublic-private cooperationSmall business
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 12, 2012
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 Latest action July 12, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2012 - Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish an entrepreneur-in-residence program to appoint in-house entrepreneurs who have demonstrated success in working with business concerns and entrepreneurs to: (1) assist federal agencies in improving outreach to business concerns and entrepreneurs, (2) provide recommendations on inefficient or duplicative agency programs and on methods to improve agency efficiency, (3) facilitate meetings and forums to educate business concerns and entrepreneurs on agency programs and initiatives, and (4) provide technical assistance or mentorship. Limits to 10 the number of entrepreneurs-in-residence that the Director may appoint in any year.

Authorizes the Director to establish an informal working group to allow entrepreneurs-in-residence to meet to discuss best practices, experiences, and recommendations in order to create an informal knowledge base for current and future entrepreneurs-in-residence.

Terminates such program after FY2016.


 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3222 Related bill Federal Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2012
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Chu, Judy
California · Oct 5, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6119: Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6119/
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"H.R. 6119: Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6119/.
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H.R. 6119, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6119/.
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