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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 1597 (Introduced in House) — To reform the acquisition system of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. · Sec. 506

Sec. 506. Modifications to the Small Business Innovative Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program

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Section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 ) is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by striking development; and inserting development, particularly contracts for research and development supporting defense and national security missions and programs; ; and in paragraph (3), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subsection (e)— in paragraph (4)(C)(i), by inserting or non-Federal sources of capital after funding awards ; and in paragraph (6)(C)(i), by inserting or non-Federal sources of capital after funding awards ; in subsection (f)— in paragraph (1), by striking paragraph (2)(B) and inserting paragraphs (2)(B) and
(5); and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: The Secretary of each military department shall expend, in connection with SBIR, not less than 2.9 percent and not more than 5 percent of each such military department’s extramural budget for research or research and development for fiscal year 2018 and each subsequent fiscal year. ; in subsection (g)(3)— in subparagraph (A), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (B), by inserting or after the semicolon; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: the Secretary of Defense and as applied to the Department of Defense and each military department, in the quadrennial defense review (described in section 118 of title 10, United States Code) and other strategies or reports that direct the research and development and acquisition processes of the Department of Defense; ; in subsection (j), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Not later than 90 days after March 25, 2015, the Administrator shall modify the policy directives issued pursuant to this subsection to establish the authority of each Secretary of a military department to manage and operate the SBIR program funded under subsection (f)(5). ; in subsection (k)(2)— by striking subsection (f)(1) and inserting paragraphs
(1)and
(4)of subsection
(f); and by striking subsection (n)(1) and inserting paragraphs
(1)and
(4)of subsection
(n); in subsection (m), by inserting , except as provided in subsections (f)(5) and (n)(4) after 2017 ; in subsection (n)— in paragraph (1)(B), by striking The percentage and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (4), the percentage ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: The Secretary of each military department shall expend, in connection with STTR, not more than 5 percent of each such military department’s extramural budget for research or research and development for fiscal year 2018 and each subsequent fiscal year. ; in subsection (o)(3)(B), by striking Code; and inserting Code, and in other reports that direct the research and development and acquisition processes of the Department of Defense; ; in subsection (p), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Agile Acquisition to Retain Technological Edge Act , the Administrator shall modify the policy directives issued pursuant to this subsection to establish the authority of each Secretary of a military department to manage and operate the STTR program funded under subsection (n)(4). ; in subsection (r)(4), by adding at the end the following sentence: For the Department of Defense, such Phase III awards shall be made in conformance with defense and national security missions and programs. ; in subsection (x)(2)(B), by inserting (or its successor) before the period at the end; in subsection (aa)(4)— in the paragraph heading, by inserting after or project ; and topic by inserting or project after topic ; in subsection (bb)(1), by striking another Federal agency and inserting one or more other Federal agencies ; in subsection (ff)(1)— by striking 1 additional Phase II SBIR award or Phase II STTR award and inserting one or more additional Phase II SBIR awards or Phase II STTR awards ; and by inserting from one or more Federal agencies after project ; and in subsection (qq)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: The head of each Federal agency shall implement the requirements described under subparagraph
(A)not later than December 31, 2017. .
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Sec. 506
Modifications to the Small Business Innovative Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program
U.S.C.§ 638
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