An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-118 to make a number of clarifications to the Technology Innovation Program, i ncluding (1) that projects should address critical national needs and be high reward; (2) that TIP should coordinate with State innovation and technology development programs; and (3) a definition of high-risk, high-reward research.

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(a), insert “research and” after “to accelerate the”.

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(a), strike “technologies” and insert “, high-reward technologies in areas of critical national need”.

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(b)(1), strike “this section to eligible companies” and insert “this section” .

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(b)(1), strike “high-payoff” and insert “high-reward”.

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(b)(1), strike “offer significant potential benefits to the United States economy and” and insert “address critical national needs and have”.

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(b)(1), strike “eligible companies that are”.

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(b)(1)(A), insert “eligible companies that are” before “small or”.

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(h), insert “State and” after “Coordination With Other”.

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(h), insert “State and” after “with other senior”.

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(h), insert “State and” after “coordination in”.

In section 204, in the proposed section 28(k), insert the following new paragraph after paragraph (1) (and redesignate subsequent paragraphs accordingly):

“(2) the term ‘high-risk, high-reward research' means research that--

“(A) has the potential for yielding results with far-ranging or wide-ranging implications;

“(B) addresses critical national needs related to technology and measurement standards; and

“(C) is too novel or spans too diverse a range of disciplines to fare well in the traditional peer review process.