Sec. 5123. COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PILOT PROGRAM FOR CIVILIAN AGENCIES
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## SEC. 5123 COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PILOT PROGRAM FOR CIVILIAN AGENCIES Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as amended by this title, is further amended by adding at the end the following: > > ###### “(gg) Pilot Program > > > #### “(1) Authorization > > The head of each covered Federal agency may allocate not more than 10 percent of the funds allocated to the SBIR program and the STTR program of the covered Federal agency— > > > ##### “(A) > > for awards for technology development, testing, evaluation, and commercialization assistance for SBIR and STTR Phase II technologies; or > > > ##### “(B) > > to support the progress of research, research and development, and commercialization conducted under the SBIR or STTR programs to Phase III. > > > #### “(2) Application by federal agency > > > ##### “(A) In general > > A covered Federal agency may not establish a pilot program unless the covered Federal agency makes a written application to the Administrator, not later than 90 days before the first day of the fiscal year in which the pilot program is to be established, that describes a compelling reason that additional investment in SBIR or STTR technologies is necessary, including unusually high regulatory, systems integration, or other costs relating to development or manufacturing of identifiable, highly promising small business technologies or a class of such technologies expected to substantially advance the mission of the agency. > > > ##### “(B) Determination > > The Administrator shall— > > > ###### “(i) > > make a determination regarding an application submitted under subparagraph
(A)not later than 30 days before the first day of the fiscal year for which the application is submitted; > > > ###### “(ii) > > publish the determination in the Federal Register; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > make a copy of the determination and any related materials available to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. > > > #### “(3) Maximum amount of award > > The head of a covered Federal agency may not make an award under a pilot program in excess of 3 times the dollar amounts generally established for Phase II awards under subsection (j)(2)(D) or (p)(2)(B)(ix). > > > #### “(4) Registration > > Any applicant that receives an award under a pilot program shall register with the Administrator in a registry that is available to the public. > > > #### “(5) Award criteria or consideration > > When making an award under this section, the head of a covered Federal agency shall give consideration to whether the technology to be supported by the award is likely to be manufactured in the United States. > > > #### “(6) Report > > The head of each covered Federal agency shall include in the annual report of the covered Federal agency to the Administrator an analysis of the various activities considered for inclusion in the pilot program of the covered Federal agency and a statement of the reasons why each activity considered was included or not included, as the case may be. > > > #### “(7) Termination > > The authority to establish a pilot program under this section expires at the end of fiscal year 2017. > > > #### “(8) Definitions > > In this subsection— > > > ##### “(A) > > the term ‘covered Federal agency’— > > > ###### “(i) > > means a Federal agency participating in the SBIR program or the STTR program; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > does not include the Department of Defense; and > > > ##### “(B) > > the term ‘pilot program’ means each program established under paragraph (1).” > .
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COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PILOT PROGRAM FOR CIVILIAN AGENCIES
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