; (D) a joint venture; (E) a trust; (F) a State, including a political subdivision or any other instrumentality of a State; (G) a Tribal government or consortium of Tribal governments; (H) any other governmental entity or public agency in the United States, including a special purpose district or public authority, including a port authority; (I) a multi-State or multi-jurisdictional group of public entities; or (J) a strategic alliance among two or more entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (I). (4) The term eligible investment means an investment, in the form of capital assistance provided to an eligible entity, for a technology that— (A) is in a covered technology category; and (B) is not a technology that solely has defense applications. . (b) Pilot program on capital assistance to support defense investment in the industrial base (1) Capital assistance To the extent and in such amounts as specifically provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the purposes detailed in this subsection, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Office of Strategic Capital (referred to in this section as the Director ), may carry out a pilot program under this subsection to provide capital assistance to eligible entities for eligible investments to develop technologies that support the duties and elements of the Office and meet the needs of the Department of Defense. (2) Eligibility and application process (A) In general An eligible entity seeking capital assistance for an eligible investment under this subsection shall submit to the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require. (B) Selection of investments The Director shall establish criteria for selecting among eligible investments for which applications are submitted under subparagraph (A). The criteria shall include— (i) the extent to which an investment supports the national security or economic interests of the United States