I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2763 
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation 
Research program and Small Business Technology Transfer program, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 30, 2017 
Mr. KNIGHT (for himself and Mrs. MURPHY of Florida) introduced the fol-
lowing 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small 
Business Innovation Research program and Small Busi-
ness Technology Transfer program, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 Research and Small Business Technology Transfer 
Improvements Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. 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’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT TO SBA AND THE OFFICE OF 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY.—Section 9(g)(9) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(g)(9)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘make an annual report’’ and inserting ‘‘not 
later than March 30 of each year, submit a report’’. 
SEC. 3. REQUIRING 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. 4. SBIR PHASE FLEXIBILITY. 
Section 9(cc) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(cc)) is amended by striking ‘‘During fiscal years’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘may each provide’’ and inserting 
‘‘During fiscal years 2018 through 2022, all agencies par-
ticipating in the SBIR program may provide’’. 
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHING THE CIVILIAN AGENCY COMMER-
CIALIZATION READINESS PROGRAM. 
Section 9(gg) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(gg)) is amended— 
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(1) by amending the subsection heading to read 
as follows: ‘‘CIVILIAN AGENCY COMMERCIALIZATION 
READINESS PROGRAM’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘to establish 
a Civilian Agency Commercialization Readiness Pro-
gram for civilian agencies’’ after ‘‘the covered Fed-
eral agency’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘establish a pilot program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘establish a Civilian Agency Com-
mercialization Readiness Program under this 
subsection’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the pilot program’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such Civilian Agency Commercializa-
tion Readiness Program’’; 
(4) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking ‘‘a 
pilot program’’ each place such term appears and in-
serting ‘‘a Civilian Commercialization Readiness 
Program’’; 
(5) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘the pilot pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘a Civilian Agency Commer-
cialization Readiness Program’’; 
(6) by striking paragraph (7) and redesignating 
paragraph (8) as paragraph (7); and 
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(7) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by 
amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) the term ‘Civilian Agency Commer-
cialization Readiness Program’ means each pro-
gram established under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR ASSISTANCE FOR 
ADMINISTRATIVE, 
OVERSIGHT, 
AND 
CON-
TRACT PROCESSING COSTS. 
Section 9(mm)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(mm)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2022’’. 
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