3.0.0 2136 2023-01-11T13:29:33Z 2023-01-11T13:29:33Z Senate S 2015-10-06 114 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2015-12-03T21:34:12Z Markup by 2015-10-07T15:08:34Z Referred to 2015-10-06T16:52:05Z S. Rept. 114-414 SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2016 114 2812 S 2016-12-20 By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-417. Related bill CRS SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2016 114 2793 S 2016-04-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Related bill CRS 2016-12-20 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-414. Floor 2016-12-20 By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-414. Committee 14900 9 Library of Congress sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee 2015-12-03 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 310. Calendars 2015-12-03 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Vitter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2015-12-03 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Vitter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee 2015-10-07 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2015-10-06 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. IntroReferral 2015-10-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA N E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2015-10-06 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2015-10-20 False 2016-07-15T18:00:00Z S. 2136, Improving Small Business Innovative Research and Technologies Act of 2015 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51810 As reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on December 3, 2015 Commerce Public contracts and procurement Research and development Small business Technology transfer and commercialization Commerce 00 2015-10-06 Introduced in Senate 2016-07-26T15:03:41Z Improving Small Business Innovative Research and Technologies Act of 2015

This bill amends the Small Business Act to extend through FY2017 the requirement that the Small Business Administration (SBA) allow each federal agency required to conduct a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to use up to 3% of allocated SBIR funds for the administration of its SBIR or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program as well as other specified administrative, oversight, and contract processing costs.

The SBA shall establish the Regional SBIR State Collaborative Initiative Pilot Program to provide one-year renewable grants of up to $300,000 to a regional collaborative, consisting of a research institution or a small business located in at least three eligible states, to address the needs of small businesses in order to: (1) be more competitive in the proposal and selection process for SBIR and STTR Program awards, and (2) increase technology transfer and commercialization.

Each federal agency required to conduct an SBIR Program must provide to the SBA 15% of its allocated SBIR funds set aside for administrative purposes:

  • for the Pilot Program;
  • for the Federal and State Technology Partnership (FAST) Program; and
  • to support the SBA Office that administers the SBIR and the STTR Programs.

This bill provides funding for the Pilot Program through FY2017.

The bill also reauthorizes the FAST Program, including Mentoring Networks and the mentoring database, through FY2017.

]]> 01 2015-12-03 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2016-07-26T15:07:13Z Improving Small Business Innovative Research and Technologies Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to extend through FY2017 the requirement that the Small Business Administration (SBA) allow each federal agency required to conduct a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to use up to 3% of allocated SBIR funds for the administration of its SBIR or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program as well as other specified administrative, oversight, and contract processing costs.

The SBA shall establish the Regional SBIR State Collaborative Initiative Pilot Program to provide one-year renewable awards of up to $300,000 to a regional collaborative, consisting of a research institution or a small business located in at least three eligible states, to address the needs of small businesses in order to: (1) be more competitive in the proposal and selection process for SBIR and STTR Program awards, and (2) increase technology transfer and commercialization.

An eligible state is one:

  • in the bottom half of states, based on the average number of annual SBIR program awards made to companies in the state for the preceding three years for which the SBA has applicable data, and
  • participating in the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) of the National Science Foundation, as established by the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988.

Each eligible EPSCoR state in a regional collaborative shall designate one eligible entity located in the state to serve as its lead eligible entity. Each regional collaborative to designate a coordinator from amongst the eligible entities in the collaborative, who shall serve as the interface between the regional collaborative and the SBA with respect to measuring cross-state collaboration and program effectiveness and documenting best practices.

Each regional collaborative with an award under the pilot program may use its award funds to perform specified services applicants for SBIR or STTR awards, including training and technical assistance.

Each federal agency required to conduct an SBIR Program must provide to the SBA 15% of its allocated SBIR funds set aside for administrative purposes:

  • for the Pilot Program,
  • for the Federal and State Technology Partnership (FAST) Program, and
  • to support the SBA Office that administers the SBIR and the STTR Programs.

This bill provides funding for the Pilot Program through FY2017.

(Sec. 3) The bill also reauthorizes the FAST Program, including Mentoring Networks and the mentoring database, through FY2017.

]]> Improving Small Business Innovative Research and Technologies Act of 2015 Display Title Improving Small Business Innovative Research and Technologies Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the Regional SBIR State Collaborative Initiative Pilot Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Improving Small Business Innovative Research and Technologies Act of 2015 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Improving Small Business Innovative Research and Technologies Act of 2015 S Senate Reported to Senate 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2136rs/xml/BILLS-114s2136rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2136is/xml/BILLS-114s2136is.xml 2016-12-20 By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-414. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.