Sec. 7. PROGRAM ON INNOVATION OPEN TOPICS
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## SEC. 7 PROGRAM ON INNOVATION OPEN TOPICS ###
(a)In General Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as amended by this Act, is further amended— ####
(1)in subsection (b)(7)— #####
(A)in subparagraph (G), by striking “and” at the end; and #####
(B)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(I) > > the number of applications submitted to each Federal agency participating in the SBIR or STTR program in innovation open topics as compared to conventional topics, and how many small business concerns receive funding from open topics compared to conventional topics; > > > ##### “(J) > > the total number and dollar amount, and average size, of awards made by each Federal agency participating in the SBIR or STTR program, by phase, from— > > > ###### “(i) > > open topics; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > conventional topics;” > ; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(ww) Program on Innovation Open Topics > > > #### “(1) Establishment > > Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall establish innovation open topic activities using the SBIR and STTR programs of the Department of Defense in order to— > > > ##### “(A) > > increase the transition of commercial technology to the Department of Defense; > > > ##### “(B) > > expand the small business nontraditional industrial base; > > > ##### “(C) > > increase commercialization derived from investments of the Department of Defense; and > > > ##### “(D) > > expand the ability for qualifying small business concerns to propose technology solutions to meet the needs of the Department of Defense. > > > #### “(2) Frequency > > The Secretary of Defense shall conduct not less than 1 open topic announcement at each component of the Department of Defense per fiscal year. > > > #### “(3) Briefing > > Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing on the establishment of the program required under paragraph
(1)to— > > > ##### “(A) > > the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and > > > ##### “(B) > > the Committee on Small Business, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.” > . ###
(b)GAO Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress and issue a publicly available report comparing open topics and conventional topics under the SBIR and STTR programs that includes, to the extent practicable— ####
(1)an assessment of the percentage of small business concerns that progress from Phase I to Phase II awards, then to Phase III awards; ####
(2)the number of awards under the SBIR and STTR programs made to first-time applicants and first-time awardees; ####
(3)the number of awards under the SBIR and STTR programs made to non-traditional small business concerns, including those owned by women, minorities, and veterans; ####
(4)a description of outreach and assistance efforts by the Department of Defense to encourage and prepare new and diverse small business concerns to participate in the program established under subsection
(ww)of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as added by subsection (a); ####
(5)the length of time to review and disburse awards under such subsection (ww), evaluated in a manner enabling normalized comparisons of such times taken by each Federal agency that is required to establish an SBIR or STTR program and offers open topics; ####
(6)the ratio, and an assessment, of the amount of funding allocated towards open topics as compared to conventional topics at each Federal agency that is required to establish an SBIR or STTR program and offers open topics; and ####
(7)a comparison of the types of technology and end users funded under open topics compared to the types of technology and end users funded under conventional topics.
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