H.R. 3559: Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-11-20 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-11-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2013

Plain summary

Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2013 - Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish an entrepreneur-in-residence program to appoint in-house entrepreneurs who have demonstrated success in working with business concerns and entrepreneurs to: (1) assist federal agencies in improving outreach to business concerns and entrepreneurs, (2) provide recommendations on inefficient or duplicative agency programs and on methods to improve agency efficiency, (3) facilitate meetings and forums to educate business concerns and entrepreneurs on agency programs and initiatives, and (4) provide technical assistance or mentorship. Limits to 10 the number of entrepreneurs-in-residence that the Director may appoint in any year. Authorizes the Director to establish an informal working group to allow 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. Terminates such program after FY2017.

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Official text

Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] · 2 cosponsors

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James Lankford (R-OK)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3559.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3559 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113