I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4783 
To reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research Program 
and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2016 
Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To reauthorize and 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 ‘‘Commercializing on 
Small Business Innovation Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATES. 
(a) SBIR.—Section 9(m) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638(m)) is amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2022’’. 
(b) STTR.—Section 9(n)(1)(A) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 638(n)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’. 
SEC. 3. REQUIRED EXPENDITURE AMOUNTS. 
(a) SBIR.—Section 9(f)(1) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638(f)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking the ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and each 
fiscal year thereafter,’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(J) not less than 3.46 percent of such 
budget in fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(K) not less than 3.72 percent of such 
budget in fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(L) not less than 3.98 percent of such 
budget in fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(M) not less than 4.24 percent of such 
budget in fiscal year 2021; and 
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‘‘(N) not less than 4.50 percent of such 
budget in fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year 
thereafter,’’. 
(b) STTR.—Section 9(n)(1)(B) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 638(n)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (iv), by striking the ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 
2016 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’ and inserting 
‘‘for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017;’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(vi) 0.50 percent for each of fiscal 
years 2018 and 2019; 
‘‘(vii) 0.55 percent for each of fiscal 
years 2020 and 2021; and 
‘‘(viii) 0.60 percent for fiscal year 
2022 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
SEC. 4. 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’’. 
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(4) in subsection (o)(10), by striking ‘‘submit 
an annual report’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than 
March 30 of each year, submit a report’’; 
(5) in subsection (y)(6)(C), by striking ‘‘sub-
mit’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than March 30 of each 
year, submit’’; 
(6) in subsection (dd)(4)(A), by striking ‘‘and 
submit’’ inserting ‘‘and, not later than March 30 of 
each year, submit’’; 
(7) in subsection (gg)(6), by striking ‘‘include 
in the annual’’ and inserting ‘‘include, not later than 
March 30 of each year, a’’; 
(8) in subsection (ii) by inserting ‘‘, not later 
than March 30 of each year,’’ after ‘‘shall’’; 
(9) in subsection (nn)(3)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘an annual’’ and inserting 
‘‘a’’ ; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, not later than March 
30 of each year,’’ after ‘‘shall’’; and 
(10) in subsection (ss), by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2013, and annually thereafter,’’ and inserting 
‘‘March 30 of each year,’’. 
SEC. 5. INDEXING AWARDS FOR INFLATION. 
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) 
is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (j)(2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (D); 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 
through (I) as subparagraphs (D) through (H); 
and 
(C) in subparagraph (H), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘subparagraph (H)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraph (G)’’; 
(2) in subsection (p)(2)(B)— 
(A) in clause (vii), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (viii), by striking the ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(C) by striking clause (ix); 
(3) in subsection (gg)(3), by striking ‘‘awards 
under subsection (j)(2)(D) or (p)(2)(B)(ix).’’ and in-
serting ‘‘awards under subsection (tt)(2).’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(tt) AWARDS UNDER PHASE I AND PHASE II AD-
JUSTED FOR INFLATION.— 
‘‘(1) PHASE I AWARDS.—An award for Phase I 
of an SBIR or STTR program may not exceed 
$150,000. 
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‘‘(2) PHASE II AWARDS.—An award for Phase 
II of an SBIR or STTR program may not exceed 
$1,000,000. 
‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—The Ad-
ministrator shall adjust the dollar amounts under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) for inflation in accordance 
with section 1908 of title 41, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 6. REQUIREMENTS FOR 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. 7. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN 
SMALL BUSINESSES. 
(a) SBIR.—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) MODIFICATION
TO
CLARIFY
ELIGIBILITY 
OF CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESSES.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of the 
Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act 
of 2016, the Administrator shall modify the policy 
directives issued pursuant to this subsection to clar-
ify that the small business concerns described in 
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of section 3(p)(3) 
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are eligible to receive awards under the SBIR pro-
gram.’’. 
(b) STTR.—Section 9(p) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638(p)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) MODIFICATION
TO
CLARIFY
ELIGIBILITY 
OF CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESSES.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of the 
Commercializing on Small Business Innovation Act 
of 2016, the Administrator shall modify the policy 
directives issued pursuant to this subsection to clar-
ify that the small business concerns described in 
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of section 3(p)(3) 
are eligible to receive awards under the STTR pro-
gram.’’. 
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