Small Business Additional Temporary Extension Act of 2011
PL 112-17 (S.1082), enacted 06/01/2011

125 STAT. 221 
PUBLIC LAW 112–17—JUNE 1, 2011 
Public Law 112–17 
112th Congress 
An Act 
To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small 
Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Additional Tem-
porary Extension Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF 
PROGRAMS UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT AND THE 
SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to 
extend temporarily certain authorities of the Small Business 
Administration’’, approved October 10, 2006 (Public Law 109–316; 
120 Stat. 1742), as most recently amended by section 1 of Public 
Law 112–1 (125 Stat. 3), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Any’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided 
in section 3 of the Small Business Additional Temporary Exten-
sion Act of 2011, any’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2011’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘July 31, 2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect on May 30, 2011. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF SBIR AND STTR TERMINATION DATES. 
(a) SBIR.—Section 9(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(m)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘TERMINATION.—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘the authorization’’ and inserting ‘‘TERMINATION.—The 
authorization’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (2). 
(b) STTR.—Section 9(n)(1)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(n)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘with respect’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL.—With respect’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’; and 
(3) by striking clause (ii). 
(c) COMMERCIALIZATION PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 9(y)(6) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(y)(6)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 
Small Business 
Additional 
Temporary 
Extension Act 
of 2011. 
15 USC 631 note. 
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125 STAT. 222 
PUBLIC LAW 112–17—JUNE 1, 2011 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1082: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 157 (2011): 
May 26, considered and passed Senate. 
May 31, considered and passed House. 
SEC. 4. COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCEDURES FOR SBIR AND STTR 
PROGRAMS. 
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended 
by inserting after subsection (r) the following: 
‘‘(s) COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCEDURES FOR SBIR AND STTR 
PROGRAMS.—All funds awarded, appropriated, or otherwise made 
available in accordance with subsection (f) or (n) must be awarded 
pursuant to competitive and merit-based selection procedures.’’. 
Approved June 1, 2011. 
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