# 114-hr-3983: BOSS Act

114-hr-3983, BOSS Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3983
- Congress: 114
- Title: BOSS Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- Introduced: 2015-11-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Building Opportunity for Student Startups Act or the BOSS Act This bill directs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on the role of incubators and accelerators in the commercialization of federally funded research and regional economic development. The study shall: (1) include an examination of metrics for comparing startups that have, and startups that have not, completed incubator or accelerator programs; (2) include the role of incubators and accelerators in developing regional innovation clusters; and (3) identify best practices in the structure, goals, operation, management, and funding mechanisms of leading incubators and accelerators.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3983 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3983)

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- [114-hr-6323: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system in Long Beach, Ca…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6323)
- [114-hr-6138: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 Ea…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6138)
- [114-hr-5980: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5980)
- [114-hr-5948: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 830 Ku…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5948)
- [114-hr-5625: Modernizing Government Travel Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5625)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3983 (as of 2025-11-18).