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Union Calendar No. 223 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2763 
[Report No. 115–313, Parts I and II] 
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation 
Research program and Small Business Technology Transfer program, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 30, 2017 
Mr. KNIGHT (for himself and Mrs. MURPHY of Florida) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee 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 com-
mittee concerned 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 
Additional sponsor: Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Small Business with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in boldface roman] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 30, 2017] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small 
Business Innovation Research program and Small Busi-
ness Technology Transfer program, and for other pur-
poses. 
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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 ‘‘Small Business Innova-
tion Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Im-
provements Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 9(b)(7) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(b)(7)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘to report not less than annually’’ and inserting 
‘‘to submit a report not later than December 31 of each 
year’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT TO SBA AND THE OFFICE OF 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY.—Section 9(g)(9) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(g)(9)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘make an annual report’’ and in-
serting ‘‘not later than March 30 of each year, submit 
a report’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy, the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneur-
ship of the Senate’’. 
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SEC. 3. REQUIRING INSERTION INCENTIVES. 
Section 9(y)(5) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(y)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘is authorized to’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
SEC. 4. SBIR PHASE FLEXIBILITY. 
Section 9(cc) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(cc)) is amended by striking ‘‘During fiscal years’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘may each provide’’ and inserting 
‘‘During fiscal years 2018 through 2022, all agencies par-
ticipating in the SBIR program may provide’’. 
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHING THE CIVILIAN AGENCY COMMER-
CIALIZATION READINESS PROGRAM. 
Section 9(gg) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(gg)) is amended— 
(1) by amending the subsection heading to read 
as follows: ‘‘CIVILIAN AGENCY COMMERCIALIZATION 
READINESS PROGRAM’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘to establish 
a Civilian Agency Commercialization Readiness Pro-
gram for civilian agencies’’ after ‘‘the covered Federal 
agency’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘establish a pilot program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘establish a Civilian Agency Com-
mercialization Readiness Program under this 
subsection’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘the pilot program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such Civilian Agency Commercializa-
tion Readiness Program’’; 
(4) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking ‘‘a 
pilot program’’ each place such term appears and in-
serting ‘‘a Civilian Commercialization Readiness 
Program’’; 
(5) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘the pilot pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘a Civilian Agency Commer-
cialization Readiness Program’’; 
(6) by striking paragraph (7) and redesignating 
paragraph (8) as paragraph (7); and 
(7) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by 
amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) the term ‘Civilian Agency Commer-
cialization Readiness Program’ means each pro-
gram established under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR ASSISTANCE FOR 
ADMINISTRATIVE, 
OVERSIGHT, 
AND 
CON-
TRACT PROCESSING COSTS. 
Section 9(mm)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(mm)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2022’’. 
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SEC. 7. INCREASED UNDERSERVED POPULATION PARTICI-
PATION WAIVER REMOVED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9(mm)(2) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(2)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
A Federal agency participating in the program under 
this subsection shall use a portion of the funds au-
thorized 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 re-
spect to which a low level of SBIR awards have his-
torically been awarded.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9(mm)(6) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(6)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)(A) and any use of the waiver 
authority under paragraph (2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (2)’’. 
SEC. 8. ANNUAL MEETING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(tt) ANNUAL MEETING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Federal 
agency required to have a program under this section 
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(or a designee) and the Administrator (or a designee) 
shall meet annually to discuss methods— 
‘‘(A) to improve the collection of data under 
this section; 
‘‘(B) to improve the reporting of data to the 
Administrator under this section; 
‘‘(C) to make the application processes for 
programs under this section more efficient; and 
‘‘(D) to increase participation in the pro-
grams established under this section. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date on which an annual meeting required under 
paragraph (1) is held, the Administrator shall submit 
to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepre-
neurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small 
Business and the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives, a report 
on the findings of such meeting and recommendations 
on how to implement changes to programs under this 
section.’’. 
(b) 
FUNDING
FOR
ANNUAL
MEETING.—Section 
9(mm)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(mm)(1)), as amended by this Act, is further amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking the ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
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(2) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(K) the annual meeting required under 
subsection (tt).’’. 
SEC. 9. COMPLIANCE OF PHASE III AWARDS WITH COMPETI-
TIVE PROCEDURES. 
Section 9(r)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(r)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘, including sole source 
awards,’’ and inserting ‘‘as direct follow-on awards issued 
without further competition’’. 
SEC. 10. COMMERCIALIZATION ASSISTANCE PILOT PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), 
as amended by section 8, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(uu) COMMERCIALIZATION ASSISTANCE PILOT PRO-
GRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) PILOT PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, a 
covered agency shall implement a commercializa-
tion assistance pilot program, under which an 
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eligible entity may receive a subsequent Phase II 
SBIR award. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—If the Administrator de-
termines that a covered agency has a program 
that is sufficiently similar to the commercializa-
tion assistance pilot program established under 
this subsection, such covered agency shall not be 
required to implement a commercialization as-
sistance pilot program under this subsection. 
‘‘(2) PERCENT OF AGENCY FUNDS.—The head of 
each covered agency may allocate not more than 5 
percent of the funds allocated to the SBIR program 
of the covered agency for the purpose of making a sub-
sequent Phase II SBIR award under the commer-
cialization assistance pilot program. 
‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—A commercialization assist-
ance pilot program established under this subsection 
shall terminate on September 30, 2022. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—To be selected to receive a 
subsequent Phase II SBIR award under a commer-
cialization assistance pilot program, an eligible entity 
shall submit to the covered agency implementing such 
pilot program an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the cov-
ered agency may require, including— 
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‘‘(A) an updated Phase II commercializa-
tion plan; and 
‘‘(B) the source and amount of the matching 
funding required under paragraph (5). 
‘‘(5) MATCHING FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall require, as a condition of any subsequent 
Phase II SBIR award made to an eligible entity 
under this subsection, that a matching amount 
(excluding any fees collected by the eligible entity 
receiving such award) equal to the amount of 
such award be provided from an eligible third- 
party investor. 
‘‘(B) INELIGIBLE SOURCES.—An eligible en-
tity may not use funding from ineligible sources 
to meet the matching requirement of subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(6) AWARD.—A subsequent Phase II SBIR 
award made to an eligible entity under this sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) may not exceed the limitation de-
scribed under subsection (aa)(1); and 
‘‘(B) shall be disbursed during Phase II. 
‘‘(7) USE OF FUNDS.—The funds awarded to an 
eligible entity under this subsection may only be used 
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for research and development activities that build on 
eligible entity’s Phase II program and ensure the re-
search funded under such Phase II is rapidly pro-
gressing towards commercialization. 
‘‘(8) SELECTION.—In selecting eligible entities to 
participate in a commercialization assistance pilot 
program under this subsection, the head of a covered 
agency shall consider— 
‘‘(A) the extent to which such award could 
aid the eligible entity in commercializing the re-
search funded under the eligible entity’s Phase II 
program; 
‘‘(B) whether the updated Phase II commer-
cialization plan submitted under paragraph (4) 
provides a sound approach for establishing tech-
nical feasibility that could lead to commer-
cialization of such research; 
‘‘(C) whether the proposed activities to be 
conducted under such updated Phase II commer-
cialization plan further improve the likelihood 
that such research will provide societal benefits; 
‘‘(D) whether the small business concern has 
progressed satisfactorily in Phase II to justify re-
ceipt of a subsequent Phase II SBIR award; 
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‘‘(E) the expectations of the eligible third- 
party investor that provides matching funding 
under paragraph (5); and 
‘‘(F) the likelihood that the proposed activi-
ties to be conducted under such updated Phase II 
commercialization plan using matching funding 
provided by such eligible third-party investor 
will lead to commercial and societal benefit. 
‘‘(9) EVALUATION
REPORT.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology and the Committee on Small Business of 
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate, 
a report including— 
‘‘(A) a summary of the activities of com-
mercialization assistance pilot programs carried 
out under this subsection; 
‘‘(B) a detailed compilation of results 
achieved by such commercialization assistance 
pilot programs, including the number of eligible 
entities that received awards under such pro-
grams; 
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‘‘(C) the rate at which each eligible entity 
that received a subsequent Phase II SBIR award 
under this subsection commercialized research of 
the recipient; 
‘‘(D) the growth in employment and rev-
enue of eligible entities that is attributable to 
participation in a commercialization assistance 
pilot program; 
‘‘(E) a comparison of commercialization 
success of eligible entities participating in a 
commercialization assistance pilot program with 
recipients of an additional Phase II SBIR 
award under subsection (ff); 
‘‘(F) demographic information, such as eth-
nicity and geographic location, of eligible entities 
participating in a commercialization assistance 
pilot program; 
‘‘(G) an accounting of the funds used at 
each covered agency that implements a commer-
cialization assistance pilot program under this 
subsection; 
‘‘(H) the amount of matching funding pro-
vided by eligible third-party investors, set forth 
separately by source of funding; 
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‘‘(I) an analysis of the effectiveness of the 
commercialization assistance pilot program im-
plemented by each covered agency; and 
‘‘(J) recommendations for improvements to 
the commercialization assistance pilot program. 
‘‘(10) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section: 
‘‘(A) COVERED AGENCY.—The term ‘covered 
agency’ means a Federal agency required to have 
an SBIR program. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible 
entity’ means a small business concern that has 
received a Phase II award under an SBIR pro-
gram and an additional Phase II SBIR award 
under subsection (ff) from the covered agency to 
which such small business concern is applying 
for a subsequent Phase II SBIR award. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE THIRD-PARTY INVESTOR.— 
The term ‘eligible third-party investor’ means a 
small business concern other than an eligible en-
tity, a venture capital firm, an individual inves-
tor, a non-SBIR Federal, State or local govern-
ment, or any combination thereof. 
‘‘(D) INELIGIBLE SOURCES.—The term ‘in-
eligible sources’ means the following: 
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‘‘(i) The eligible entity’s internal re-
search and development funds. 
‘‘(ii) Funding in forms other than 
cash, such as in-kind or other intangible as-
sets. 
‘‘(iii) Funding from the owners of the 
eligible entity, or the family members or af-
filiates of such owners. 
‘‘(iv) Funding attained through loans 
or other forms of debt obligations. 
‘‘(E) 
SUBSEQUENT
PHASE
II
SBIR 
AWARD.—The term ‘subsequent Phase II SBIR 
award’ means an award granted to an eligible 
entity under this subsection to carry out further 
commercialization activities for research con-
ducted pursuant to an SBIR program.’’. 
SEC. 11. PROCUREMENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES AND 
OTHER ACQUISITION PERSONNEL IN THE 
SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS. 
(a) 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; 
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(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 para-
graph: 
‘‘(14) the term ‘senior procurement executive’ 
means an official designated under section 1702(c) of 
title 41, United States Code, as the senior procure-
ment executive of a Federal agency participating in 
a SBIR or STTR program.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION
OF SENIOR PROCUREMENT EXECU-
TIVES IN SBIR AND STTR.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 9(b) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(10) to coordinate, where appropriate, with the 
senior procurement executive of the relevant Federal 
agency to assist small business concerns participating 
in a SBIR or STTR program with commercializing 
research developed under such a program before such 
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small business concern is awarded a contract from 
such Federal agency.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 9(b)(3) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(b)(3)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end. 
(c) MODIFICATIONS
RELATING
TO
PROCUREMENT 
CENTER
REPRESENTATIVES
AND
OTHER
ACQUISITION 
PERSONNEL.— 
(1) SBIR AMENDMENT.—Section 9(j) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(j)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) MODIFICATIONS
RELATING
TO
PROCURE-
MENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES.—Upon the enact-
ment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall mod-
ify the policy directives issued pursuant to this sub-
section to require procurement center representatives 
(as described in section 15(l)) to assist small business 
concerns participating in the SBIR program, par-
ticularly in Phase III. The procurement center rep-
resentatives shall coordinate with the appropriate 
contracting officer and the appropriate Director of the 
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utiliza-
tion established pursuant to section 15(k) for the 
agency letting the contract.’’. 
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(2) STTR AMENDMENT.—Section 9(p)(2) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(p)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) procedures to ensure that procurement 
center representatives (as described in section 
15(l))— 
‘‘(i) assist small business concerns par-
ticipating in the STTR program, particu-
larly in Phase III; and 
‘‘(ii) coordinate with the appropriate 
contracting officer and the appropriate Di-
rector of the Office of Small and Disadvan-
taged Business Utilization established pur-
suant to section 15(k) for the Federal agen-
cy letting the contract in providing the as-
sistance described in clause (i).’’. 
(d) 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— 
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(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 Phase III; 
‘‘(K) coordinate with the appropriate con-
tracting officer and the appropriate Director of 
the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization established pursuant to subsection (k) 
for the agency letting the contract; and’’. 
(e) AMENDMENT TO THE DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR 
OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION 
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 para-
graphs: 
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‘‘(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 de-
fined 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 agency 
letting the contract.’’. 
SEC. 12. IMPROVEMENTS TO TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS AS-
SISTANCE IN THE SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS. 
Section 9(q) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(q)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
BUSINESS’’ after ‘‘TECHNICAL’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘a vendor selected under 
paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘1 or more 
vendors selected under paragraph (2)(A)’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and business’’ before 
‘‘assistance services’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘assistance with 
product sales, intellectual property protec-
tions, market research, market validation, 
and development of regulatory plans and 
manufacturing plans,’’ after ‘‘technologies,’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘, 
including intellectual property protections’’ be-
fore the period at the end; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Each agency may select a 
vendor to assist small business 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 following: 
‘‘(B) SELECTION BY SMALL BUSINESS CON-
CERN.—A small business concern may, by con-
tract or otherwise, select 1 or more vendors to as-
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sist the small business concern in meeting the 
goals listed in paragraph (1).’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’ each place it appears; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘$5,000 per year’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘$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 re-
cipient’s award’’ and inserting ‘‘which may, 
as determined appropriate by the head of 
the agency, be included as part of the re-
cipient’s award or be in addition to the 
amount of the recipient’s award’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or business’’ after 
‘‘technical’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the vendor’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a vendor’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Business-related services aimed at 
improving the commercialization success of 
a small business concern may be obtained 
from an entity, such as a public or private 
organization or an agency of or other entity 
established or funded by a State that facili-
tates or accelerates the commercialization of 
technologies or assists in the creation and 
growth of private enterprises that are com-
mercializing technology.’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or business’’ after 
‘‘technical’’ each place it appears; and 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the ven-
dor’’ and inserting ‘‘1 or more vendors’’; 
and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) MULTIPLE AWARD RECIPIENTS.—The 
Administrator shall establish a limit on the 
amount of technical and business assistance serv-
ices 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.’’. 
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SEC. 13. 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 striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this subparagraph, and not 
later than December 31 of each year thereafter, 
submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology and the Committee on Small Busi-
ness of the House of Representatives, and to the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneur-
ship of the Senate, a report describing the goals 
set under subparagraph (A) and the incentives 
used or created under subparagraph (B).’’. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Busi-
ness Innovation Research and Small Business 
Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 
2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 
9(b)(7) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(b)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘to report 
not less than annually’’ and inserting ‘‘to sub-
mit a report not later than December 31 of 
each year’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT TO SBA AND THE OF-
FICE
OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY.— 
Section 9(g)(9) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(g)(9)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘make an annual re-
port’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than March 
30 of each year, submit a report’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy, 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 Entrepreneurship of 
the Senate’’. 
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SEC. 3. REQUIRING INSERTION INCENTIVES. 
Section 9(y)(5) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638(y)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘is 
authorized to’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
SEC. 4. SBIR PHASE FLEXIBILITY. 
Section 9(cc) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(cc)) is amended by striking ‘‘During 
fiscal years’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘may each provide’’ and inserting ‘‘During fis-
cal years 2018 through 2022, all agencies par-
ticipating in the SBIR program may provide’’. 
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHING THE CIVILIAN AGENCY COMMER-
CIALIZATION READINESS PROGRAM. 
Section 9(gg) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(gg)) is amended— 
(1) by amending the subsection head-
ing to read as follows: ‘‘CIVILIAN AGENCY 
COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PROGRAM’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘to 
establish a Civilian Agency Commer-
cialization Readiness Program for civil-
ian agencies’’ after ‘‘the covered Federal 
agency’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘establish a pilot 
program’’ and inserting ‘‘establish a 
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Civilian Agency Commercialization 
Readiness Program under this sub-
section’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the pilot pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘such Civilian 
Agency Commercialization Readiness 
Program’’; 
(4) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by strik-
ing ‘‘a pilot program’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘a Civilian 
Commercialization Readiness Program’’; 
(5) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘the 
pilot program’’ and inserting ‘‘a Civilian 
Agency 
Commercialization 
Readiness 
Program’’; 
(6) by striking paragraph (7) and re-
designating paragraph (8) as paragraph 
(7); and 
(7) in paragraph (7) (as so redesig-
nated), by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) the term ‘Civilian Agency 
Commercialization 
Readiness 
Pro-
gram’ means each program estab-
lished under paragraph (1).’’. 
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SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR ASSISTANCE FOR 
ADMINISTRATIVE, 
OVERSIGHT, 
AND 
CON-
TRACT PROCESSING COSTS. 
Section 9(mm)(1) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2022’’. 
SEC. 7. IMPROVEMENTS TO TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS AS-
SISTANCE IN THE SBIR AND STTR PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 9(q) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(q)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by in-
serting ‘‘AND BUSINESS’’ after ‘‘TECHNICAL’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a vendor se-
lected under paragraph (2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1 or more vendors se-
lected under paragraph (2)(A)’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and busi-
ness’’ before ‘‘assistance services’’; 
and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘assistance 
with product sales, intellectual 
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‘‘(cc) determine which 
projects 
should 
receive 
awards, 
in 
accordance 
with 
guidelines 
estab-
lished by the Board; 
‘‘(dd) establish mile-
stones 
and 
associated 
award 
amounts 
for 
projects that reach mile-
stones; 
‘‘(ee) 
determine 
whether awarded projects 
are reaching milestones; 
and 
‘‘(ff) develop a process 
to reallocate outstanding 
award 
amounts 
from 
projects 
that 
are 
not 
reaching 
milestones 
to 
other projects with more 
potential. 
‘‘(C) GRANT AND AWARD AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(i) 
GRANT
AMOUNTS.—Each 
Federal agency described in sub-
paragraph (A) may make grants 
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under subparagraph (B) to quali-
fying 
institutions 
for 
up 
to 
$1,000,000 per year for up to 3 
years. 
‘‘(ii) AWARD
AMOUNTS.—Each 
qualifying 
institution 
that 
re-
ceives a grant under subpara-
graph (B) shall provide awards 
for individual projects of not 
more than $150,000, to be pro-
vided in phased amounts, based 
on reaching the milestones estab-
lished by the qualifying institu-
tion’s Program Oversight Board. 
‘‘(D) 
AUTHORIZED
EXPENDITURES 
FOR THE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) 
PERCENTAGE.—The 
per-
centage of the extramural budget 
that each Federal agency de-
scribed under subparagraph (A) 
expends on a Program shall be— 
‘‘(I) 0.05 percent for each 
of fiscal years 2018 and 2019; 
and 
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