IB Union Calendar No. 744 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6368 [Report No. 115–956, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 13, 2018 Mr. Espaillat introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business , and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform , and 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 September 20, 2018 Additional sponsors: Mr. Norman , Ms. Velázquez , and Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico September 20, 2018 Reported from the Committee on Small Business September 20, 2018 Committees on Oversight and Government Reform , and Science, Space, and Technology discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To encourage R&D small business set-asides, to encourage SBIR and STTR participants to serve as mentors under the Small Business Administration’s mentor-protege program, to promote the use of interagency contracts, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Encouraging Small Business Innovators . 2. Including testing and evaluation in the definition of R&D Section 9(e)(5) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(e)(5) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; (2) by striking means any activity and inserting the following: means— (A) any activity ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: and (B) any testing or evaluation in connection with such an activity; . 3. Encouraging participation in the mentor-protege program Section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (tt) Encouraging participation in the mentor-Protege program The Administrator shall provide an increase to the past performance rating of any small business concern that has participated in the SBIR or STTR program that serves as a mentor under section 45 to a small business concern that seeks to participate in the SBIR or STTR program. . 4. Promoting the use of Government-wide and other interagency contracts (a) Promoting interagency acquisitions Section 865 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking all interagency acquisitions ; (B) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by adding all interagency assisted acquisitions before include ; and (ii) by adding and at the end; (C) by striking subparagraph (B); (D) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); (E) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by adding all interagency assisted acquisitions before include ; and (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following: (5) The term assisted acquisition means a type of interagency acquisition where a servicing agency performs acquisition activities on a requesting agency’s behalf, such as awarding and administering a contract, task order, or delivery order. . (b) GSA assistance with certain small business contract awards Section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 ), as amended by section 4, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (uu) GSA assistance with certain small business contract awards The Administrator of the General Services Administration may assist another agency with the process of awarding a contract to a small business concern under the SBIR or STTR program or under a small business set-aside. .

September 20, 2018 Reported from the Committee on Small Business September 20, 2018 Committees on Oversight and Government Reform , and Science, Space, and Technology discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed