[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 448 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 448

     To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business 
Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer 
                    Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 26, 2011

  Ms. Hirono introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on 
    Science, Space, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business 
Innovation Research Program and 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 Innovation 
Enhancement Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRED EXPENDITURE AMOUNTS FOR SBIR.

    (a) In General.--Section 9(f)(1)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(f)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ``2.5 percent'' and 
inserting ``5 percent''.
    (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to the first full fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of 
this Act and to each fiscal year thereafter.

SEC. 3. FURTHER ADDITIONAL MODIFICATIONS TO SBIR POLICY DIRECTIVES.

    Section 9(j) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(j)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Further additional modifications.--Not later than 90 
        days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and 
        notwithstanding paragraph (2)(D), the Administrator shall 
        modify the policy directives issued pursuant to this subsection 
        to provide for an increase to $200,000 in the amount of funds 
        which an agency may award in the first phase of an SBIR 
        program, and to $1,500,000 in the second phase of an SBIR 
        program, and an adjustment of such amounts once every 5 years 
        to reflect economic adjustments and programmatic 
        considerations.''.

SEC. 4. REQUIRED EXPENDITURE AMOUNTS FOR STTR.

    (a) In General.--Section 9(n)(1)(B)(ii) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638(n)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``0.3 percent for 
fiscal year 2004 and'' and inserting ``0.6 percent for''.
    (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to the first full fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of 
this Act and to each fiscal year thereafter.

SEC. 5. STTR POLICY DIRECTIVE CONTENTS.

    (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 ``$100,000'' and ``$750,000'' and inserting 
        ``$200,000'' and ``$1,500,000'', respectively; and
            (2) by striking ``greater or lesser amounts'' and inserting 
        ``with an adjustment of such amounts once every 5 years to 
        reflect economic adjustments and programmatic considerations, 
        and with greater or lesser amounts''.
    (b) Timing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall 
modify the policy directive issued pursuant to section 9(p) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(p)) to reflect the amendments made by 
subsection (a) of this section.
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