I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2981 
To support innovative approaches to technology transfer, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2013 
Mr. COLLINS of New York (for himself, Mr. KILMER, Mr. SMITH of Texas, 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BUCSHON, and Mr. LIPIN-
SKI) introduced the following 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 committee concerned 
A BILL 
To support innovative approaches to technology transfer, 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 ‘‘Technology and Re-
search Accelerating National Security and Future Eco-
nomic Resiliency Act of 2013’’ or the ‘‘TRANSFER Act 
of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
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 TECHNOLOGY 
TRANSFER.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal agency 
required by subsection (n) to establish an 
STTR program shall carry out a grant program 
to support innovative approaches to technology 
transfer at institutions of higher education (as 
defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), non-
profit research institutions and Federal labora-
tories in order to accelerate the commercializa-
tion of federally funded research and technology 
by small business concerns, including new busi-
nesses. 
‘‘(B) 
AWARDING
OF
GRANTS
AND 
AWARDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Each Federal 
agency required by subparagraph (A) to 
participate in this program, shall award, 
through a competitive, merit-based process, 
grants, in the amounts listed in subpara-
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graph (C) to institutions of higher edu-
cation, technology transfer organizations 
that facilitate the commercialization of 
technologies developed by one or more such 
institutions of higher education, Federal 
laboratories, other public and private non-
profit entities, and consortia thereof, for 
initiatives that help identify high-quality, 
commercially viable federally funded re-
search and technologies and to facilitate 
and accelerate their transfer into the mar-
ketplace. 
‘‘(ii) USE OF FUNDS.—Activities sup-
ported 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 institutions 
that have the potential for accelerated 
commercialization; 
‘‘(III) 
technology 
maturation 
funding to support activities such as 
prototype 
construction, 
experiment 
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analysis, product comparison, and col-
lecting performance data; 
‘‘(IV) technical validations, mar-
ket research, clarifying intellectual 
property rights position and strategy, 
and investigating commercial and 
business opportunities; and 
‘‘(V) programs to provide advice, 
mentoring, entrepreneurial education, 
project management, and technology 
and business development expertise to 
innovators and recipients of tech-
nology transfer licenses to maximize 
commercialization potential. 
‘‘(iii) SELECTION
PROCESS
AND
AP-
PLICATIONS.—Qualifying institutions seek-
ing a grant under this subsection shall 
submit an application to a Federal agency 
required by subparagraph (A) to partici-
pate in this program at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information 
as the agency may require. The application 
shall include, at a minimum— 
‘‘(I) a description of innovative 
approaches to technology transfer, 
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