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‘‘(A) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—Awards and co-
operative agreements under this subsection shall 
be made or entered into, as applicable, on a com-
petitive basis. 
‘‘(B) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The non-Federal 
share of the cost of an activity (other than 
a planning activity) carried out using an 
award or under a cooperative agreement 
under this subsection shall be— 
‘‘(I) except as provided in clause 
(iii), 35 cents for each Federal dollar, 
in the case of a recipient that will 
serve small business concerns located in 
1 of the 18 States receiving the fewest 
Phase I SBIR awards; 
‘‘(II) except as provided in clause 
(ii) or (iii), 1 dollar for each Federal 
dollar, in the case of a recipient that 
will serve small business concerns lo-
cated in 1 of the 16 States receiving 
the greatest number of Phase I SBIR 
awards; and 
‘‘(III) except as provided in clause 
(ii) or (iii), 50 cents for each Federal
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dollar, in the case of a recipient that 
will serve small business concerns lo-
cated in a State that is not described 
in subclause (I) or (II) that is receiv-
ing Phase I SBIR awards. 
‘‘(ii) LOW-INCOME
AREAS.—The non- 
Federal share of the cost of the activity car-
ried out using an award or under a cooper-
ative agreement under this subsection shall 
be 35 cents for each Federal dollar that will 
be directly allocated by a recipient described 
in clause (i) to serve small business con-
cerns located in a qualified census tract, as 
that 
term 
is 
defined 
in 
section 
42(d)(5)(B)(ii)(I) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986. Federal dollars not so allo-
cated by that recipient shall be subject to 
the matching requirements of clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) RURAL AREAS.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in subclause (II), the non-Fed-
eral share of the cost of the activity 
carried out using an award or under a 
cooperative agreement under this sub-
section shall be 35 cents for each Fed-
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eral dollar that will be directly allo-
cated by a recipient described in clause 
(i) to serve small business concerns lo-
cated in a rural area. 
‘‘(II) 
ENHANCED
RURAL 
AWARDS.—For a recipient located in a 
rural area that is located in a State 
described in clause (i)(I), the non-Fed-
eral share of the cost of the activity 
carried out using an award or under a 
cooperative agreement under this sub-
section shall be 15 cents for each Fed-
eral dollar that will be directly allo-
cated by a recipient described in clause 
(i) to serve small business concerns lo-
cated in the rural area. 
‘‘(III) 
DEFINITION
OF
RURAL 
AREA.—In this clause, the term ‘rural 
area’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 1393(a)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(iv) TYPES OF FUNDING.—The non- 
Federal share of the cost of an activity car-
ried out by a recipient shall be comprised of 
not less than 50 percent cash and not more
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than 50 percent of indirect costs and in- 
kind contributions, except that no such costs 
or contributions may be derived from funds 
from any other Federal program. 
‘‘(v) RANKINGS.—For the first full fis-
cal year after the date of enactment of the 
SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, 
and each fiscal year thereafter, based on the 
statistics for the most recent full fiscal year 
for which the Administrator has compiled 
statistics, the Administrator shall reevaluate 
the ranking of each State for purposes of 
clause (i). 
‘‘(C) DURATION.—Awards may be made or 
cooperative agreements entered into under this 
subsection for multiple years, not to exceed 5 
years in total. 
‘‘(6) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—The Administrator 
shall submit an annual report to the Committee on 
Small Business of the Senate and the Committee on 
Science and the Committee on Small Business of the 
House of Representatives regarding— 
‘‘(A) the number and amount of awards 
provided and cooperative agreements entered into
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under the FAST program during the preceding 
year; 
‘‘(B) a list of recipients under this sub-
section, including their location and the activi-
ties being performed with the awards made or 
under the cooperative agreements entered into; 
and 
‘‘(C) the Mentoring Networks and the men-
toring database, as provided for under section 
34, including— 
‘‘(i) the status of the inclusion of men-
toring information in the database required 
by subsection (k); and 
‘‘(ii) the status of the implementation 
and description of the usage of the Men-
toring Networks. 
‘‘(7) PROGRAM LEVELS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out the FAST program, 
including Mentoring Networks, under this sub-
section and section 34, $15,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2011 through 2016. 
‘‘(B) MENTORING DATABASE.—Of the total 
amount made available under subparagraph (A) 
for fiscal years 2011 through 2016, a reasonable
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‘‘(1) BUSINESS ADVICE AND COUNSELING.—The 
term ‘business advice and counseling’ means pro-
viding advice and assistance on matters described in 
subsection (c)(2)(B) to small business concerns to 
guide them through the SBIR and STTR program 
process, from application to award and successful 
completion of each phase of the program. 
‘‘(2) FAST PROGRAM.—The term ‘FAST pro-
gram’ means the Federal and State Technology Part-
nership Program established under section 9(s). 
‘‘(3) MENTOR.—The term ‘mentor’ means an in-
dividual described in subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(4) MENTORING
NETWORK.—The term ‘Men-
toring Network’ means an association, organization, 
coalition, or other entity (including an individual) 
that meets the requirements of subsection (c). 
‘‘(5) RECIPIENT.—The term ‘recipient’ means a 
person that receives an award or becomes party to a 
cooperative agreement under this section. 
‘‘(6) SBIR PROGRAM.—The term ‘SBIR pro-
gram’ has the same meaning as in section 9(e)(4). 
‘‘(7) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the 
several States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and 
American Samoa.
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‘‘(8) STTR PROGRAM.—The term ‘STTR pro-
gram’ has the same meaning as in section 9(e)(6).’’; 
(5) in section 36(d) (15 U.S.C. 657i(d)), as so 
redesignated, by striking ‘‘section 43’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 42’’; 
(6) in section 39(d) (15 U.S.C. 657l(d)), as so re-
designated, by striking ‘‘section 43’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 42’’; and 
(7) in section 40(b) (15 U.S.C. 657m(b)), as so 
redesignated, by striking ‘‘section 43’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 42’’. 
SEC. 5202. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR AWARDEES. 
Section 9(q) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(q)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or STTR program’’ after 
‘‘SBIR program’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘SBIR projects’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘SBIR or STTR projects’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5 years’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or STTR’’ after 
‘‘SBIR’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘$4,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$5,000’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) PHASE
II.—A Federal agency de-
scribed in paragraph (1) may— 
‘‘(i) provide to the recipient of a Phase 
II SBIR or STTR award, through a vendor 
selected under paragraph (2), the services 
described in paragraph (1), in an amount 
equal to not more than $5,000 per year; or 
‘‘(ii) authorize the recipient of a Phase 
II SBIR or STTR award to purchase the 
services described in paragraph (1), in an 
amount equal to not more than $5,000 per 
year, which shall be in addition to the 
amount of the recipient’s award.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) FLEXIBILITY.—In carrying out sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B), each Federal agency 
shall provide the allowable amounts to a recipi-
ent that meets the eligibility requirements under 
the applicable subparagraph, if the recipient re-
quests to seek technical assistance from an indi-
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vidual or entity other than the vendor selected 
under paragraph (2) by the Federal agency. 
‘‘(D) LIMITATION.—A Federal agency may 
not— 
‘‘(i) use the amounts authorized under 
subparagraph (A) or (B) unless the vendor 
selected under paragraph (2) provides the 
technical assistance to the recipient; or 
‘‘(ii) enter a contract with a vendor 
under paragraph (2) under which the 
amount provided for technical assistance is 
based on total number of Phase I or Phase 
II awards.’’. 
SEC. 5203. COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PROGRAM AT 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9(y) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 638(y)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘PILOT’’ and inserting ‘‘READINESS’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Pilot’’ each place that term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Readiness’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or Small Business Tech-
nology Transfer Program’’ after ‘‘Small Business 
Innovation Research Program’’; and
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The authority to create and administer a Com-
mercialization Readiness Program under this 
subsection may not be construed to eliminate or 
replace any other SBIR program or STTR pro-
gram that enhances the insertion or transition of 
SBIR or STTR technologies, including any such 
program in effect on the date of enactment of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 
3136).’’; 
(4) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or Small 
Business Technology Transfer Program’’ after ‘‘Small 
Business Innovation Research Program’’; 
(5) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6); and 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) INSERTION INCENTIVES.—For any contract 
with a value of not less than $100,000,000, the Sec-
retary of Defense is authorized to— 
‘‘(A) establish goals for the transition of 
Phase III technologies in subcontracting plans; 
and 
‘‘(B) require a prime contractor on such a 
contract to report the number and dollar amount