3.0.0 583 2023-01-11T13:21:06Z 2023-01-11T13:21:06Z Senate S S 2009-03-12 111 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2010-12-17T22:36:40Z Markup by 2009-12-17T15:54:03Z Referred to 2009-03-12T17:59:50Z Science Parks Research and Innovative New Technologies Act 111 4413 HR 2010-01-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. Related bill CRS 2010-12-22 Senate Star Print ordered on the reported bill. Floor 2010-12-17 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 706. Calendars 2010-12-17 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2010-12-17 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2009-12-17 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2009-03-12 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2009-03-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2009-03-12 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2009-03-12 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2009-03-12 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2009-03-12 True D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2009-09-25 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2009-10-22 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2009-11-18 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2009-12-10 False J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 2009-12-10 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2009-12-14 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2009-12-15 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2009-12-21 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2010-06-21 False Science, Technology, Communications Advanced technology and technological innovations Government lending and loan guarantees Research administration and funding Research and development Science, Technology, Communications 00 2009-03-12 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-06T21:44:34Z Building a Stronger America Act - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to award grants for the development of feasibility studies and plans for the construction of new or expansion of existing science parks.

Allows the Secretary to guarantee up to 80% of the loan amount for loans exceeding $10 million for projects for the construction of such infrastructure.

Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) under which NAS shall conduct an evaluation, every three years, of such development.

]]> 01 2010-12-17 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2011-01-03T18:37:25Z Building a Stronger America Act - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to award grants for the development of feasibility studies and plans for the construction of new or expansion (including renovation and modernization) of existing science parks.

Defines a "science park" to mean a centralized or regionally distributed group of interrelated companies and institutions that foster knowledge flow and contribute to regional economic growth, cooperate and compete with each other through physical connectivity or networked virtual parks, and are located in a specific area or region that promotes real estate development or knowledge-based enterprises, technology transfer, and partnerships.

Limits the amount of a grant to $750,000.

Requires: (1) grants to be advertised in the Commerce Business Daily; (2) grants to be awarded pursuant to a full and open competition; and (3) competition criteria to include requirements relating to the use of energy efficient building technology, the consideration of the transformation of military bases affected by the base realignment and closure process (BRAC) or the redevelopment of existing structures or brownfield sites that are abandoned, and the ability to collaborate with other science parks throughout the world.

Encourages dividing grants among low-, medium-, and high-population density states.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2015.

Allows the Secretary to guarantee up to 80% of the loan amount for projects for the construction or expansion (including renovation and modernization) of science park infrastructure.

Limits the maximum amount of loan principal guaranteed to: (1) $50 million for any single project; and (2) $500 million for all projects.

Requires the Secretary to select loan guarantee recipients based upon their ability to collateralize the loan. Bars entities that receive a grant under this Act from being eligible for a loan guarantee during the period of their grant.

Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) loan guarantee terms and conditions; and (2) a borrower's default.

Requires the Comptroller General to review the subsidy estimates for the loan guarantees and to report to Congress.

Prohibits guaranteeing a loan after September 30, 2015.

Authorizes appropriations for guaranteeing loans and for administrative expenses.

Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) under which the Board shall evaluate activities under this Act, recommend best practices for the development of science parks, and report on such evaluation and recommendations.

Requires the Secretary to submit specified tri-annual reports to Congress.

]]> Building a Stronger America Act Display Title Building a Stronger America Act Short Titles as Introduced Building a Stronger America Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate Building a Stronger America Act S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide grants and loan guarantees for the development and construction of science parks to promote the clustering of innovation through high technology activities. Reported to Senate 2010-12-17T05:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2009-03-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s583is/xml/BILLS-111s583is.xml 2010-12-22 Star Print ordered on the reported bill. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.