recipient as determined appropriate by the head 
of the Federal agency, for the services described 
in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) provided through a vendor se-
lected under paragraph (2)(A); 
‘‘(ii) provided through a vendor other 
than a vendor selected under paragraph 
(2)(A); 
‘‘(iii) achieved through the activities 
described in paragraph (2)(C); or 
‘‘(iv) provided or achieved through 
any combination of clauses (i), (ii), and 
(iii).’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) TARGETED
REVIEW.—A Federal agency 
may perform targeted reviews of technical and busi-
ness assistance funding as described in subsection 
(mm)(1)(F).’’. 
SEC. 6. I-CORPS PARTICIPATION. 
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), 
as amended by section 4, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(bbb) I-CORPS PARTICIPATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal agency that 
is required to conduct an SBIR or STTR program 
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with an Innovation Corps (commonly known as ‘I- 
Corps’) program shall— 
‘‘(A) provide an option for participation in 
an I-Corps teams course by recipients of an 
award under the SBIR or STTR program; and 
‘‘(B) authorize the recipients described in 
subparagraph (A) to use an award provided 
under subsection (q) to provide additional tech-
nical assistance for participation in the I-Corps 
teams course. 
‘‘(2) COST
OF
PARTICIPATION.—The cost of 
participation by a recipient described in paragraph 
(1)(A) in an I-Corps course may be provided by— 
‘‘(A) an I-Corps team grant; 
‘‘(B) funds awarded to the recipient under 
subsection (q); 
‘‘(C) the participating teams or other 
sources as appropriate; or 
‘‘(D) any combination of sources described 
in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).’’. 
SEC. 7. COMMERCIALIZATION IMPACT ASSESSMENT. 
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), 
as amended by sections 4 and 6, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(ccc) COMMERCIALIZATION IMPACT ASSESSMENT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall co-
ordinate with each Federal agency with an SBIR or 
STTR program to develop an annual commercializa-
tion impact assessment report, which shall measure, 
for each small business concern that has received 
not less than 50 Phase II awards on or after Octo-
ber 1 of the ninth fiscal year before the fiscal year 
in which the report is submitted— 
‘‘(A) total dollar value of Federal awards, 
contracts, and subcontracts, other than SBIR 
or STTR awards, received by the small business 
concern over the preceding 9 fiscal years; 
‘‘(B) the total dollar value of all SBIR and 
STTR Phase I and Phase II awards received by 
the small business concern over the preceding 9 
fiscal years; 
‘‘(C) the average annual gross revenue of 
the small business concern over the preceding 9 
fiscal years; 
‘‘(D) total revenue from the sale or licens-
ing of new products and services resulting from 
the research conducted under the awards re-
ceived in the preceding 9 fiscal years; 
‘‘(E) additional investment from any 
source other than Phase I or Phase II SBIR or 
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STTR awards, to further the research and de-
velopment conducted under the awards received 
in the preceding 9 fiscal years; 
‘‘(F) mergers and acquisitions of award re-
cipients during or after the completion of a 
Phase II award; 
‘‘(G) new, unique spin-out companies re-
sulting from research conducted under the 
awards received in the preceding 9 fiscal years; 
‘‘(H) patents acquired as a result of re-
search conducted under the awards received in 
the preceding 9 fiscal years; 
‘‘(I) the year of first Phase II award and 
the total number of employees at the time of 
first Phase II award; 
‘‘(J) the number of employees, as of the 
end of the most recent fiscal year; and 
‘‘(K) the total number and value of Phase 
III awards received. 
‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—The commercialization im-
pact assessment report described in paragraph (1) 
shall be— 
‘‘(A) included in the annual report sub-
mitted under subsection (b)(7); and 
‘‘(B) submitted to— 
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‘‘(i) the Committee on Small Business 
and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and 
‘‘(ii) 
the 
Committee 
on 
Science, 
Space, and Technology and the Committee 
on Small Business of the House of Rep-
resentatives.’’. 
SEC. 8. PATENT ASSISTANCE. 
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), 
as amended by sections 4, 6, and 7, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(ddd) PATENT ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘Director’ means the Under 
Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property 
and Director of the USPTO; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘USPTO’ means the United 
States Patent and Trademark Office. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator shall 
enter into an interagency agreement with the Direc-
tor under which the Director shall assist recipients 
of an award under the SBIR or STTR program (in 
this paragraph referred to as ‘SBIR and STTR re-
cipients’) relating to intellectual property protection 
by establishing a prioritized patent examination pro-
gram for SBIR and STTR recipients. 
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‘‘(3) OUTREACH.—The Administrator shall co-
ordinate with the Director to provide outreach re-
garding the Pro Se Assistance Program of, and 
scam prevention services provided by, the USPTO.’’. 
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