[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[S. 2419 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 352
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2419
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the technical and business
assistance services under the SBIR and STTR programs.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 13, 2018
Mr. Coons (for himself and Mr. Gardner) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business
and Entrepreneurship
March 19, 2018
Reported by Mr. Risch, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the technical and business
assistance services under the SBIR and STTR programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Support Startup Businesses
Act of 2018''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS
ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 9(q) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 638(q)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and
Business'' after ``Technical'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by striking ``a vendor
selected under paragraph (2)'' and inserting
``1 or more vendors selected under paragraph
(2)(A)'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by inserting ``and business''
before ``assistance services''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) by inserting ``assistance
with product sales, intellectual property
protections, market research, market
validation, and development of regulatory plans
and manufacturing plans,'' after
``technologies,''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``,
including intellectual property protections'' before
the period at the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by striking ``Each agency may select a
vendor to assist small business concerns to meet'' and
inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--Each agency may select
1 or more vendors from which small business concerns
may obtain assistance in meeting''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Selection by small business
concern.--A small business concern may, by contract or
otherwise, select 1 or more vendors to assist the small
business concern in meeting the goals listed in
paragraph (1).'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``paragraph
(2)'' each place it appears;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by striking ``$5,000 per year'' each
place it appears and inserting ``5 percent of the
amount of the award'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking
``which shall be in addition to the amount of the
recipient's award'' and inserting ``which may, as
determined appropriate by the head of the Federal
agency, be included as part of the recipient's award or
be in addition to the amount of the recipient's
award'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) in subparagraph (C)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by inserting ``or business''
after ``technical'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by striking ``the vendor''
and inserting ``a vendor''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) by adding at the end the
following: ``Business-related services aimed at
improving the commercialization success of a
small business concern may be obtained from an
entity, such as a public or private
organization or an agency of or other entity
established or funded by a State that
facilitates or accelerates the
commercialization of technologies or assists in
the creation and growth of private enterprises
that are commercializing
technology.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) in subparagraph (D)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by inserting ``or business''
after ``technical'' each place it appears;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in clause (i), by striking
``the vendor'' and inserting ``1 or more
vendors''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) Multiple award recipients.--The
Administrator shall establish a limit on the amount of
technical and business assistance services that may be
received or purchased under subparagraph (B) by small
business concerns with respect to multiple Phase II
SBIR or STTR awards for a fiscal year.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) Annual reporting.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--A small business
concern that receives technical or business assistance
from a vendor under this subsection during a fiscal
year shall submit to the Federal agency contracting
with the vendor a description of the technical or
business assistance provided.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Use of existing reporting
mechanism.--The information required under subparagraph
(A) shall be collected by a Federal agency as part of a
report required to be submitted by small business
concerns engaged in SBIR or STTR projects of the
Federal agency for which the requirement was in effect
on the date of enactment of this
paragraph.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Review.--Not later than the end of fiscal year 2019,
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall submit to
the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and
the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a
report reviewing the efficacy of the provision of technical and
business assistance under section 9(q) of the Small Business Act (2
U.S.C. 638(q)), as amended by subsection (a).</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Support Startup Businesses Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Section 9(q) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
638(q)) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and
Business'' after ``Technical'';
(2) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``a vendor selected under
paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``1 or more
vendors selected under paragraph (2)(A)'';
(ii) by inserting ``and business'' before
``assistance services''; and
(iii) by inserting ``assistance with
product sales, intellectual property
protections, market research, market
validation, and development of regulatory plans
and manufacturing plans,'' after
``technologies,''; and
(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, including
intellectual property protections'' before the period
at the end;
(3) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``Each agency may select a vendor
to assist small business concerns to meet'' and
inserting the following:
``(A) In general.--Each agency may select 1 or more
vendors from which small business concerns may obtain
assistance in meeting''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Selection by small business concern.--A small
business concern may, by contract or otherwise, select
1 or more vendors to assist the small business concern
in meeting the goals listed in paragraph (1).'';
(4) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``or
business'' after ``technical'';
(B) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``paragraph (2)''
each place it appears;
(C) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking ``$5,000 per year'' each
place it appears and inserting ``$50,000 with
respect to each award''; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``which
shall be in addition to the amount of the
recipient's award'' and inserting ``which shall
be included as part of the recipient's award'';
(D) in subparagraph (C)--
(i) by inserting ``or business'' after
``technical'';
(ii) by striking ``the vendor'' and
inserting ``a vendor''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``Business-related services aimed at improving
the commercialization success of a small
business concern may be obtained from an
entity, such as a public or private
organization or an agency of or other entity
established or funded by a State that
facilitates or accelerates the
commercialization of technologies or assists in
the creation and growth of private enterprises
that are commercializing technology.'';
(E) in subparagraph (D)--
(i) by inserting ``or business'' after
``technical'' each place it appears; and
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ``the
vendor'' and inserting ``1 or more vendors'';
and
(F) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Multiple award recipients.--The Administrator
shall establish a limit on the amount of technical and
business assistance services that may be received or
purchased under subparagraph (B) by small business
concerns with respect to multiple Phase II SBIR or STTR
awards for a fiscal year.''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Annual reporting.--
``(A) In general.--A small business concern that
receives technical or business assistance from a vendor
under this subsection during a fiscal year shall submit
to the Federal agency contracting with the vendor a
description of the technical or business assistance
provided and the benefits and results of the technical
or business assistance provided.
``(B) Use of existing reporting mechanism.--The
information required under subparagraph (A) shall be
collected by a Federal agency as part of a report
required to be submitted by small business concerns
engaged in SBIR or STTR projects of the Federal agency
for which the requirement was in effect on the date of
enactment of this paragraph.''.
(b) Review.--Not later than the end of fiscal year 2019, the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall--
(1) conduct a survey of vendors providing technical or
business assistance under section 9(q) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 638(q)), as amended by subsection (a), and small
business concerns receiving the technical or business
assistance; and
(2) submit to the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small
Business of the House of Representatives a report reviewing the
efficacy of the provision of the technical or business
assistance.
Calendar No. 352
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2419
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the technical and business
assistance services under the SBIR and STTR programs.
_______________________________________________________________________
March 19, 2018
Reported with an amendment