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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3177 

To modify the proof of concept commercialization program of the Department 

of Defense, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 10, 2019 

Mr. BROWN of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To modify the proof of concept commercialization program 

of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Ac5 celerator Network Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PROOF OF CONCEPT COMMER7 CIALIZATION PROGRAM. 

8 (a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 1603(g) of 

9 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 


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1 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2359 note) is 

2 amended by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 

3 (b) ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS.—Section 1603 of 

4 such Act, as amended by subsection (a), is further amend5 ed— 

6 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘OF

7 DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGY’’ after ‘‘COMMER8 CIALIZATION’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) by inserting ‘‘of Dual-Use Technology’’ 

11 before ‘‘Program’’; and 

12 (B) by inserting ‘‘with a focus on priority 

13 defense technology areas that attract public and 

14 private sector funding, as well as private sector 

15 investment capital, including from venture cap16 ital firms in the United States,’’ before ‘‘in ac17 cordance’’; 

18 (3) in subsection (c)(4)(A)(iv), by inserting ‘‘, 

19 which may include access to venture capital’’ after 

20 ‘‘award’’; 

21 (4) by striking subsection (d); 

22 (5) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub23 section (d); 

24 (6) by striking subsection (f); and 


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1 (7) by adding at the end the following new sub2 section (e): 

3 ‘‘(e) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out this section, the 

4 Secretary may use the following authorities: 

5 ‘‘(1) Section 1599g of title 10 of the United 

6 States Code, relating to public-private talent ex7 changes. 

8 ‘‘(2) Section 2368 of such title, relating to Cen9 ters for Science, Technology, and Engineering Part10 nerships. 

11 ‘‘(3) Section 2374a of such title, relating to 

12 prizes for advanced technology achievements. 

13 ‘‘(4) Section 2474 of such title, relating to Cen14 ters of Industrial and Technical Excellence. 

15 ‘‘(5) Section 2521 of such title, relating to the 

16 Manufacturing Technology Program. 

17 ‘‘(6) Section 225 of the National Defense Au18 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 

19 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2359 note). 

20 ‘‘(7) Section 1711 of such Act (Public Law 

21 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2505 note), relating to a pilot 

22 program on strengthening manufacturing in the de23 fense industrial base. 

24 ‘‘(8) Section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech25 nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) 


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1 and section 6305 of title 31, United States Code, re2 lating to cooperative research and development 

3 agreements.’’. 

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