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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7217 
To amend the Small Business Act to extend and modify the assistance 
for administrative, oversight, and contract processing costs for the SBIR 
and STTR programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2026 
Mr. LATIMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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 committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to extend and modify 
the assistance for administrative, oversight, and contract 
processing costs for the SBIR and STTR programs, 
and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘SBIR Administrative 
Funding Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
ADMINISTRATIVE, 
OVERSIGHT, 
AND 
CONTRACT PROCESSING COSTS FOR SBIR 
AND STTR PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9(mm) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)) is amended— 
(1) by designating the text of paragraph (1) as 
subparagraph (A); and 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (L) as clauses (i) through (xii), respec-
tively; 
(B) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2030’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘3 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘3.3 percent’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 
months after the date of the enactment of 
an Act providing appropriations for the 
Department of Defense, the Department of 
Energy, the Department of Health and 
Human Services, the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration, or the National 
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Science Foundation, the head of each such 
entity for which such Act provided appro-
priations shall transfer not less than 10 
percent of the amount of the funds used 
for the purposes described in clauses (i) 
through (xii) of subparagraph (A) to the 
Administrator to increase the resources of 
the Administration for administering the 
SBIR and STTR programs. 
‘‘(ii) FUND USE LIMITS.—None of the 
funds transferred under clause (i) may be 
used for or with respect to any program 
established under the Small Business In-
vestment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 et 
seq.).’’. 
(b) INCREASING PARTICIPATION OF UNDERSERVED 
POPULATIONS IN THE SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 9(mm)(2) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(2)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) OUTREACH
AND
TECHNICAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—A Federal agency participating in the pro-
gram under this subsection may use a portion of the 
funds authorized for uses under paragraph (1) to 
carry out the policy directive required under sub-
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section (j)(2)(F) and to increase the participation of 
States with respect to which a low level of SBIR 
awards have historically been awarded.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
9(mm)(6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(mm)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘including’’ 
and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) the use of funds transferred under 
subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) for the uses 
authorized in such subparagraph and to achieve 
the objectives of paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(B) the use of other funds under this 
subsection to achieve such objectives.’’. 
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