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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3222 

To establish a pilot program to accelerate entrepreneurship and innovation 

by partnering world-class entrepreneurs with Federal agencies. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 22, 2012 

Ms. LANDRIEU introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To establish a pilot program to accelerate entrepreneurship 

and innovation by partnering world-class entrepreneurs 

with Federal agencies. 

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 ‘‘Federal Entrepreneur5 in-Residence Act of 2012’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act— 

8 (1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad9 ministrator of the Small Business Administration; 


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1 (2) the term ‘‘agency’’ means an Executive 

2 agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United 

3 States Code; 

4 (3) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 

5 the Office of Personnel Management; 

6 (4) the term ‘‘entrepreneur-in-residence’’ means 

7 an individual appointed to a position under the pro8 gram; 

9 (5) the term ‘‘program’’ means the Federal en10 trepreneur-in-residence program established under 

11 section 3(a); and 

12 (6) the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the 

13 meaning given that term under section 3 of the 

14 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 

15 SEC. 3. FEDERAL ENTREPRENEUR-IN-RESIDENCE PRO16 GRAM. 

17 (a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—The Director, in con18 sultation with the Administrator, shall establish a Federal 

19 entrepreneur-in-residence program under which the Direc20 tor, with the concurrence of the head of an agency, may 

21 appoint an entrepreneur-in-residence to a position in the 

22 excepted service in the agency to carry out the duties de23 scribed in subsection (d). 

24 (b) MISSION OF PROGRAM.—The mission of the pro25 gram shall be to— 


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1 (1) provide for better outreach by the Federal 

2 Government to the private sector; 

3 (2) strengthen coordination and interaction be4 tween the Federal Government and the private sec5 tor on issues relevant to entrepreneurs and small 

6 business concerns; and 

7 (3) make Federal programs simpler, quicker, 

8 more efficient, and more responsive to the needs of 

9 small business concerns and entrepreneurs. 

10 (c) APPOINTMENTS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director— 

12 (A) shall appoint entrepreneurs-in-resi13 dence under the program during each year; and 

14 (B) may not appoint more than 10 entre15 preneurs-in-residence during any year. 

16 (2) SELECTION.—The Director shall select en17 trepreneurs-in-residence from among individuals 

18 who— 

19 (A) are successful in their field; 

20 (B) have demonstrated success in working 

21 with small business concerns and entrepreneurs; 

22 or 

23 (C) have successfully developed, invented, 

24 or created a product and brought the product 

25 to the marketplace. 


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1 (3) PLACEMENT.—In appointing entrepreneurs2 in-residence, the Director shall— 

3 (A) give priority to placing entrepreneurs4 in-residence across the Federal Government at 

5 separate agencies; and 

6 (B) to the extent practicable, not appoint 

7 more than 2 entrepreneurs-in-residence to posi8 tions in the same agency during the same year. 

9 (4) TERMS OF APPOINTMENT.—An entre10 preneur-in-residence— 

11 (A) shall be a full-time employee of the 

12 agency to which the entrepreneur-in-residence is 

13 appointed; and 

14 (B) may not serve as an entrepreneur-in15 residence for more than a period of 2 years. 

16 (d) DUTIES.—An entrepreneur-in-residence shall— 

17 (1) assist Federal agencies in improving out18 reach to small business concerns and entrepreneurs; 

19 (2) provide recommendations to the head of the 

20 agency employing the entrepreneur-in-residence on 

21 inefficient or duplicative programs, if any, at the 

22 agency; 

23 (3) provide recommendations to the head of the 

24 agency employing the entrepreneur-in-residence on 

25 methods to improve program efficiency at the agency 


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1 or new initiatives, if any, that may be instituted at 

2 the agency; 

3 (4) facilitate meetings and forums to educate 

4 small business concerns and entrepreneurs on pro5 grams or initiatives of the agency employing the en6 trepreneur-in-residence; 

7 (5) facilitate in-service sessions with employees 

8 of the agency employing the entrepreneur-in-resi9 dence on issues of concern to entrepreneurs and 

10 small business concerns; and 

11 (6) provide technical assistance or mentorship 

12 to small business concerns and entrepreneurs in ac13 cessing programs at the agency employing the entre14 preneur-in-residence. 

15 (e) COMPENSATION.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The rate of basic pay for an 

17 entrepreneur-in-residence shall be equivalent to the 

18 rate of basic pay for a position at GS–13, GS–14, 

19 or GS–15 of the General Schedule, which shall be 

20 determined in accordance with regulations promul21 gated by the Director. 

22 (2) PROMOTION.—If an entrepreneur-in-resi23 dence with a rate of pay equivalent to the rate of 

24 basic pay for a position at GS–13 or GS–14 satis25 factorily completes 1 year of service in position 


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1 under this section, the entrepreneur-in-residence 

2 may receive an increase in the rate of basic pay to 

3 be equal to the rate of basic pay for a position 1 

4 grade higher on the General Schedule than the ini5 tial rate of basic pay of the entrepreneur-in-resi6 dence. 

7 (f) REPORTING.—An entrepreneur-in-residence shall 

8 report directly to the head of the agency employing the 

9 entrepreneur-in-residence. 

10 (g) TERMINATION.—The Director may not appoint 

11 an entrepreneur-in-residence under this section after Sep12 tember 30, 2016. 

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