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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 448 
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation 
Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Pro-
gram, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2011 
Ms. HIRONO 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 the Small Business Act to improve 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 ‘‘Small Business Inno-
vation Enhancement Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIRED EXPENDITURE AMOUNTS FOR SBIR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9(f)(1)(C) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(f)(1)(C)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2.5 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘5 percent’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to the first full fiscal year beginning 
after the date of enactment of this Act and to each fiscal 
year thereafter. 
SEC. 3. FURTHER ADDITIONAL MODIFICATIONS TO SBIR 
POLICY DIRECTIVES. 
Section 9(j) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) FURTHER ADDITIONAL MODIFICATIONS.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this paragraph, and notwithstanding paragraph 
(2)(D), the Administrator shall modify the policy di-
rectives issued pursuant to this subsection to provide 
for an increase to $200,000 in the amount of funds 
which an agency may award in the first phase of an 
SBIR program, and to $1,500,000 in the second 
phase of an SBIR program, and an adjustment of 
such amounts once every 5 years to reflect economic 
adjustments and programmatic considerations.’’. 
SEC. 4. REQUIRED EXPENDITURE AMOUNTS FOR STTR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9(n)(1)(B)(ii) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(n)(1)(B)(ii)) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘0.3 percent for fiscal year 2004 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘0.6 percent for’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to the first full fiscal year beginning 
after the date of enactment of this Act and to each fiscal 
year thereafter. 
SEC. 5. STTR POLICY DIRECTIVE CONTENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9(p)(2)(B)(ix) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(p)(2)(B)(ix)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ and ‘‘$750,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$200,000’’ and ‘‘$1,500,000’’, re-
spectively; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘greater or lesser amounts’’ and 
inserting ‘‘with an adjustment of such amounts once 
every 5 years to reflect economic adjustments and 
programmatic considerations, and with greater or 
lesser amounts’’. 
(b) TIMING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration shall modify the policy directive 
issued pursuant to section 9(p) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638(p)) to reflect the amendments made by 
subsection (a) of this section. 
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