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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4520 
To require the Small Business Administration to provide assistance with 
apply to SBIR and STTR programs to certain small business concerns, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2025 
Ms. MORRISON 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 require the Small Business Administration to provide 
assistance with apply to SBIR and STTR programs to 
certain small business concerns, 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/STTR Applica-
tion Assistance Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FAST PROGRAM. 
Section 34(i) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657d(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2030’’. 
SEC. 3. APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO BROADEN PARTICI-
PATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9(mm)(1) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (K), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(L) providing small business concerns 
with assistance applying to the SBIR program 
or STTR program of the Federal agency, in-
cluding providing such assistance to carry out 
the policy directive required under paragraphs 
(2)(F) or (5) of subsection (j) and subsection 
(p)(2)(H) to increase the participation of States 
with respect to which a low level of SBIR or 
STTR awards have historically been awarded.’’. 
(b) ENHANCED MINORITY INSTITUTION PARTICIPA-
TION.— 
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(1) SBIR.—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: 
‘‘(5) INCREASED OUTREACH REQUIREMENTS.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph, the Administration shall 
modify the policy directives issued pursuant to this 
subsection to require enhanced outreach efforts to 
increase the participation of individuals conducting 
research at minority institutions (as defined in sec-
tion 365 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1067k)) and Hispanic-serving institutions (as 
defined in section 502(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
1101a(a))) in SBIR programs.’’. 
(2) STTR.—Section 9(p)(2) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 638(p)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (G)(iii), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) procedures for outreach efforts to in-
crease the participation of individuals con-
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ducting research at minority institutions (as de-
fined in section 365 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067k)) and Hispanic- 
serving institutions (as defined in section 16 
502(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a))) in 
STTR programs.’’. 
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