[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3559 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3559

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 2013

Mr. Honda (for himself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


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

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 
2013''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the Office 
        of Personnel Management;
            (2) the term ``program'' means the Federal entrepreneur-in-
        residence program established under section 3(a);
            (3) the term ``entrepreneur-in-residence'' means an 
        individual appointed to a position under the program; and
            (4) the term ``agency'' means an Executive agency, as 
        defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL ENTREPRENEUR-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Program Established.--The Director, in consultation with the 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration and the Secretary of 
Commerce, shall establish a Federal entrepreneur-in-residence program 
under which the Director, with the concurrence of the head of an 
agency, may appoint an entrepreneur-in-residence to a position in the 
excepted service in the agency to carry out the duties described in 
subsection (d).
    (b) Mission of Program.--The mission of the program shall be to--
            (1) provide for better outreach by the Federal Government 
        to the private sector;
            (2) strengthen coordination and interaction between the 
        Federal Government and the private sector on issues relevant to 
        entrepreneurs and business concerns; and
            (3) make Federal programs simpler, quicker, more efficient, 
        and more responsive to the needs of business concerns and 
        entrepreneurs.
    (c) Appointments.--
            (1) In general.--The Director--
                    (A) shall appoint entrepreneurs-in-residence under 
                the program during each year; and
                    (B) may not appoint more than 10 entrepreneurs-in-
                residence during any year.
            (2) Selection.--The Director shall select entrepreneurs-in-
        residence from among individuals who--
                    (A) are successful in their field;
                    (B) have demonstrated success in working with 
                business concerns and entrepreneurs; or
                    (C) have successfully developed, invented, or 
                created a product and brought the product to the 
                marketplace.
            (3) Placement.--In appointing entrepreneurs-in-residence, 
        the Director shall--
                    (A) give priority to placing entrepreneurs-in-
                residence across the Federal Government at separate 
                agencies; and
                    (B) to the extent practicable, not appoint more 
                than 2 entrepreneurs-in-residence to positions in the 
                same agency during the same year.
            (4) Terms of appointment.--An entrepreneur-in-residence--
                    (A) shall be a full-time employee of the agency to 
                which the entrepreneur-in-residence is appointed; and
                    (B) may not serve as an entrepreneur-in-residence 
                for more than a period of 2 years.
    (d) Duties.--An entrepreneur-in-residence shall--
            (1) assist Federal agencies in improving outreach to 
        business concerns and entrepreneurs;
            (2) provide recommendations to the head of the agency 
        employing the entrepreneur-in-residence on inefficient or 
        duplicative programs, if any, at the agency;
            (3) provide recommendations to the head of the agency 
        employing the entrepreneur-in-residence on methods to improve 
        program efficiency at the agency or new initiatives, if any, 
        that may be instituted at the agency;
            (4) facilitate meetings and forums to educate business 
        concerns and entrepreneurs on programs or initiatives of the 
        agency employing the entrepreneur-in-residence;
            (5) facilitate in-service sessions with employees of the 
        agency employing the entrepreneur-in-residence on issues of 
        concern to business concerns and entrepreneurs; and
            (6) provide technical assistance or mentorship to business 
        concerns and entrepreneurs in accessing programs at the agency 
        employing the entrepreneur-in-residence.
    (e) Compensation.--An entrepreneur-in-residence shall be 
compensated at the rate of $1 a year.
    (f) Reporting.--An entrepreneur-in-residence shall report directly 
to the head of the agency employing the entrepreneur-in-residence.
    (g) Authority To Establish Working Group.--The Director may 
establish an informal working group of entrepreneurs-in-residence to 
allow for 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.
    (h) Termination.--The Director may not appoint an entrepreneur-in-
residence under this section after September 30, 2017.
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