Sec. 10718. SMALL BUSINESS VOUCHER PROGRAM
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## SEC. 10718 SMALL BUSINESS VOUCHER PROGRAM Section 1003 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16393) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “, and may require the Director of a single-purpose research 136 STAT. 1706 facility,” and inserting “(as defined in section 2) and the Director of each single-purpose research facility”; #####
(B)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)by striking “increase” and inserting “encourage”; and ######
(ii)by striking “collaborative research,” and inserting “research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities, including product development,”; #####
(C)in paragraph (2), by striking “procurement and collaborative research” and inserting “the activities described in paragraph (1)”; #####
(D)in paragraph (3)— ######
(i)by inserting “facilities,” before “training”; and ######
(ii)by striking “procurement and collaborative research activities” and inserting “the activities described in paragraph (1)”; and #####
(E)in paragraph (5), by striking “for the program under subsection (b)” and inserting “and metrics for the programs under subsections
(b)and (c)”; ####
(2)by redesignating subsections
(c)and
(d)as subsections
(d)and (e), respectively; ####
(3)by inserting after subsection
(b)the following: > > ### “(c) Small Business Voucher Program > > > #### “(1) Definitions > > In this subsection: > > > ##### “(A) Director > > The term ‘Director’ means— > > > ###### “(i) > > the Director of each National Laboratory; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the Director of each single-purpose research facility. > > > ##### “(B) National laboratory > > The term ‘National Laboratory’ has the meaning given the term in section 2. > > > ##### “(C) Program > > The term ‘program’ means the program established under paragraph (2). > > > ##### “(D) Small business concern > > The term ‘small business concern’ has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). > > > #### “(2) Establishment > > The Secretary, acting through the Chief Commercialization Officer appointed under section 1001(a), and in consultation with the Directors, shall establish a program to provide small business concerns with vouchers under paragraph (3)— > > > ##### “(A) > > to achieve the goal described in subsection (a)(1); and > > > ##### “(B) > > to improve the products, services, and capabilities of small business concerns in the mission space of the Department. > > > #### “(3) Vouchers > > Under the program, the Directors are authorized to provide to small business concerns vouchers to be used at National Laboratories and single-purpose research facilities for— > > > ##### “(A) > > research, development, demonstration, technology transfer, skills training and workforce development, or commercial application activities; or > > > ##### “(B) > > any other activities that the applicable Director determines appropriate. > > > #### “(4) Expedited approval > > The Secretary, working with the Directors, shall establish a stream-lined approval process for financial assistance agreements signed between— > > > ##### “(A) > > small business concerns selected to receive a voucher under the program; and > > > ##### “(B) > > the National Laboratories and single-purpose research facilities. > > > #### “(5) Cost-sharing requirement > > In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall require cost-sharing in accordance with section 988. > > > #### “(6) Report > > In accordance with section 9007 of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), the Secretary shall report annually on the progress and implementation of the small business voucher program established under this section, including the number and locations of small businesses that received grants under this program.” > ; and ####
(4)in subsection
(e)(as so redesignated), by striking “for activities under this section” and inserting “for activities under subsection (b)” and inserting before the period at the end “and for activities under subsection
(c)$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027”.
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