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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 · Sec. 5122

Sec. 5122. COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PROGRAM AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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## SEC. 5122 COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PROGRAM AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ###
(a)In General Section 9(y) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(y)) is amended— ####
(1)in the subsection heading, by striking “Pilot” and inserting “Readiness”; ####
(2)by striking “Pilot” each place that term appears and inserting “Readiness”; ####
(3)in paragraph (1)— #####
(A)by inserting “or Small Business Technology Transfer Program” after “Small Business Innovation Research Program”; and #####
(B)by adding at the end the following: “The authority to create and administer a Commercialization Readiness Program under this subsection may not be construed to eliminate or replace any other SBIR program or STTR program that enhances the insertion or transition of SBIR or STTR technologies, including any such program in effect on the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3136).”; ####
(4)in paragraph (2), by inserting “or Small Business Technology Transfer Program” after “Small Business Innovation Research Program”; ####
(5)by striking paragraph (5); ####
(6)by striking paragraph (6); and ####
(7)by inserting after paragraph
(4)the following: > > #### “(5) Insertion incentives > > For any contract with a value of not less than $100,000,000, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to— > > > ##### “(A) > > establish goals for the transition of Phase III technologies in subcontracting plans; and > > > ##### “(B) > > require a prime contractor on such a contract to report the number and dollar amount of contracts entered into by that prime contractor for Phase III SBIR or STTR projects. > > > #### “(6) Goal for sbir and sttr technology insertion > > The Secretary of Defense shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > set a goal to increase the number of Phase II SBIR contracts and the number of Phase II STTR contracts awarded by the Secretary that lead to technology transition into programs of record or fielded systems; > > > ##### “(B) > > use incentives in effect on the date of enactment of the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, or create new incentives, to encourage agency program managers and prime contractors to meet the goal under subparagraph (A); and > > > ##### “(C) > > submit to the Administrator for inclusion in the annual report under subsection (b)(7)— > > > ###### “(i) > > the number and percentage of Phase II SBIR and STTR contracts awarded by the Secretary that led to technology transition into programs of record or fielded systems; > > > ###### “(ii) > > information on the status of each project that received funding through the Commercialization Readiness Program and efforts to transition those projects into programs of record or fielded systems; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > a description of each incentive that has been used by the Secretary under subparagraph
(B)and the effectiveness of that incentive with respect to meeting the goal under subparagraph (A).” > . ###
(b)Technical and Conforming Amendment Section 9(i)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(i)(1)) is amended by inserting “(including awards under subsection (y))” after “the number of awards”.
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Sec. 5122
COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PROGRAM AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-163
Stat.119 Stat. 3136
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