[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 856 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 856

To reauthorize the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 9, 2001

   Mr. Kerry (for himself, Mr. Bond, Mr. Cleland, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
Bennett, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Enzi, 
 and Ms. Cantwell) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
            and referred to the Committee on Small Business

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                                 A BILL


 
To reauthorize the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, 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 Technology Transfer 
Program Reauthorization Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM AND EXPENDITURE AMOUNTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 9(n)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(n)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Required expenditure amounts.--
                    ``(A) In general.--With respect to each fiscal year 
                through fiscal year 2010, each Federal agency that has 
                an extramural budget for research, or research and 
                development, in excess of $1,000,000,000 for that 
                fiscal year, shall expend with small business concerns 
                not less than the percentage of that extramural budget 
                specified in subparagraph (B), specifically in 
                connection with STTR programs that meet the 
                requirements of this section and any policy directives 
                and regulations issued under this section.
                    ``(B) Expenditure amounts.--The percentage of the 
                extramural budget required to be expended by an agency 
                in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall be--
                            ``(i) 0.15 percent for each fiscal year 
                        through fiscal year 2003;
                            ``(ii) 0.3 percent for each of fiscal years 
                        2004 through 2006; and
                            ``(iii) 0.5 percent for fiscal year 2007 
                        and each fiscal year thereafter.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638) is amended in subsections (b)(4) and (e)(6), by striking 
``pilot'' each place it appears.

SEC. 3. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED PHASE II AWARDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 9(p)(2)(B)(ix) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638(p)(2)(B)(ix)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$750,000''; 
        and
            (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
        following: ``, and shorter or longer periods of time to be 
        approved at the discretion of the awarding agency where 
        appropriate for a particular project''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be 
effective beginning in fiscal year 2004.

SEC. 4. AGENCY OUTREACH.

    Section 9(o) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(o)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (12), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(14) implement an outreach program to research 
        institutions and small business concerns for the purpose of 
        enhancing its STTR program, in conjunction with any such 
        outreach done for purposes of the SBIR program; and''.

SEC. 5. POLICY DIRECTIVE MODIFICATIONS.

    Section 9(p) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(p)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Modifications.--Not later than 120 days after the 
        date of enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall 
        modify the policy directive issued pursuant to this subsection 
        to clarify that the rights provided for under paragraph 
        (2)(B)(v) apply to all Federal funding awards under this 
        section, including the first phase (as described in subsection 
        (e)(6)(A)), the second phase (as described in subsection 
        (e)(6)(B)), and the third phase (as described in subsection 
        (e)(6)(C)).''.

SEC. 6. STTR PROGRAM DATA COLLECTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 9(o) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(o)), as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(15) collect, and maintain in a common format in 
        accordance with subsection (v), such information from awardees 
        as is necessary to assess the STTR program, including 
        information necessary to maintain the database described in 
        subsection (k).''.
    (b) Database.--Section 9(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(k)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or STTR'' after ``SBIR'' each 
                place it appears;
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) with respect to assistance under the STTR 
                program only--
                            ``(i) whether the small business concern or 
                        the research institution initiated their 
                        collaboration on each assisted STTR project;
                            ``(ii) whether the small business concern 
                        or the research institution originated any 
                        technology relating to the assisted STTR 
                        project;
                            ``(iii) the length of time it took to 
                        negotiate any licensing agreement between the 
                        small business concern and the research 
                        institution under each assisted STTR project; 
                        and
                            ``(iv) how the proceeds from 
                        commercialization, marketing, or sale of 
                        technology resulting from each assisted STTR 
                        project were allocated (by percentage) between 
                        the small business concern and the research 
                        institution.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or an STTR program under 
                subsection (n)(1)'' after ``(f)(1)'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting ``and 
                STTR'' after ``SBIR''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``or STTR'' 
                after ``SBIR''.
    (c) Simplified Reporting Requirements.--Section 9(v) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(v)) is amended by inserting ``or STTR'' 
after ``SBIR'' each place it appears.
    (d) Reports to Congress.--Section 9(b)(7) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638(b)(7)) is amended by striking ``and (o)(9)'' and 
inserting ``, (o)(9), and (o)(15)''.
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