Sec. 5876. Annual reports regarding the SBIR program of the Department of Defense
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In this section— the term SBIR has the meaning given the term in section 9(e)(4) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(e)(4) ); and the term Secretary means the Secretary of Defense. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year that begins after that date of enactment, the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of each branch of the Armed Forces, shall submit, through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, to Congress a report that addresses— the ways in which the Secretary, as of the date on which the report is submitted, is using incentives to Department of Defense program managers under section 9(y)(6)(B) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(y)(6)(B) ) to increase the number of Phase II SBIR contracts awarded by the Secretary that lead to technology transition into programs of record or fielded systems, which shall include the judgment of the Secretary regarding the potential effect of providing monetary incentives to those officers for that purpose; the extent to which the Department of Defense has developed simplified and standardized procedures and model contracts throughout the agency for Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III SBIR awards, as required under section 9(hh)(2)(A)(i) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(hh)(2)(A)(i) ); with respect to each report submitted under this section after the submission of the first such report, the extent to which any incentives described in this section and implemented by the Secretary have resulted in an increased number of Phase II contracts under the SBIR program of the Department of Defense leading to technology transition into programs of record or fielded systems; the extent to which Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III projects under the SBIR program of the Department of Defense align with the modernization priorities of the Department, including with respect to artificial intelligence, biotechnology, autonomy, cybersecurity, directed energy, fully networked command, control, and communication systems, microelectronics, quantum science, hypersonics, and space; and any other action taken, and proposed to be taken, to increase the number of Department of Defense Phase II SBIR contracts leading to technology transition into programs of record or fielded systems.
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Sec. 5876
Annual reports regarding the SBIR program of the Department of Defense
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