Sec. 854. Amendments to Small Business Innovation Research Program and 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 (f)— in paragraph (2), by striking shall not and all that follows through make available and inserting shall not make available ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: A Federal agency may use up to 3 percent of its SBIR budget established pursuant to paragraph
(1)for the purpose of funding administrative costs of the program. ; and in subsection (n)— in paragraph (2), by striking shall not and all that follows through make available and inserting shall not make available ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: A Federal agency may use up to 3 percent of its SBIR budget established pursuant to paragraph
(1)for the purpose of funding administrative costs of the program. . Section 9(cc) of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(cc) ) is amended by striking During fiscal years and all that follows through may each provide and inserting During fiscal years 2018 through 2022, all agencies participating in the SBIR program may provide . Section 9(q) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(q) ) is amended— in the subsection heading, by inserting after and Business ; Technical in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— by striking a vendor selected under paragraph
(2)and inserting 1 or more vendors selected under paragraph (2)(A) ; by inserting and business before assistance services ; and by inserting assistance with product sales, intellectual property protections, market research, market validation, and development of regulatory plans and manufacturing plans, after technologies, ; and in subparagraph (D), by inserting , including intellectual property protections before the period at the end; in paragraph (2)— by striking Each agency may select a vendor to assist small business concerns to meet and inserting the following: Each agency may select 1 or more vendors from which small business concerns may obtain assistance in meeting ; and by adding at the end the following: A small business concern may, by contract or otherwise, select 1 or more vendors to assist the small business concern in meeting the goals listed in paragraph (1). ; and in paragraph (3)— by inserting
(A)after paragraph
(2)each place it appears; in subparagraph (A), by striking $5,000 per year each place it appears and inserting $6,500 per year ; in subparagraph (B)— by striking $5,000 per year each place it appears and inserting $50,000 per project ; and in clause (ii), by striking which shall be in addition to the amount of the recipient’s award and inserting which may, as determined appropriate by the head of the agency, be included as part of the recipient’s award or be in addition to the amount of the recipient’s award ; in subparagraph (C)— by inserting or business after technical ; by striking the vendor and inserting a vendor ; and by adding at the end the following: Business-related services aimed at improving the commercialization success of a small business concern may be obtained from an entity, such as a public or private organization or an agency of or other entity established or funded by a State that facilitates or accelerates the commercialization of technologies or assists in the creation and growth of private enterprises that are commercializing technology. ; in subparagraph (D)— by inserting or business after technical each place it appears; and in clause (i), by striking the vendor and inserting 1 or more vendors ; and by adding at the end the following: The Administrator shall establish a limit on the amount of technical and business assistance services that may be received or purchased under subparagraph
(B)by a small business concern that has received multiple Phase II SBIR or STTR awards for a fiscal year. .
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Sec. 854
Amendments to Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program
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