I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3851 
To amend section 9 of the Small Business Act to extend and expand the 
phase flexibility authority, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2025 
Mr. OLSZEWSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend section 9 of the Small Business Act to extend 
and expand the phase flexibility authority, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘SBIR/STTR Pilot Ex-
tension Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTEND AND EXPAND THE DIRECT TO PHASE II AU-
THORITY. 
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) 
is amended— 
(1) by designating the text of subsection (cc) as 
paragraph (1); and 
(2) in subsection (cc)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2012 through 2025’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012 through 2030’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the National Institutes of 
Health, the Department of Defense, and the 
Department of Education may each’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each Federal agency required to carry 
out an SBIR program may’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The total value of awards 
provided by a Federal agency under this subsection 
in a fiscal year shall be— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), not more than 10 percent of the total 
funds allocated to the SBIR program of the 
Federal agency during that fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to the National Insti-
tutes of Health, not more than 15 percent of 
the total funds allocated to the SBIR program 
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of the National Institutes of Health during that 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Each head of a Federal agency 
that exercises the authority under this subsection 
shall include in the next report submitted by such 
Federal agency under (g)(9) following such exercise 
the number and amount of awards provided under 
this subsection by such Federal agency in the period 
covered by such report.’’. 
SEC. 3. EXTEND COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PRO-
GRAM FOR CIVILIAN AGENCIES. 
Section 9(gg) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(gg)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PILOT’’ and in-
serting ‘‘CIVILIAN AGENCIES COMMERCIALIZATION 
READINESS’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘pilot program’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘covered program’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2030’’. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN SBIR AND STTR PILOT 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) PHASE 0 PROOF
OF CONCEPT PARTNERSHIP 
PROGRAM.—Section 9(jj)(7) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638(jj)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘at the end 
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of fiscal year 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘on September 30, 
2030’’. 
(b) COMMERCIALIZATION ASSISTANCE PILOT PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 9(uu)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(uu)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2030’’. 
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