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S 2889 114th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Advanced technology and technological innovations Business education Economic development Education programs funding Higher education National Science Foundation Research administration and funding Research and development Science and engineering education Teaching, teachers, curricula Technology transfer and commercialization

American Innovators and Entrepreneurs Act

Introduced: April 28, 2016 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 28, 2016
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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.
What's happening now April 28, 2016

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3084 Related bill American Innovation and Competitiveness Act
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 25, 2016
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Apr 28, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2889: American Innovators and Entrepreneurs Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2889/
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