[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 2429 Reported in House (RH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2429

                      [Report No. 105-259, Part I]

 To reauthorize the Small Business Technology Transfer Program through 
                           fiscal year 2000.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 1997

 Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself, Mr. Talent, Mr. Brown of California, 
 Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
  Poshard, and Mr. Davis of Virginia) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition 
to the Committee on Science, 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 23, 1997

        Reported from the Committee on Science with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize the Small Business Technology Transfer Program through 
                           fiscal year 2000.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 9(n)(1)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(n)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ``and 1997'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``through 2000''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.

    Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(7), by inserting ``, and the 
        Committee on Science'' after ``of the Senate'';
            (2) in subsection (e)(6)(B), by inserting ``agency'' after 
        ``to meet particular'';
            (3) in subsection (n)(1)(C), by striking ``and 1997'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``through 2000'';
            (4) in subsection (o)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) as 
                paragraphs (10) through (13), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following 
                new paragraphs:
            ``(8) include, as part of its annual performance plan as 
        required by section 1115 (a) and (b) of title 31, United States 
        Code, a section on its STTR program, and shall submit such 
        section to the Committee on Small Business of the Senate, and 
        the Committee on Science and the Committee on Small Business of 
        the House of Representatives;
            ``(9) collect such data from awardees as is necessary to 
        assess STTR program outputs and outcomes;''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(s) Outreach Program.--Within 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall develop and begin 
implementation of an outreach program to encourage increased 
participation in the STTR program of small business concerns, 
universities, and other research institutions located in States in 
which the total number of STTR awards for the previous 2 fiscal years 
is less than 20.
    ``(t) Inclusion in Strategic Plans.--Program information relating 
to the SBIR and STTR programs shall be included by Federal agencies in 
any updates and revisions required under section 306(b) of title 5, 
United States Code.''.

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