I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 246 
To amend the Small Business Act to require senior procurement executives, 
procurement center representatives, and the Office of Small and Dis-
advantaged Business Utilization to assist small business concerns partici-
pating in the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the 
Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2019 
Ms. FINKENAUER (for herself, Mr. CURTIS, and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Busi-
ness, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to require senior procure-
ment executives, procurement center representatives, and 
the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utiliza-
tion to assist small business concerns participating in 
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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stimulating Innovation 
through Procurement Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SENIOR PROCUREMENT EXECU-
TIVE. 
Section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (12)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (13)(B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(13) the term ‘senior procurement executive’ 
means an official designated under section 1702(c) 
of title 41, United States Code, as the senior pro-
curement executive of a Federal agency participating 
in a SBIR or STTR program.’’. 
SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF SENIOR PROCUREMENT EXECU-
TIVES IN SBIR AND STTR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9(b) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 638(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(10) to coordinate, where appropriate, with the 
senior procurement executive of the relevant Federal 
agency to assist small business concerns partici-
pating in a SBIR or STTR program with commer-
cializing research developed under such a program 
before such small business concern is awarded a con-
tract from such Federal agency.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 9(b)(3) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(b)(3)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end. 
SEC. 4. MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO PROCUREMENT 
CENTER REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHER AC-
QUISITION PERSONNEL. 
(a) SBIR AMENDMENT.—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) MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO PROCURE-
MENT
CENTER
REPRESENTATIVES.—Upon the en-
actment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall 
modify the policy directives issued pursuant to this 
subsection to require procurement center representa-
tives (as described in section 15(l)) to assist small 
business concerns participating in the SBIR pro-
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gram with researching solicitations for the award of 
a Federal contract (particularly with the Federal 
agency that has a funding agreement with the con-
cern) and to provide technical assistance to such 
concerns to submit a bid for an award of a Federal 
contract. The procurement center representatives 
shall coordinate with the appropriate senior procure-
ment executive and the appropriate Director of the 
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utiliza-
tion established pursuant to section 15(k) for the 
agency letting the contract.’’. 
(b) STTR AMENDMENT.—Section 9(p)(2) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(p)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(G) procedures to ensure that procure-
ment center representatives (as described in 
section 15(l))— 
‘‘(i) assist small business concerns 
participating in the STTR program with 
researching applicable solicitations for the 
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award of a Federal contract (particularly 
with the Federal agency that has a funding 
agreement with the concern); 
‘‘(ii) provide technical assistance to 
such concerns to submit a bid for an 
award of a Federal contract; and 
‘‘(iii) coordinate with the appropriate 
senior procurement executive and the ap-
propriate Director of the Office of Small 
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 
established pursuant to section 15(k) for 
the Federal agency letting the contract in 
providing the assistance described in clause 
(i).’’. 
SEC. 5. AMENDMENT TO DUTIES OF PROCUREMENT CEN-
TER REPRESENTATIVES. 
Section 15(l)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 644(l)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as sub-
paragraph (L); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
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‘‘(J) assist small business concerns partici-
pating in a SBIR or STTR program under sec-
tion 9 with researching applicable solicitations 
for the award of a Federal contract to market 
the research developed by such concern under 
such SBIR or STTR program; 
‘‘(K) provide technical assistance to small 
business concerns participating in a SBIR or 
STTR program under section 9 to submit a bid 
for an award of a Federal contract, including 
coordination with the appropriate senior pro-
curement executive and the appropriate Direc-
tor of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
Business Utilization established pursuant to 
subsection (k) for the agency letting the con-
tract; and’’. 
SEC. 6. AMENDMENT TO THE DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF 
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTI-
LIZATION FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(k)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (20), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(21) shall assist small business concerns par-
ticipating in a SBIR or STTR program under sec-
tion 9 with researching applicable solicitations for 
the award of a Federal contract (particularly with 
the Federal agency that has a funding agreement, as 
defined under section 9, with the concern) to market 
the research developed by such concern under such 
SBIR or STTR program; and 
‘‘(22) shall provide technical assistance to small 
business concerns participating in a SBIR or STTR 
program under section 9 to submit a bid for an 
award of a Federal contract, including coordination 
with procurement center representatives and the ap-
propriate senior procurement executive for the agen-
cy letting the contract.’’. 
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