in section 4. (2) Application (A) Request for proposals Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Committee shall issue a request for applications from eligible entities. (B) Submission Each eligible area desiring to be selected as an innovation center shall submit to the Committee an application through a proposal committee created by the eligible area, which shall include representation from each State located in the eligible area and each municipal government representing not less than 200,000 individuals located in the eligible area. (3) Selection criteria In selecting innovation centers under this section, the Committee shall evaluate each applicant based on— (A) the performance of the applicant in— (i) STEM spending per capita