116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 246 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to require senior procure-
ment executives, procurement center representatives, and 
the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utiliza-
tion to assist small business concerns participating in 
the Small Business Innovation Research Program and 
the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, 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 ‘‘Stimulating Innovation 
through Procurement Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SENIOR PROCUREMENT EXECU-
TIVE. 
Section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (12)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (13)(B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(13) the term ‘senior procurement executive’ 
means an official designated under section 1702(c) 
of title 41, United States Code, as the senior pro-
curement executive of a Federal agency participating 
in a SBIR or STTR program.’’. 
SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF SENIOR PROCUREMENT EXECU-
TIVES IN SBIR AND STTR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9(b) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 638(b)) is amended—
‘‘(G) procedures to ensure that procure-
ment center representatives (as described in 
section 15(l))— 
‘‘(i) assist small business concerns 
participating in the STTR program with 
researching applicable solicitations for the 
award of a Federal contract (particularly 
with the Federal agency that has a funding 
agreement with the concern); 
‘‘(ii) provide technical assistance to 
such concerns to submit a bid for an 
award of a Federal contract; and 
‘‘(iii) coordinate with the appropriate 
senior procurement executive and the ap-
propriate Director of the Office of Small 
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 
established pursuant to section 15(k) for 
the Federal agency letting the contract in 
providing the assistance described in clause 
(i).’’. 
SEC. 5. AMENDMENT TO DUTIES OF PROCUREMENT CEN-
TER REPRESENTATIVES. 
Section 15(l)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 644(l)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as sub-
paragraph (L); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(J) assist small business concerns partici-
pating in a SBIR or STTR program under sec-
tion 9 with researching applicable solicitations 
for the award of a Federal contract to market 
the research developed by such concern under 
such SBIR or STTR program; 
‘‘(K) provide technical assistance to small 
business concerns participating in a SBIR or 
STTR program under section 9 to submit a bid 
for an award of a Federal contract, including 
coordination with the appropriate senior pro-
curement executive and the appropriate Direc-
tor of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
Business Utilization established pursuant to 
subsection (k) for the agency letting the con-
tract; and’’.
SEC. 6. AMENDMENT TO THE DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF 
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTI-
LIZATION FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(k)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (20), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(21) shall assist small business concerns par-
ticipating in a SBIR or STTR program under sec-
tion 9 with researching applicable solicitations for 
the award of a Federal contract (particularly with 
the Federal agency that has a funding agreement, as 
defined under section 9, with the concern) to market 
the research developed by such concern under such 
SBIR or STTR program; and 
‘‘(22) shall provide technical assistance to small 
business concerns participating in a SBIR or STTR 
program under section 9 to submit a bid for an 
award of a Federal contract, including coordination 
with procurement center representatives and the ap-
propriate senior procurement executive for the agen-
cy letting the contract.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 14, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 246 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to require senior 
procurement executives, procurement center rep-
resentatives, and the Office of Small and Dis-
advantaged Business Utilization to assist small 
business concerns participating in the Small 
Business Innovation Research Program and the 
Small Business Technology Transfer Program, 
and for other purposes.