HR 7217
SBIR Administrative Funding Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the SBIR Administrative Funding Act, extends and modifies the funding available to administer the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. It increases the funding period to September 30, 2030, and adjusts the percentage of funds allocated for administrative costs to 3.3 percent. Furthermore, the bill requires federal agencies to transfer 10 percent of those funds to the SBIR/STTR Administration to bolster its resources and promote participation among underserved states.
Key provisions
- Extends the period for administrative funding for SBIR and STTR programs to September 30, 2030.
- Increases the percentage of funds allocated for administrative costs to 3.3 percent.
- Requires federal agencies to transfer 10 percent of SBIR/STTR administrative funds to the SBIR/STTR Administration.
- Directs the SBIR/STTR Administration to increase resources for program administration.
- Encourages increased participation of states with historically low SBIR award rates.
- Specifies that transferred funds cannot be used for the Small Business Investment Act programs.
Who is affected
- Small businesses
- Federal agencies (Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation)
- The SBIR/STTR Administration
- States with low SBIR award rates
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. R. 7217
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to extend and modify the assistance for administrative, oversight, and contract processing costs for the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the SBIR Administrative Funding Act
.
Section 9(mm) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)) is amended—
by designating the text of paragraph (1) as subparagraph (A); and
in paragraph (1)—
by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (L) as clauses (i) through (xii), respectively;
by striking September 30, 2025
and inserting September 30, 2030
;
by striking 3 percent
and inserting 3.3 percent
; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
Not later than 2 months after the date of the enactment of an Act providing appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation, the head of each such entity for which such Act provided appropriations shall transfer not less than 10 percent of the amount of the funds used for the purposes described in clauses (i) through (xii) of subparagraph (A) to the Administrator to increase the resources of the Administration for administering the SBIR and STTR programs.
None of the funds transferred under clause (i) may be used for or with respect to any program established under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
Section 9(mm)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
A Federal agency participating in the program under this subsection may use a portion of the funds authorized for uses under paragraph (1) to carry out the policy directive required under subsection (j)(2)(F) and to increase the participation of States with respect to which a low level of SBIR awards have historically been awarded.
Section 9(mm)(6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(6)) is amended by striking including
and all that follows and inserting the following:
including—