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study conducted under paragraph (1) and containing 
the recommendations described in paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 5308. TECHNOLOGY INSERTION REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), 
as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(ii) PHASE III REPORTING.—The annual SBIR or 
STTR report to Congress by the Administration under sub-
section (b)(7) shall include, for each Phase III award made 
by the Federal agency— 
‘‘(1) the name of the agency or component of the 
agency or the non-Federal source of capital making 
the Phase III award; 
‘‘(2) the name of the small business concern or 
individual receiving the Phase III award; and 
‘‘(3) the dollar amount of the Phase III award.’’. 
SEC. 5309. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study of the SBIR program 
to assess whether— 
(1) Federal agencies comply with the data rights 
protections for SBIR awardees and the technologies of 
SBIR awardees under section 9 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 638);
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(2) the laws and policy directives intended to 
clarify the scope of data rights, including in proto-
types and mentor-prote´ge´ relationships and agree-
ments with Federal laboratories, are sufficient to pro-
tect SBIR awardees; and 
(3) there is an effective grievance tracking proc-
ess for SBIR awardees who have grievances against 
a Federal agency regarding data rights and a process 
for resolving those grievances. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneur-
ship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business 
of the House of Representatives a report regarding the study 
conducted under subsection (a). 
SEC. 5310. OBTAINING CONSENT FROM SBIR AND STTR AP-
PLICANTS TO RELEASE CONTACT INFORMA-
TION TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANI-
ZATIONS. 
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), 
as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(jj) CONSENT TO RELEASE CONTACT INFORMATION 
TO ORGANIZATIONS.—
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‘‘(1) ENABLING CONCERN TO GIVE CONSENT.— 
Each Federal agency required by this section to con-
duct an SBIR program or an STTR program shall 
enable a small business concern that is an SBIR ap-
plicant or an STTR applicant to indicate to the Fed-
eral agency whether the Federal agency has the con-
sent of the concern to— 
‘‘(A) identify the concern to appropriate 
local and State-level economic development orga-
nizations as an SBIR applicant or an STTR 
applicant; and 
‘‘(B) release the contact information of the 
concern to such organizations. 
‘‘(2) RULES.—The Administrator shall establish 
rules to implement this subsection. The rules shall in-
clude a requirement that a Federal agency include in 
the SBIR and STTR application a provision through 
which the applicant can indicate consent for purposes 
of paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 5311. PILOT TO ALLOW FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRA-
TIVE, OVERSIGHT, AND CONTRACT PROC-
ESSING COSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638), as amended by this Act, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(kk) ASSISTANCE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, OVERSIGHT, 
AND CONTRACT PROCESSING COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), for 
the 3 full fiscal years beginning after the date of en-
actment of this subsection, the Administrator shall 
allow each Federal agency required to conduct an 
SBIR program to use not more than 3 percent of the 
funds allocated to the SBIR program of the Federal 
agency for— 
‘‘(A) the administration of the SBIR pro-
gram or the STTR program of the Federal agen-
cy; 
‘‘(B) the provision of outreach and technical 
assistance relating to the SBIR program or 
STTR program of the Federal agency, including 
technical assistance site visits and personnel 
interviews; 
‘‘(C) the implementation of commercializa-
tion and outreach initiatives that were not in ef-
fect on the date of enactment of this subsection; 
‘‘(D) carrying out the program under sub-
section (y); 
‘‘(E) activities relating to oversight and 
congressional reporting, including the waste, 
fraud, and abuse prevention activities described
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in section 313(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the SBIR/STTR 
Reauthorization Act of 2011; 
‘‘(F) targeted reviews of recipients of 
awards under the SBIR program or STTR pro-
gram of the Federal agency that the head of the 
Federal agency determines are at high risk for 
fraud, waste, or abuse, to ensure compliance with 
requirements of the SBIR program or STTR 
program, respectively; 
‘‘(G) the implementation of oversight and 
quality control measures, including verification 
of reports and invoices and cost reviews; 
‘‘(H) carrying out subsection (cc); 
‘‘(I) carrying out subsection (ff); 
‘‘(J) contract processing costs relating to the 
SBIR program or STTR program of the Federal 
agency; and 
‘‘(K) funding for additional personnel and 
assistance with application reviews. 
‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE CRITERIA.—A Federal agen-
cy may not use funds as authorized under paragraph 
(1) until after the effective date of performance cri-
teria, which the Administrator shall establish, to 
measure any benefits of using funds as authorized
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under paragraph (1) and to assess continuation of the 
authority under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) RULES.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this subsection, the Adminis-
trator shall issue rules to carry out this subsection.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (f)(2)(A), as so designated 
by section 5103(2) of this Act, by striking ‘‘shall 
not’’ and all that follows through ‘‘make avail-
able for the purpose’’ and inserting ‘‘shall not 
make available for the purpose’’; and 
(B) in subsection (y), as amended by section 
203— 
(i) by striking paragraph (4); 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 
and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respec-
tively. 
(2) TRANSITIONAL RULE.—Notwithstanding the 
amendments made by paragraph (1), subsection 
(f)(2)(A) and (y)(4) of section 9 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of this Act, shall continue to apply 
to each Federal agency until the effective date of the
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performance criteria established by the Administrator 
under subsection (kk)(2) of section 9 of the Small 
Business Act, as added by subsection (a). 
(3) PROSPECTIVE REPEAL.—Effective on the first 
day of the fourth full fiscal year following the date of 
enactment of this Act, section 9 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as amended by paragraph (1) of 
this section, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘shall not make available for the purpose’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘shall not— 
‘‘(i) use any of its SBIR budget estab-
lished pursuant to paragraph (1) for the 
purpose of funding administrative costs of 
the program, including costs associated with 
salaries and expenses; or 
‘‘(ii) make available for the purpose’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (y)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respec-
tively; and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (3) 
the following: 
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De-
fense and each Secretary of a military depart-
ment may use not more than an amount equal 
to 1 percent of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense or the military department pur-
suant to the Small Business Innovation Research 
Program for payment of expenses incurred to ad-
minister the Commercialization Pilot Program 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.—The funds described in 
subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) shall not be subject to the limita-
tions on the use of funds in subsection 
(f)(2); and 
‘‘(ii) shall not be used to make Phase 
III awards.’’. 
SEC. 5312. GAO STUDY WITH RESPECT TO VENTURE CAP-
ITAL OPERATING COMPANY INVOLVEMENT. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall— 
(1) conduct a study of the impact of require-
ments relating to venture capital operating company 
involvement under section 9(cc) of the Small Business 
Act, as added by section 5108 of this Act; and
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(2) submit to Congress a report regarding the 
study conducted under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 5313. REDUCING VULNERABILITY OF SBIR AND STTR 
PROGRAMS TO FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE. 
(a) FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE PREVENTION.— 
(1) GUIDELINES FOR FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE 
PREVENTION.— 
(A) AMENDMENTS
REQUIRED.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator shall amend the SBIR 
Policy Directive and the STTR Policy Directive 
to include measures to prevent fraud, waste, and 
abuse in the SBIR program and the STTR pro-
gram. 
(B) 
CONTENT
OF
AMENDMENTS.—The 
amendments required under subparagraph (A) 
shall include— 
(i) definitions or descriptions of fraud, 
waste, and abuse; 
(ii) a requirement that the Inspectors 
General of each Federal agency that partici-
pates in the SBIR program or the STTR 
program cooperate to— 
(I) establish fraud detection indi-
cators;
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(II) review regulations and oper-
ating procedures of the Federal agen-
cies; 
(III) coordinate information shar-
ing between the Federal agencies; and 
(IV) improve the education and 
training of, and outreach to— 
(aa) administrators of the 
SBIR program and the STTR 
program of each Federal agency; 
(bb) applicants to the SBIR 
program or the STTR program; 
and 
(cc) recipients of awards 
under the SBIR program or the 
STTR program; 
(iii) guidelines for the monitoring and 
oversight of applicants to and recipients of 
awards under the SBIR program or the 
STTR program; and 
(iv) a requirement that each Federal 
agency that participates in the SBIR pro-
gram or STTR program include the tele-
phone number of the hotline established 
under paragraph (2)—
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(I) on the Web site of the Federal 
agency; and 
(II) in any solicitation or notice 
of funding opportunity issued by the 
Federal agency for the SBIR program 
or the STTR program. 
(2) FRAUD, WASTE, AND
ABUSE
PREVENTION 
HOTLINE.— 
(A) HOTLINE ESTABLISHED.—The Admin-
istrator shall establish a telephone hotline that 
allows individuals to report fraud, waste, and 
abuse in the SBIR program or STTR program. 
(B) 
PUBLICATION.—The 
Administrator 
shall include the telephone number for the hotline 
established under subparagraph (A) on the Web 
site of the Administration. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall— 
(A) conduct a study that evaluates— 
(i) the implementation by each Federal 
agency that participates in the SBIR pro-
gram or the STTR program of the amend-
ments to the SBIR Policy Directive and the