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==Innovation Promotion Act==The "Innovation Promotion Act of 2015" was released as a discussion draft Information on July 31, 2015. The act promotes a reduction of taxes to 10% for income from intellectual property. It also proposes qualifying tax distributions of qualifying intellectual property from a controlled foreign corporation Bills Proposed to the US parent company. This act is indicative of the United States' effort to attract and foster more innovation and research.Congress==

==Feedback {{:The Bill Process}}For more information on the Innovation Promotion Act==*United States Bill process please refer to: [[Feedback on the Innovation Promotion ActThe Bill Process]]

==Acts reported on by the Senate Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipPolicy Landscape==The following pieces of legislation in 2015 were found from http://www.GovTrack.us:

*[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1400/text S. 1400] / [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr2221/text H.R. 2221]: Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2015** Amends the Small Business Act to direct the task force of the Office of Veterans Business Development to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses* [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s2116/text S. 2116]: Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2015**Improves certain programs of the Small Business Administration to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology*[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s552/text S. 552] / [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr1023/text H.R. 1023]: Small Business Investment Capital Company Act of 2015**Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the maximum amount of outstanding leverage provided by the Small Business Administration to two or more commonly controlled small business investment companies not under capital impairment from $225 million to $350 million*[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s552/text S. 996] / [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr2266/text H.R.2266]: Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2015 **Reinstates the authority for Small Business Administration low-interest refinancing of small business debt not involving business expansion under the SBA's local development business loan program**Effective: on and after enactment of this Act, and during any fiscal year in which the federal government's cost in making loan guarantees under such program is zero. **Repeals a provision of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 that terminated such authority as of September 27, 2012.*[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1470/text S. 1470]: Recovery Improvements for Small Entities After Disaster Act of 2015**Amends the Small Business Act to provide additional assistance to small business concerns for disaster recovery, and for other purposes.*[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1292/text S. 1292]: HUBZone Revitalization Act of 2015**Amends the Small Business Act to treat certain qualified disaster areas as HUBZones and to extend the period for HUBZone treatment for certain base closure areas, and for other purposes.*[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s999/text S.999] / [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr207/text H.R. 207]: Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2015**Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the authority of the Small Business Administration to use certain SBA programs, including the small business development center (SBDC) program, to provide grants, financial assistance, loans, export assistance, and subcontracting opportunities on federal contracts to specified small businesses, organizations, state governments, universities, companies, and other entities that assist smaller enterprises.**Declares that the SBA shall only use such programs to deliver entrepreneurial development services, entrepreneurial education, support for the development and maintenance of clusters, or business training.*[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1756/text S. 1756]: Small Business Energy Efficiency Act of 2015**Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to allow a state development company to use the economic development objective of helping small businesses achieve savings through energy efficiency to qualify for loan assistance.*[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/sres252/text S. Res. 252]: An original resolution expressing the sense of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate relating to easing the burden of Federal tax compliance on small businesses**Amends provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the taxation of small business entities.*[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s2126/text S. 2126]: Women’s Small Business Ownership Act of 2015**Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration Office of Women's Business Ownership to address issues concerning specified disciplines required for starting, operating, and increasing a small business.*[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s957/text S. 957] / [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr2499/text H.R. 2499] : Veterans Entrepreneurship Act**Increases access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs*[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s2136/text S. 2136]: Improving Small Business Innovative Research and Technologies Act of 2015**Establishes the Regional SBIR State Collaborative Initiative Pilot ProgramPolicy Overview'''

==Bills Enacted by the U.S. Congress==In the United States, all bills originating in the House of Representatives begin with "H.R." *The Senate Committee on Small Business and all bills originating from the Senate begin with an "S." Entrepreneurship

Joint resolutions also have Most of the same effect as bills, and are titled as "H. J. Resreported/introduced by the U." or "S. J. Res." depending Congress pertaining to innovation and entrepreneurship are reported on whether they originated in by the House or Senate, respectivelyCommittee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The U. This means that two different bills can have the same numberS. In Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is a standing committee of the United States Congress, a joint resolution is a legislative measure that requires approval by the Senate and . The committee has jurisdiction over the House [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Business_Administration Small Business Administration] and is presented to the President for his approval or disapprovalalso charged with researching and investigating all problems of American small business enterprises. However, joint resolutions used to propose amendments to the United States Constitution do not require the approval The current Chairman of the PresidentCommittee is U.S. Generally, there is no legal difference between a joint resolution and a billSenator David Vitter. Both must be passed, in exactly Other information on the same formCommittee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, by both chambers including Committee members and recent pieces of Congresslegislation, and then must — with one exception — can be presented to the President and signed by himfound on their [http://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/her (or, re-passed in override of a presidential veto; or, remain unsigned for ten days while Congress is in session) to become a lawindex. Laws enacted by virtue of a joint resolution are not distinguished from laws enacted by a bill, except that they are designated as resolutions as opposed to actscfm?p=Home.website]

Most of the bills reported/introduced *Acts Reported on by the U.S. Congress pertaining to innovation Senate Committee on Small Business and entrepreneurship are reported Entrepreneurship{{:Acts Reported on by the [http://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=CommitteeMembers Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship]. The U.S. }}[[Acts Reported on by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship ]] '''Current US Innovation Policy''' *[[:Innovation Promotion Act|Innovation Promotion Act]]The "Innovation Promotion Act of 2015" was released as a discussion draft on July 31, 2015. The act promotes a reduction of taxes to 10% for income from intellectual property. It also proposes qualifying tax distributions of qualifying intellectual property from a controlled foreign corporation to the US parent company. This act is a standing committee indicative of the United States Senate' effort to attract and foster more innovation and research. It There has jurisdiction over also been extensive [[:Feedback on the Small Business Administration and is also charged with researching and investigating all problems of American small business enterprisesInnovation Promotion Act| feedback]] on the innovation promotion act.