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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1997 (10 U.S.C. 2501 note).
‘‘(B) The Defense Technology Area Plan of
the Department of Defense.
‘‘(C) The Basic Research Plan of the De-
partment of Defense.
‘‘(3) INPUT IN IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS OF EF-
FORT.—The criteria and procedures described in
paragraph (1) shall include input in the identifica-
tion of areas of research and development efforts de-
scribed in that paragraph from Department of De-
fense program managers (PMs) and program execu-
tive officers (PEOs).
‘‘(y) COMMERCIALIZATION PILOT PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and
the Secretary of each military department is author-
ized to create and administer a ‘Commercialization
Pilot Program’ to accelerate the transition of tech-
nologies, products, and services developed under the
Small Business Innovation Research Program to
Phase III, including the acquisition process.
‘‘(2) IDENTIFICATION OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS
FOR
ACCELERATED
TRANSITION
TO
ACQUISITION
PROCESS.—In carrying out the Commercialization
Pilot Program, the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
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retary of each military department shall identify re-
search programs of the Small Business Innovation
Research Program that have the potential for rapid
transitioning to Phase III and into the acquisition
process.
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—No research program may be
identified under paragraph (2), unless the Secretary
of the military department concerned certifies in
writing that the successful transition of the program
to Phase III and into the acquisition process is ex-
pected to meet high priority military requirements of
such military department.
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—For payment of expenses in-
curred to administer the Commercialization Pilot
Program under this subsection, the Secretary of De-
fense and each Secretary of a military department is
authorized to use not more than an amount equal to
1 percent of the funds available to the Department of
Defense or the military department pursuant to the
Small Business Innovation Research Program. Such
funds—
‘‘(A) shall not be subject to the limitations
on the use of funds in subsection (f)(2); and
‘‘(B) shall not be used to make Phase III
awards.
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‘‘(5) EVALUATIVE REPORT.—At the end of each
fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense and each Sec-
retary of a military department shall submit to the
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate
and the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Small Business of the House of Representa-
tives an evaluative report regarding activities under
the Commercialization Pilot Program. The report
shall include—
‘‘(A) an accounting of the funds used in the
Commercialization Pilot Program;
‘‘(B) a detailed description of the Commer-
cialization Pilot Program, including incentives
and activities undertaken by acquisition pro-
gram managers, program executive officers, and
by prime contractors; and
‘‘(C) a detailed compilation of results
achieved by the Commercialization Pilot Pro-
gram, including the number of small business
concerns assisted and a number of inventions
commercialized.
‘‘(6) SUNSET.—The pilot program under this
subsection shall terminate at the end of fiscal year
2009.’’.