I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4549 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2010 Mr. Tonko introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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 A BILL To authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to make grants to small business concerns to assist the commercialization of research developed with funds received under the second phase of the Small Business Innovation Research Program.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Small Business Innovation to Job Creation Act of 2010.

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Commercialization grants to small businesses receiving SBIR second phase funds

(a)

Establishment

The Administrator of the Small Business Administration is authorized to make grants on a competitive basis to small business concerns to assist the commercialization of research developed by such small business concerns with funds received under the second phase of the Small Business Innovation Research Program. (b)

Eligibility

The Administrator may only award a grant under this section to a small business concern that— (1)received second phase funds during fiscal year 2007 or 2008, or both; (2)continues to meet the criteria for receiving second phase funds at the time the grant is awarded, except for any such criteria that the Administrator determines are no longer applicable; (3)has obtained from the Federal agency from which the small business concern received second phase funds a recommendation that the small business concern be made a grant under this section; (4)has not previously received a grant under this section for the commercialization of the same research; and (5)submits an application at such time and in such form as the Administrator may require, including— (A)a description of the commercialization project for which the small business concern will use the grant funds; (B)the budget for such project; and (C)a certification that the small business concern meets the criteria described in paragraph (2). (c)

Grant amount

A grant under this section shall be in an amount the Administrator, in consultation with the Federal agency from which the small business concern received second phase funds, considers appropriate, but such grant shall not exceed the amount of the second phase funds received by such small business concern with respect to the research involved. (d)

Definitions

In this section— (1)the term Administrator means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration; and (2)the terms Federal agency, research, second phase, and Small Business Innovation Research Program have the meanings given such terms in section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)). (e)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.