The Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3774
Sponsor: Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2019-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Federal officials
Higher education
Manufacturing
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Minority education
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Small business
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: 

Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA).
 
Specifically, the bill
 
 
requires the Department of Defense to report on the goals and incentives used to increase awards of SBIR and STTR contracts; 
 
prioritizes innovation in manufacturing and cybersecurity; 
 
directs federal agencies to issue Phase III awards to technology developers without requiring further competition; 
 
requires agencies' senior procurement executives to coordinate with SBIR and STTR program officers to assist small businesses; 
 
 requires the SBA to conduct outreach efforts at minority institutions and Hispanic-serving institutions; 
 
makes permanent (as the Civilian Agency Commercialization Readiness Program) the pilot program that a covered agency may establish for awarding SBIR and STTR Phase II and III funds for technology development and progression toward commercialization; 
 
requires all agencies participating in the SBIR program to establish a Commercialization Assistance Pilot Program to make SBIR Phase II awards to commercialize a project undertaken by a small business with SBIR Phase I awards; 
 
authorizes specified agencies to use a percentage of STTR funds for a Proof of Concept Partnership pilot program to accelerate the creation of small businesses and the commercialization of research innovations; and 
 
authorizes all agencies participating in the SBIR program, during FY2020-FY2024, to provide a SBIR Phase II award for a project to a small business concern without regard to whether such concern was provided a Phase I award for such project. 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: 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 committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: 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 committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House