property protections, market re-
search, market validation, and de-
velopment of regulatory plans 
and manufacturing plans,’’ after 
‘‘technologies,’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by in-
serting ‘‘, including intellectual prop-
erty protections’’ before the period at 
the end; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Each agency may 
select a vendor to assist small busi-
ness concerns to meet’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each agency 
may select 1 or more vendors from 
which small business concerns may 
obtain assistance in meeting’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) SELECTION BY SMALL BUSINESS 
CONCERN.—A small business concern 
may, by contract or otherwise, select 
1 or more vendors to assist the small 
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business concern in meeting the goals 
listed in paragraph (1).’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘para-
graph (2)’’ each place it appears; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘$5,000 per year’’ each place it ap-
pears 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$6,500 
per 
project’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$5,000 per 
year’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘$35,000 per project’’; 
and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘which shall be in addition to the 
amount of the recipient’s award’’ 
and inserting ‘‘which may, as de-
termined appropriate by the head 
of the agency, be included as part 
of the recipient’s award or be in 
addition to the amount of the re-
cipient’s award’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (C)— 
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(i) by inserting ‘‘or business’’ 
after ‘‘technical’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the vendor’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a vendor’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Business-related serv-
ices may be obtained from an en-
tity, such as a public or private 
organization or an agency of or 
other entity established or funded 
by a State, that facilitates or ac-
celerates the commercialization 
of technologies or assists in the 
creation and growth of private 
enterprises 
that 
are 
commer-
cializing technology.’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or business’’ 
after ‘‘technical’’ each place it ap-
pears; and 
(ii) in clause (i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the ven-
dor’’ and inserting ‘‘1 or more 
vendors’’; and 
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(II) by striking ‘‘provides’’ 
and inserting ‘‘provide’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) 
MULTIPLE
AWARD
RECIPI-
ENTS.—The Administrator shall estab-
lish a limit on the amount of tech-
nical and business assistance services 
that may be received or purchased 
under subparagraph (B) by a small 
business concern that has received 
multiple Phase II SBIR or STTR 
awards for a fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 8. ADDITIONAL SBIR AND STTR TECHNOLOGY INSER-
TION REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
Section 9(y)(6) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638(y)(6)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by strik-
ing the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(D) not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this sub-
paragraph, and not later than Decem-
ber 31 of each year thereafter, submit 
to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology and the Committee 
on Small Business of the House of 
Representatives, and to the Com-
mittee on Small Business and Entre-
preneurship of the Senate, a report 
describing the goals set under sub-
paragraph (A) and the incentives 
used or created under subparagraph 
(B).’’. 
SEC. 9. CONTINGENT LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN 
FUNDS PENDING SUBMISSION OF REPORT. 
(a) REPORT DEADLINE.—The Administrator 
of the Small Business Administration shall 
submit the annual report required under sec-
tion 9(b)(7) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(b)(7)) not later than the last day of 
each calendar year. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
FOR FAILURE TO SUBMIT REPORT.—If the Ad-
ministrator does not meet the deadline for 
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submission under subsection (a) with respect 
to a calendar year, no funds authorized to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available to 
the Small Business Administration by this 
Act, or any other Act, may be obligated or ex-
pended for travel by the Administrator for the 
following calendar year until such time as the 
Administrator submits the report described 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 10. ENCOURAGING INNOVATION IN UNITED STATES 
MANUFACTURING. 
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(tt) ENCOURAGING INNOVATION IN UNITED 
STATES MANUFACTURING.—In carrying out this 
section, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that, in selecting small 
business concerns to participate in SBIR 
or STTR programs under this section, 
Federal agencies give high priority to 
small 
manufacturing 
companies 
and 
other small business concerns that are 
engaged in manufacturing research and 
development for the purpose of devel-
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oping and producing new products and 
technologies in the United States; and 
‘‘(2) include in the annual report to 
Congress under subsection (b)(7) a deter-
mination of whether the priority de-
scribed in paragraph (1) is being carried 
out.’’. 
SEC. 11. ENCOURAGING INNOVATION IN CYBERSECURITY. 
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638), as amended by section 10 of this 
Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(uu) ENCOURAGING INNOVATION IN CYBER-
SECURITY.—In carrying out this section, the 
Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that, in selecting small 
business concerns to participate in SBIR 
or STTR programs under this section, 
Federal agencies give high priority to 
small business concerns that are engaged 
in cybersecurity research and develop-
ment, for the purpose of developing and 
implementing technology services and 
products to strengthen the security of 
United States Government and private 
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computer systems, including software, 
hardware, and portable devices; and 
‘‘(2) include in the annual report to 
Congress under subsection (b)(7) a deter-
mination of whether the priority de-
scribed in paragraph (1) is being carried 
out.’’. 
SEC. 12. INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO TECHNOLOGY 
TRANSFER. 
Section 9(jj) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(jj)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(jj) INNOVATIVE
APPROACHES
TO
TECH-
NOLOGY TRANSFER.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each Federal 
agency required by subsection (n) to 
establish an STTR program shall 
carry out an Innovative Approaches 
to Technology Transfer Grant Pro-
gram (hereinafter referred to as a 
‘Program’) to support innovative ap-
proaches to technology transfer at in-
stitutions of higher education (as de-
fined in section 101(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
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1001(a)), nonprofit research institu-
tions, and Federal laboratories in 
order 
to 
accelerate 
the 
commer-
cialization of federally funded re-
search and technology by small busi-
ness concerns, including new busi-
nesses. 
‘‘(B) 
AWARDING
OF
GRANTS
TO 
QUALIFYING INSTITUTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Each Fed-
eral agency described in subpara-
graph (A) shall provide grants, 
through 
a 
competitive, 
merit- 
based process, in the amounts 
listed in subparagraph (C)(i) to 
institutions of higher education, 
technology transfer organizations 
that facilitate the commercializa-
tion of technologies developed by 
one or more such institutions of 
higher education, Federal labora-
tories, other public and private 
nonprofit entities, and consortia 
thereof, for initiatives that help 
identify 
high-quality, 
commer-
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cially viable federally funded re-
search and technologies and to fa-
cilitate and accelerate their trans-
fer into the marketplace. 
‘‘(ii) SELECTION
PROCESS
AND 
APPLICATIONS.—Qualifying institu-
tions seeking a grant under this 
subsection shall submit an appli-
cation to a Federal agency de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) at 
such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as 
the agency may require. The ap-
plication shall include, at a min-
imum— 
‘‘(I) a description of inno-
vative approaches to tech-
nology 
transfer, 
technology 
development, and commercial 
readiness that have the poten-
tial to increase or accelerate 
technology transfer outcomes 
and can be adopted by other 
qualifying institutions, or a 
demonstration of proven tech-
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nology transfer and commer-
cialization 
strategies, 
or 
a 
plan 
to 
implement 
proven 
technology transfer and com-
mercialization strategies, that 
can achieve greater commer-
cialization of federally funded 
research 
and 
technologies 
with Program funding; 
‘‘(II) a description of how 
the qualifying institution will 
contribute to local and re-
gional economic development 
efforts; and 
‘‘(III) a plan for sustain-
ability beyond the duration of 
the funding award. 
‘‘(iii) USE OF FUNDS.—Activities 
supported by grants under this 
subsection may include— 
‘‘(I) providing early-stage 
proof of concept funding for 
translational research; 
‘‘(II) identifying research 
and technologies at recipient 
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institutions that have the po-
tential for accelerated com-
mercialization; 
‘‘(III) technology matura-
tion funding to support activi-
ties such as prototype con-
struction, 
experiment 
anal-
ysis, product comparison, and 
collecting performance data; 
‘‘(IV) 
technical 
valida-
tions, market research, clari-
fying 
intellectual 
property 
rights position and strategy, 
and investigating commercial 
and 
business 
opportunities; 
and 
‘‘(V) programs to provide 
advice, mentoring, entrepre-
neurial 
education, 
project 
management, and technology 
and business development ex-
pertise to innovators and re-
cipients of technology trans-
fer licenses to maximize com-
mercialization potential. 
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‘‘(iv) 
PROGRAM
OVERSIGHT 
BOARD.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Success-
ful 
applications 
required 
under clause (ii) shall include 
a plan to assemble a Program 
Oversight Board, the mem-
bers of which shall have tech-
nical, scientific, or business 
expertise and shall be drawn 
from industry, start-up com-
panies, venture capital, tech-
nical enterprises, financial in-
stitutions, and business devel-
opment organizations. 
‘‘(II) PROJECT
AWARDS.—A 
Program 
Oversight 
Board 
shall— 
‘‘(aa) establish award 
programs for individual 
projects; 
‘‘(bb) provide rigorous 
evaluation of project ap-
plications; 
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‘‘(II) 0.1 percent for each 
of fiscal years 2020 and 2021. 
‘‘(ii) TREATMENT
OF
EXPENDI-
TURES.—Any portion of the extra-
mural budget expended by a Fed-
eral agency on a Program shall 
apply towards the agency’s ex-
penditure 
requirements 
under 
subsection (n). 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM
EVALUATION
AND
DATA 
COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION.— 
‘‘(A) EVALUATION
PLAN
AND
DATA 
COLLECTION.—Each Federal agency re-
quired by paragraph (1)(A) to estab-
lish a Program shall develop a pro-
gram evaluation plan and collect, an-
nually, such information from grant-
ees as is necessary to assess the Pro-
gram. Program evaluation plans shall 
require the collection of data aimed 
at 
identifying 
outcomes 
resulting 
from the transfer of technology with 
assistance from the Program, such 
as— 
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‘‘(i) specific follow-on funding 
identified or obtained, including 
follow-on funding sources, such 
as Federal sources or private 
sources; 
‘‘(ii) the number of projects 
which result in a license to a 
start-up company or an estab-
lished company with sufficient re-
sources 
for 
effective 
commer-
cialization within 5 years of re-
ceiving an award under para-
graph (1)(C)(ii); 
‘‘(iii) 
invention 
disclosures 
and patents; 
‘‘(iv) the number of projects 
supported by qualifying institu-
tions receiving a grant under 
paragraph (1)(C)(i) that secure 
Phase I or Phase II SBIR or STTR 
awards; 
‘‘(v) available information on 
revenue, sales, or other measures 
of products that have been com-
mercialized as a result of projects 
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awarded 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(C)(ii); 
‘‘(vi) the number and location 
of jobs created resulting from 
projects 
awarded 
under 
para-
graph (1)(C)(ii); and 
‘‘(vii) other data as considered 
appropriate by a Federal agency 
required by this subparagraph to 
develop 
a 
program 
evaluation 
plan. 
‘‘(B) EVALUATIVE
REPORT
TO
CON-
GRESS.—The head of each Federal 
agency that has a Program shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology and the Com-
mittee on Small Business of the 
House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Small Business and En-
trepreneurship of the Senate an eval-
uative report regarding the activities 
of the Program. The report shall in-
clude— 
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‘‘(i) a detailed description of 
the implementation of the Pro-
gram; 
‘‘(ii) a detailed description of 
the grantee selection process; 
‘‘(iii) an accounting of the 
funds used in the Program; and 
‘‘(iv) a summary of the data 
collected under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) 
DATA
DISSEMINATION.—For 
purposes of Program transparency 
and dissemination of best practices, 
the Administrator shall include, on 
the public database under subsection 
(k)(1), information on the Program, 
including— 
‘‘(i) the program evaluation 
plan 
required 
under 
subpara-
graph (A); 
‘‘(ii) a list of recipients of 
awards 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(C)(ii); and 
‘‘(iii) information on the use of 
grants under paragraph (1)(C)(i) 
by recipient institutions.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 223 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2763 
[Report No. 115–313, Parts I and II] 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the 
Small Business Innovation Research program 
and Small Business Technology Transfer pro-
gram, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Small Business with an 
amendment 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology with an amendment, committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union, and ordered to be printed 
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