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                                                       Calendar No. 480
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2812

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 18, 2016

  Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Markey, and Ms. Ayotte) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
            Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

                              May 24, 2016

               Reported by Mr. Vitter, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize and 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``SBIR and STTR 
Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2016''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title.
<DELETED>Sec. 2. Table of contents.
             <DELETED>TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS

<DELETED>Sec. 101. Permanency of SBIR program and STTR program.
<DELETED>TITLE II--ENHANCED SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS TO FEDERAL INNOVATION 
                              INVESTMENTS

<DELETED>Sec. 201. Allocation increases and transparency in base 
                            calculation.
<DELETED>Sec. 202. Regular oversight of award amounts.
           <DELETED>TITLE III--COMMERCIALIZATION IMPROVEMENTS

<DELETED>Sec. 301. Permanency of the commercialization pilot program 
                            for civilian agencies.
<DELETED>Sec. 302. Enforcement of national small business goal for 
                            Federal research and development.
<DELETED>Sec. 303. Tracking rapid innovation fund awards in annual 
                            congressional report.
<DELETED>Sec. 304. Intellectual property protection for technology 
                            development.
<DELETED>Sec. 305. Annual GAO audit of compliance with 
                            commercialization goals.
<DELETED>Sec. 306. Clarifying the Phase III preference.
<DELETED>Sec. 307. Improvements to technical and business assistance.
         <DELETED>TITLE IV--PROGRAM DIVERSIFICATION INITIATIVES

<DELETED>Sec. 401. Regional SBIR State collaborative initiative pilot 
                            program.
<DELETED>Sec. 402. Federal and State Technology Partnership Program.
       <DELETED>TITLE V--OVERSIGHT AND SIMPLIFICATION INITIATIVES

<DELETED>Sec. 501. Data modernization summit.
<DELETED>Sec. 502. Implementation of outstanding reauthorization 
                            provisions.
<DELETED>Sec. 503. Strengthening of the requirement to shorten the 
                            application review and decision time.
<DELETED>Sec. 504. Continued GAO oversight of allocation compliance and 
                            accuracy in funding base calculations.
                  <DELETED>TITLE VI--TECHNICAL CHANGES

<DELETED>Sec. 601. Uniform reference to the Department of Health and 
                            Human Services.
<DELETED>Sec. 602. Flexibility for Phase II award invitations.

        <DELETED>TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 101. PERMANENCY OF SBIR PROGRAM AND STTR 
              PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) SBIR.--Section 9(m) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(m)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
        ``Termination'' and inserting ``SBIR Program Authorization''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``terminate on September 30, 
        2017'' and inserting ``be in effect for each fiscal 
        year''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) STTR.--Section 9(n)(1)(A) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638(n)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``through fiscal year 
2017''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>TITLE II--ENHANCED SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS TO FEDERAL INNOVATION 
                         INVESTMENTS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 201. ALLOCATION INCREASES AND TRANSPARENCY IN BASE 
              CALCULATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) SBIR.--Section 9(f) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(f)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                (A), by striking ``expend'' and inserting ``obligate 
                for expenditure'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
                ``and'' at the end;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and 
                each fiscal year thereafter,'' and inserting a 
                semicolon; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (I) 
                the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(J) for a Federal agency other than the 
                Department of Defense--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) not less than 3.5 percent of 
                        the extramural budget for research or research 
                        and development of the Federal agency in each 
                        of fiscal years 2018 and 2019;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) not less than 4 percent of 
                        such extramural in each of fiscal years 2020 
                        and 2021;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) not less than 4.5 percent 
                        of such extramural in each of fiscal years 2022 
                        and 2023;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) not less than 5 percent of 
                        such extramural in each of fiscal years 2024 
                        and 2025;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) not less than 5.5 percent of 
                        such extramural in each of fiscal years 2026 
                        and 2027; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) not less than 6 percent of 
                        such extramural in fiscal year 2028 and each 
                        fiscal year thereafter; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(K) for the Department of Defense--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) not less than 2.5 percent of 
                        the budget for research and development of the 
                        Department of Defense in each of fiscal years 
                        2018 and 2019;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) not less than 3 percent of 
                        such budget in each of fiscal years 2020 and 
                        2021;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) not less than 3.5 percent 
                        of such budget in each of fiscal years 2022 and 
                        2023;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) not less than 4 percent of 
                        such budget in each of fiscal years 2024 and 
                        2025;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) not less than 4.5 percent of 
                        such budget in each of fiscal years 2026 and 
                        2027; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) not less than 5 percent of 
                        such budget in fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal 
                        year thereafter,'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``(or for 
        the Department of Defense, an amount of the budget for basic 
        research of the Department of Defense)'' after ``research''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``(or for the 
        Department of Defense an amount of the budget for research of 
        the Department of Defense)'' after ``of the agency''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) STTR.--Section 9(n)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(n)(1)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subparagraph (A)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``expend'' and inserting 
                ``obligate for expenditure''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``not less than the 
                percentage of that extramural budget specified in 
                subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``for a Federal agency 
                other than the Department of Defense, not less than the 
                percentage of that extramural budget specified in 
                subparagraph (B) and, for the Department of Defense, 
                not less than the percentage of the budget for research 
                and development of the Department of Defense specified 
                in subparagraph (B)''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subparagraph (B)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                striking ``the extramural budget required to be 
                expended by an agency'' and inserting ``the extramural 
                budget, for a Federal agency other than the Department 
                of Defense, and of the budget for research and 
                development, for the Department of Defense, required to 
                be obligated for expenditure with small business 
                concerns'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at 
                the end;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in clause (v), by striking ``fiscal 
                year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter.'' and 
                inserting ``each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017;''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) 0.55 percent for each of 
                        fiscal years 2018 and 2019;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) 0.65 percent for each of 
                        fiscal years 2020 and 2021;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(viii) 0.75 percent for each of 
                        fiscal years 2022 and 2023; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ix) 1 percent for fiscal year 
                        2024 and each fiscal year 
                        thereafter.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 202. REGULAR OVERSIGHT OF AWARD AMOUNTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Elimination of Automatic Inflation Adjustments.--
Section 9(j) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(j)) is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (2)(D), by inserting ``through 
        fiscal year 2016'' after ``every year''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) 2016 modifications for dollar value of 
        awards.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of 
        the SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2016, 
        the Administrator shall modify the policy directives issued 
        under this subsection to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) eliminate the annual adjustments for 
                inflation of the dollar value of awards described in 
                paragraph (2)(D); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) clarify that Congress intends to 
                review the dollar value of awards every 3 fiscal 
                years.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sense of Congress Regarding Regular Review of the 
Award Sizes.--It is the sense of Congress that for fiscal year 2019, 
and every third fiscal year thereafter, Congress should evaluate 
whether the maximum award sizes under the Small Business Innovation 
Research Program under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638) should be adjusted and, if so, take appropriate action to direct 
that such adjustments be made under the policy directives issued under 
subsection (j) of such section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Clarification of Sequential Phase II Awards.--Section 
9(ff) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(ff)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Clarification of sequential phase ii 
        awards.--The head of a Federal agency shall ensure that any 
        sequential Phase II award is made in accordance with the 
        limitations on award sizes under subsection (aa).''.</DELETED>

      <DELETED>TITLE III--COMMERCIALIZATION IMPROVEMENTS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 301. PERMANENCY OF THE COMMERCIALIZATION PILOT PROGRAM 
              FOR CIVILIAN AGENCIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 9(gg) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(gg)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Pilot 
        Program'' and inserting ``Commercialization Development 
        Awards'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking paragraphs (2), (7), and 
        (8);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and 
        (6) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), 
        respectively;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Definitions.--In this subsection--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the term `commercialization 
                development program' means a program established by a 
                covered Federal agency under paragraph (1); 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the term `covered Federal agency'--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) means a Federal agency 
                        participating in the SBIR program or the STTR 
                        program; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) does not include the 
                        Department of Defense.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) by striking ``pilot program'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``commercialization development 
        program''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 302. ENFORCEMENT OF NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS GOAL FOR 
              FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 9(h) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(h)) 
is amended by inserting ``, which may not be less than 10 percent for 
fiscal year 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter,'' after ``shall 
establish goals''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 303. TRACKING RAPID INNOVATION FUND AWARDS IN ANNUAL 
              CONGRESSIONAL REPORT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 9(b)(7) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(b)(7)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at 
        the end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) information regarding awards under 
                the Rapid Innovation Program under section 1073 of the 
                Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for 
                Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 124 Stat. 4366; 
                10 U.S.C. 2359 note), including--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the number and dollar amount 
                        of awards made under the Rapid Innovation 
                        Program to business concerns receiving an award 
                        under the SBIR program or the STTR 
                        program;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the proportion of awards 
                        under the Rapid Innovation Program made to 
                        business concerns receiving an award under the 
                        SBIR program or the STTR program;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) the proportion of awards 
                        under the Rapid Innovation Program made to 
                        small business concerns; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) a projection of the effect 
                        on the number of awards under the Rapid 
                        Innovation Program if amounts to carry out the 
                        program were made available as a fixed 
                        allocation of the amount appropriated to the 
                        Department of Defense for research, 
                        development, test, and evaluation, excluding 
                        amounts appropriated for the defense 
                        universities;''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 304. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION FOR TECHNOLOGY 
              DEVELOPMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(tt) Intellectual Property Protections.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2)(B), 
        the cost of seeking protection for intellectual property, 
        including a trademark, copyright, or patent, that was created 
        through work performed under an SBIR or STTR award is allowable 
        as an indirect cost under that award.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Clarification of patent costs.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--A Federal agency shall 
                not directly or indirectly inhibit, through the 
                policies, directives, or practices of the Federal 
                agency, an otherwise eligible small business concern 
                performing under an SBIR or STTR award from recovering 
                patent costs incurred as requirements under that award, 
                including--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the costs of preparing--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) invention 
                                disclosures;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) reports; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) other 
                                documents;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the costs for searching the 
                        art to the extent necessary to make the 
                        invention disclosures;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) other costs in connection 
                        with the filing and prosecution of a United 
                        States patent application where title or 
                        royalty-free license is to be conveyed to the 
                        Federal Government; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) general counseling services 
                        relating to patent matters, including advice on 
                        patent laws, regulations, clauses, and employee 
                        agreements.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Recovery limitations.--After 
                consultation with contracting or auditing authorities, 
                the patent costs described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
                allowable for technology developed under a--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Phase I award, as indirect 
                        costs in an amount not greater than 
                        $5,000;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Phase II award, as indirect 
                        costs in an amount not greater than $15,000; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) Phase III award in which 
                        the Federal Government has government purpose 
                        rights (as defined in section 227.7103-5 of 
                        title 48, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 305. ANNUAL GAO AUDIT OF COMPLIANCE WITH 
              COMMERCIALIZATION GOALS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 9(nn) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(nn)) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(nn) Annual GAO Report on Government Compliance With 
Goals, Incentives, and Phase III Preference.--Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and 
Improvement Act of 2016, and every year thereafter until the date that 
is 5 years after the date of enactment of the SBIR and STTR 
Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2016, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of 
the House of Representatives a report that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) discusses the status of the compliance of 
        Federal agencies with the requirements or authorities 
        established under--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) subsection (h), relating to the 
                establishment by certain Federal agencies of a goal for 
                funding agreements for research and research and 
                development with small business concerns;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) subsection (y)(5)(A), relating to 
                the requirement for the Department of Defense to 
                establish goals for the transition of Phase III 
                technologies in subcontracting plans;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) subsection (y)(5)(B), relating to 
                the requirement for the Department of Defense to 
                establish procedures for a prime contractor to report 
                the number and dollar amount of contracts with small 
                business concerns for Phase III SBIR projects or STTR 
                projects of the prime contractor; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) subsection (y)(6), relating to the 
                requirement for the Department of Defense to set a goal 
                to increase the number of Phase II SBIR and STTR 
                contracts that transition into programs of record or 
                fielded systems;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) includes, for a Federal agency that is in 
        compliance with a requirement described under paragraph (1), a 
        description of how the Federal agency achieved compliance; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) includes a list, organized by Federal 
        agency, of small business concerns that have asserted that--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) technology of the small business 
                concern was stolen by the Government or a prime 
                contractor; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the Federal agency solicited bids 
                for a contract that was for work that derived from, 
                extended, or completed efforts made under prior funding 
                agreements under the SBIR program or STTR 
                program.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 306. CLARIFYING THE PHASE III PREFERENCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 9(r) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(r)) 
is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking paragraph (4);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
        (4), and transferring such paragraph to after paragraph (3); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Phase iii award direction for agencies and 
        prime contractors.--To the greatest extent practicable, Federal 
        agencies and Federal prime contractors shall issue Phase III 
        awards relating to technology, including sole source awards and 
        awards under the Defense Research and Development Rapid 
        Innovation Program under section 1073 of the Ike Skelton 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public 
        Law 111-383; 124 Stat. 4366; 10 U.S.C. 2359 note), to the SBIR 
        and STTR award recipients that developed the 
        technology.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 307. IMPROVEMENTS TO TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS 
              ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 9(q) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(q)) 
is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and 
        Business'' after ``Technical'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                (A)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by inserting ``and business'' 
                        before ``assistance services''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by inserting ``assistance 
                        with product sales, intellectual property 
                        protections, market research,'' after 
                        ``technologies,''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, 
                including intellectual property protections'' before 
                the period at the end; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                ``$5,000 per year'' each place that term appears and 
                inserting ``$6,500 per project'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                ``$5,000 per year'' each place that term appears and 
                inserting ``$15,000 per project'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or 
                business'' after ``technical''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``or 
                business'' after ``technical'' each place that term 
                appears.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>TITLE IV--PROGRAM DIVERSIFICATION INITIATIVES</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 401. REGIONAL SBIR STATE COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE PILOT 
              PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (mm)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter 
                preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``2017'' and 
                inserting ``2021''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) SBIR and sttr programs; fast program.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the 
                term `covered Federal agency' means a Federal agency 
                that--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) is required to conduct an 
                        SBIR program; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) elects to use the funds 
                        allocated to the SBIR program of the Federal 
                        agency for the purposes described in paragraph 
                        (1).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Requirement.--Each covered Federal 
                agency shall transfer an amount equal to 15 percent of 
                the funds that are used for the purposes described in 
                paragraph (1) to the Administration--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) for the Regional SBIR State 
                        Collaborative Initiative Pilot Program 
                        established under subsection (uu);</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) for the Federal and State 
                        Technology Partnership Program established 
                        under section 34; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) to support the Office of 
                        the Administration that administers the SBIR 
                        program and the STTR program, subject to 
                        agreement from other agencies about how the 
                        funds will be used, in carrying out those 
                        programs and the programs described in clauses 
                        (i) and (ii).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) Pilot program.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Of amounts provided to 
                the Administration under paragraph (7), not less than 
                $5,000,000 shall be used to provide awards under the 
                Regional SBIR State Collaborative Initiative Pilot 
                Program established under subsection (uu) for each 
                fiscal year in which the program is in 
                effect.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Disbursement flexibility.--The 
                Administration may use any unused funds made available 
                under subparagraph (A) as of April 1 of each fiscal 
                year for awards to carry out clauses (ii) and (iii) of 
                paragraph (7)(B) after providing written notice to--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the Committee on Small 
                        Business and Entrepreneurship and the Committee 
                        on Appropriations of the Senate; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the Committee on Small 
                        Business and the Committee on Appropriations of 
                        the House of Representatives.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding after subsection (tt), as added by 
        section 304 of this Act, the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(uu) Regional SBIR State Collaborative Initiative Pilot 
Program.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the term `eligible entity' means--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) a research institution; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) a small business 
                        concern;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the term `eligible State' means--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) a State that the 
                        Administrator determines is 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 3 years for which 
                        the Administration has applicable data; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) an EPSCoR State that--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) is a State described 
                                in clause (i); or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) is--</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    ``(aa) not a State 
                                        described in clause (i); 
                                        and</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    ``(bb) invited to 
                                        participate in a regional 
                                        collaborative;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) the term `EPSCoR State' means a 
                State that participates in the Experimental Program to 
                Stimulate Competitive Research of the National Science 
                Foundation, as established under section 113 of the 
                National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 
                (42 U.S.C. 1862g);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) the term `FAST program' means the 
                Federal and State Technology Partnership Program 
                established under section 34;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) the term `pilot program' means the 
                Regional SBIR State Collaborative Initiative Pilot 
                Program established under paragraph (2);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) the term `regional collaborative' 
                means a collaborative consisting of eligible entities 
                that are located in not less than 3 eligible States; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) the term `State' means any State of 
                the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
                Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or 
                possession of the United States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Establishment.--The Administrator shall 
        establish a pilot program, to be known as the Regional SBIR 
        State Collaborative Initiative Pilot Program, under which the 
        Administrator shall provide awards to regional collaboratives 
        to address the needs of small business concerns in order to be 
        more competitive in the proposal and selection process for 
        awards under the SBIR program and the STTR program and to 
        increase technology transfer and commercialization.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Goals.--The goals of the pilot program are--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) to create regional collaboratives 
                that allow eligible entities to work cooperatively to 
                leverage resources to address the needs of small 
                business concerns;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) to grow SBIR program and STTR 
                program cooperative research and development and 
                commercialization through increased awards under those 
                programs;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) to increase the participation of 
                States that have historically received a lower level of 
                awards under the SBIR program and the STTR 
                program;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) to utilize the strengths and 
                advantages of regional collaboratives to better 
                leverage resources, best practices, and economies of 
                scale in a region for the purpose of increasing awards 
                and increasing the commercialization of the SBIR 
                program and STTR projects;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) to increase the competitiveness of 
                the SBIR program and the STTR program;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) to identify sources of outside 
                funding for applicants for an award under the SBIR 
                program or the STTR program, including venture 
                capitalists, angel investor groups, private industry, 
                crowd funding, and special loan programs; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) to offer increased one-on-one 
                engagements with companies and entrepreneurs for SBIR 
                program and STTR program education, assistance, and 
                successful outcomes.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Application.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--A regional 
                collaborative that desires to participate in the pilot 
                program shall submit to the Administrator an 
                application at such time, in such manner, and 
                containing such information as the Administrator may 
                require.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Inclusion of lead eligible entities 
                and coordinator.--A regional collaborative shall 
                include in an application submitted under subparagraph 
                (A)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the name of each lead 
                        eligible entity from each eligible State in the 
                        regional collaborative, as designated under 
                        paragraph (5)(A); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the name of the coordinator 
                        for the regional collaborative, as designated 
                        under paragraph (6).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Avoidance of duplication.--A 
                regional collaborative shall include in an application 
                submitted under subparagraph (A) an explanation as to 
                how the activities of the regional collaborative under 
                the pilot program would differ from other State and 
                Federal outreach activities in each eligible State in 
                the regional collaborative.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Lead eligible entity.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Each eligible State in 
                a regional collaborative shall designate 1 eligible 
                entity located in the eligible State to serve as the 
                lead eligible entity for the eligible State.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Authorization by governor.--Each 
                lead eligible entity designated under subparagraph (A) 
                shall be authorized to act as the lead eligible entity 
                by the Governor of the applicable eligible 
                State.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Responsibilities.--Each lead 
                eligible entity designated under subparagraph (A) shall 
                be responsible for administering the activities and 
                program initiatives described in paragraph (7) in the 
                applicable eligible State.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Regional collaborative coordinator.--Each 
        regional collaborative shall designate a coordinator from 
        amongst the eligible entities located in the eligible States in 
        the regional collaborative, who shall serve as the interface 
        between the regional collaborative and the Administration with 
        respect to measuring cross-State collaboration and program 
        effectiveness and documenting best practices.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) Use of funds.--Each regional collaborative 
        that is provided an award under the pilot program may, in each 
        eligible State in which an eligible entity of the regional 
        collaborative is located--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) establish an initiative under which 
                first-time applicants for an award under the SBIR 
                program or the STTR program are reviewed by 
                experienced, national experts in the United States, as 
                determined by the lead eligible entity designated under 
                paragraph (5)(A);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) engage national mentors on a 
                frequent basis to work directly with applicants for an 
                award under the SBIR program or the STTR program, 
                particularly during Phase II, to assist with the 
                process of preparing and submitting a 
                proposal;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) create and make available an online 
                mechanism to serve as a resource for applicants for an 
                award under the SBIR program or the STTR program to 
                identify and connect with Federal labs, prime 
                government contractor companies, other industry 
                partners, and regional industry cluster 
                organizations;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) conduct focused and concentrated 
                outreach efforts to increase participation in the SBIR 
                program and the STTR program by small business concerns 
                owned and controlled by women, small business concerns 
                owned and controlled by veterans, small business 
                concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
                economically disadvantaged individuals (as defined in 
                section 8(d)(3)(C)), and historically black colleges 
                and universities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) administer a structured program of 
                training and technical assistance--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) to prepare applicants for an 
                        award under the SBIR program or the STTR 
                        program--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) to compete more 
                                effectively for Phase I and Phase II 
                                awards; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) to develop and 
                                implement a successful 
                                commercialization plan;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) to assist eligible States 
                        focusing on transition and commercialization to 
                        win Phase III awards from public and private 
                        partners;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) to create more competitive 
                        proposals to increase awards from all Federal 
                        sources, with a focus on awards under the SBIR 
                        program and the STTR program; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) to assist first-time 
                        applicants by providing small grants for proof 
                        of concept research; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) assist applicants for an award under 
                the SBIR program or the STTR program to identify 
                sources of outside funding, including venture 
                capitalists, angel investor groups, private industry, 
                crowd funding, and special loan programs.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) Award amount.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall 
                provide an award to each eligible State in which an 
                eligible entity of a regional collaborative is located 
                in an amount that is not more than $300,000 to carry 
                out the activities described in paragraph 
                (7).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Limitation.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) In general.--An eligible 
                        State may not receive an award under both the 
                        FAST program and the pilot program for the same 
                        year.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Rule of construction.--
                        Nothing in clause (i) shall be construed to 
                        prevent an eligible State from applying for an 
                        award under the FAST program and the pilot 
                        program for the same year.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) Duration of award.--An award provided under 
        the pilot program shall be for a period of not more than 1 
        year, and may be renewed by the Administrator for 1 additional 
        year.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(10) Termination.--The pilot program shall 
        terminate on September 30, 2021.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(11) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2021, 
        the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Small 
        Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee 
        on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report on 
        the pilot program, which shall include--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) an assessment of the pilot program 
                and the effectiveness of the pilot program in meeting 
                the goals described in paragraph (3);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) an assessment of the best practices, 
                including an analysis of how the pilot program compares 
                to the FAST program and a single-State approach; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) recommendations as to whether any 
                aspect of the pilot program should be extended or made 
                permanent.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 402. FEDERAL AND STATE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP 
              PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 34 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657d) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (h)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2001 
                through 2005'' and inserting ``2017 through 2021''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``fiscal 
                years 2001 through 2005'' and inserting ``each of 
                fiscal years 2017 through 2021''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (i), by striking ``September 30, 
        2005'' and inserting ``September 30, 2021''.</DELETED>

  <DELETED>TITLE V--OVERSIGHT AND SIMPLIFICATION INITIATIVES</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 501. DATA MODERNIZATION SUMMIT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the term ``Administration'' means the Small 
        Business Administration;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the term ``Committee'' means the SBIR and STTR 
        Interagency Policy Committee established under subsection 
        (b);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the terms ``Federal agency'', ``SBIR'', and 
        ``STTR'' have the meanings given such terms under section 9(e) 
        of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e));</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the term ``participating Federal agency'' 
        means a Federal agency with an SBIR program or an STTR 
        program;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) the term ``phase'' means Phase I, Phase II, 
        and Phase III, as those terms are defined under section 9(e) of 
        the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) the term ``small business concern'' has the 
        meaning given that term under section 3 of the Small Business 
        Act (15 U.S.C. 632).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Establishment.--There is established an interagency 
committee to be known as the ``SBIR and STTR Interagency Policy 
Committee''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Membership.--The Committee shall include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) 2 representatives from each participating 
        Federal agency, of which--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) 1 shall have expertise with respect to 
                the SBIR program and STTR program of the Federal 
                agency; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) 1 shall have expertise with respect to 
                the information technology systems of the Federal 
                agency; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) 2 representatives from the Administration, of 
        which--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) 1 shall serve as chairperson of the 
                Committee; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) 1 shall be from the Information 
                Technology Development Team of the Office of Investment 
                and Innovation of the Administration.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Duties.--The Committee shall review the 
recommendations made in the report to Congress by the Office of Science 
and Technology of the Administration entitled ``SBIR/STTR TechNet 
Public & Government Databases'', dated September 15, 2014, and the 
practices of participating Federal agencies to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) determine how to collect data on achievements 
        by small business concerns in each phase of the SBIR program 
        and the STTR program and ensure collection and dissemination of 
        such data in a timely, efficient, and uniform manner;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) establish a uniform baseline for metrics that 
        support improving the solicitation, contracting, funding, and 
        execution of program management in the SBIR program and the 
        STTR program;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) normalize formatting and database usage across 
        participating Federal agencies; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) determine the feasibility of developing a 
        common system across all participating Federal agencies and the 
        paperwork requirements under such a common system.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Implementation.--Not later than September 31, 2018, 
the Committee shall brief the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of 
the House of Representatives on the solutions identified by the 
Committee under subsection (d) and resources needed to execute the 
solutions.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 502. IMPLEMENTATION OF OUTSTANDING REAUTHORIZATION 
              PROVISIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 9(mm) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638(mm)), as amended by section 401(1) of this Act, is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph 
        (3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (3) and (9)''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) Suspension of funding.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) For federal agencies.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) In general.--For fiscal 
                        years 2018 and 2019, any Federal agency that 
                        has not implemented each provision of law 
                        described in clause (ii)--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) shall continue to 
                                provide amounts to the Administration 
                                in accordance with paragraph (7)(B); 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) may not use any 
                                additional amounts as described in 
                                paragraph (1) until 30 days after the 
                                date on which the Federal agency 
                                submits to the Committee on Small 
                                Business and Entrepreneurship of the 
                                Senate and the Committee on Small 
                                Business of the House of 
                                Representatives documentation 
                                demonstrating that the Federal agency 
                                has implemented and is in compliance 
                                with each provision of law described in 
                                clause (ii).</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Provisions.--The provisions 
                        of law described in this subparagraph are the 
                        following:</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) Subsection (r)(4), 
                                relating to Phase III 
                                preferences.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) Paragraphs (5) and 
                                (6) of subsection (y), relating to 
                                insertion goals.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) Subsection 
                                (g)(4)(B), relating to shortening the 
                                decision time for SBIR 
                                awards.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) Subsection 
                                (o)(4)(B), relating to shortening the 
                                decision time for STTR 
                                awards.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(V) Subsection (v), 
                                relating to reducing paperwork and 
                                compliance burdens.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) For administration.--For fiscal 
                years 2018 and 2019, if the Administration is not in 
                compliance with subsection (b)(7), relating to annual 
                reports to Congress, the Administration may not use 
                amounts received under paragraph (7)(B) of this 
                subsection for a purpose described in clause (iii) of 
                such paragraph (7)(B).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Clarification of Reporting Requirement.--Section 
9(b)(7) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(b)(7)) is amended in 
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``not less than 
annually'' and inserting ``not later than February 1 of each 
year''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 503. STRENGTHENING OF THE REQUIREMENT TO SHORTEN THE 
              APPLICATION REVIEW AND DECISION TIME.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (g)(4), by striking subparagraph 
        (B) and inserting the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) make a final decision on each 
                proposal submitted under the SBIR program--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) for the Department of Health 
                        and Human Services, not later than 1 year after 
                        the date on which the applicable solicitation 
                        closes, with a goal to reduce the review and 
                        decision time to less than 10 months by 
                        September 30, 2019;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) for the Department of 
                        Agriculture and the National Science 
                        Foundation, not later than 6 months after the 
                        date on which the applicable solicitation 
                        closes; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) for any other Federal 
                        agency--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) not later than 90 
                                days after the date on which the 
                                applicable solicitation closes; 
                                or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) if the 
                                Administrator authorizes an extension 
                                with respect to a solicitation, not 
                                later than 90 days after the date that 
                                would otherwise be applicable to the 
                                Federal agency under subclause (I);''; 
                                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (o)(4), by striking subparagraph 
        (B) and inserting the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) make a final decision on each 
                proposal submitted under the STTR program--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) for the Department of Health 
                        and Human Services, not later than 1 year after 
                        the date on which the applicable solicitation 
                        closes, with a goal to reduce the review and 
                        decision time to less than 10 months by 
                        September 30, 2019;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) for the Department of 
                        Agriculture and the National Science 
                        Foundation, not later than 6 months after the 
                        date on which the applicable solicitation 
                        closes; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) for any other Federal 
                        agency--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) not later than 90 
                                days after the date on which the 
                                applicable solicitation closes; 
                                or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) if the 
                                Administrator authorizes an extension 
                                with respect to a solicitation, not 
                                later than 90 days after the date that 
                                would otherwise be applicable to the 
                                Federal agency under subclause 
                                (I);''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 504. CONTINUED GAO OVERSIGHT OF ALLOCATION COMPLIANCE AND 
              ACCURACY IN FUNDING BASE CALCULATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 5136(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012 (15 U.S.C. 638 note) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
        striking ``until the date that is 5 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``until the date on which 
        the Comptroller General of the United States submits the report 
        relating to fiscal year 2019'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (C) 
        and inserting the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) assess whether the change in the 
                base funding for the Department of Defense as required 
                by subparagraphs (J) and (K) of section 9(f)(1) of the 
                Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(f)(1))--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) improves transparency for 
                        determining whether the Department is complying 
                        with the allocation requirements;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) reduces the burden of 
                        calculating the allocations; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) improves the compliance of 
                        the Department with the allocation 
                        requirements; and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ``under 
        subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``under subparagraphs (B) and 
        (C)''.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>TITLE VI--TECHNICAL CHANGES</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 601. UNIFORM REFERENCE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
              HUMAN SERVICES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (cc), by striking ``National 
        Institutes of Health'' and inserting ``Department of Health and 
        Human Services''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (dd)(1)(A), by striking 
        ``Director of the National Institutes of Health'' and inserting 
        ``Secretary of Health and Human Services''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 602. FLEXIBILITY FOR PHASE II AWARD 
              INVITATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 9(e)(4)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(e)(4)(B)) is amended in the matter preceding clause (i)--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``, which shall not include any 
        invitation, pre-screening, or pre-selection process for 
        eligibility for Phase II,''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting ``in which eligibility for an 
        award shall not be based only on an invitation, pre-screening, 
        or pre-selection process and'' before ``in which 
        awards''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and 
Improvement Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

                  TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS

Sec. 101. Permanency of SBIR program and STTR program.

    TITLE II--ENHANCED SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS TO FEDERAL INNOVATION 
                              INVESTMENTS

Sec. 201. Allocation increases and transparency in base calculation.
Sec. 202. Regular oversight of award amounts.

               TITLE III--COMMERCIALIZATION IMPROVEMENTS

Sec. 301. Permanency of the commercialization pilot program for 
                            civilian agencies.
Sec. 302. Enforcement of national small business goal for Federal 
                            research and development.
Sec. 303. Tracking rapid innovation fund awards in annual congressional 
                            report.
Sec. 304. Intellectual property protection for technology development.
Sec. 305. Annual GAO audit of compliance with commercialization goals.
Sec. 306. Clarifying the Phase III preference.
Sec. 307. Improvements to technical and business assistance.

             TITLE IV--PROGRAM DIVERSIFICATION INITIATIVES

Sec. 401. Regional SBIR State collaborative initiative pilot program.
Sec. 402. Federal and State Technology Partnership Program.

           TITLE V--OVERSIGHT AND SIMPLIFICATION INITIATIVES

Sec. 501. Data modernization summit.
Sec. 502. Implementation of outstanding reauthorization provisions.
Sec. 503. Strengthening of the requirement to shorten the application 
                            review and decision time.
Sec. 504. Continued GAO oversight of allocation compliance and accuracy 
                            in funding base calculations.

            TITLE VI--PARTICIPATION BY WOMEN AND MINORITIES

Sec. 601. SBA coordination on increasing outreach for women and 
                            minority-owned businesses.
Sec. 602. Federal agency outreach requirements for women and minority-
                            owned businesses.
Sec. 603. STTR policy directive modification.
Sec. 604. Interagency SBIR/STTR Policy Committee.
Sec. 605. Diversity and STEM workforce development pilot program.

                      TITLE VII--TECHNICAL CHANGES

Sec. 701. Uniform reference to the Department of Health and Human 
                            Services.
Sec. 702. Flexibility for Phase II award invitations.

                  TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS

SEC. 101. PERMANENCY OF SBIR PROGRAM AND STTR PROGRAM.

    (a) SBIR.--Section 9(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(m)) is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Termination'' 
        and inserting ``SBIR Program Authorization''; and
            (2) by striking ``terminate on September 30, 2017'' and 
        inserting ``be in effect for each fiscal year''.
    (b) STTR.--Section 9(n)(1)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(n)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``through fiscal year 2017''.

    TITLE II--ENHANCED SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS TO FEDERAL INNOVATION 
                              INVESTMENTS

SEC. 201. ALLOCATION INCREASES AND TRANSPARENCY IN BASE CALCULATION.

    (a) SBIR.--Section 9(f) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``expend'' and inserting ``obligate for 
                expenditure'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and each 
                fiscal year thereafter,'' and inserting a semicolon; 
                and
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the 
                following:
                    ``(J) for a Federal agency other than the 
                Department of Defense--
                            ``(i) not less than 3.5 percent of the 
                        extramural budget for research or research and 
                        development of the Federal agency in each of 
                        fiscal years 2018 and 2019;
                            ``(ii) not less than 4 percent of such 
                        extramural budget in each of fiscal years 2020 
                        and 2021;
                            ``(iii) not less than 4.5 percent of such 
                        extramural budget in each of fiscal years 2022 
                        and 2023;
                            ``(iv) not less than 5 percent of such 
                        extramural budget in each of fiscal years 2024 
                        and 2025;
                            ``(v) not less than 5.5 percent of such 
                        extramural budget in each of fiscal years 2026 
                        and 2027; and
                            ``(vi) not less than 6 percent of such 
                        extramural budget in fiscal year 2028 and each 
                        fiscal year thereafter; and
                    ``(K) for the Department of Defense--
                            ``(i) not less than 2.5 percent of the 
                        budget for research, development, test, and 
                        evaluation of the Department of Defense in each 
                        of fiscal years 2018 and 2019;
                            ``(ii) not less than 3 percent of such 
                        budget in each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021;
                            ``(iii) not less than 3.5 percent of such 
                        budget in each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023;
                            ``(iv) not less than 4 percent of such 
                        budget in each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025;
                            ``(v) not less than 4.5 percent of such 
                        budget in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027; 
                        and
                            ``(vi) not less than 5 percent of such 
                        budget in fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year 
                        thereafter,'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``(or for the 
        Department of Defense, an amount of the budget for basic 
        research of the Department of Defense)'' after ``research''; 
        and
            (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``(or for the Department 
        of Defense an amount of the budget for research, development, 
        test, and evaluation of the Department of Defense)'' after ``of 
        the agency''.
    (b) STTR.--Section 9(n)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(n)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``expend'' and inserting ``obligate 
                for expenditure''; and
                    (B) by striking ``not less than the percentage of 
                that extramural budget specified in subparagraph (B)'' 
                and inserting ``for a Federal agency other than the 
                Department of Defense, not less than the percentage of 
                that extramural budget specified in subparagraph (B) 
                and, for the Department of Defense, not less than the 
                percentage of the budget for research, development, 
                test, and evaluation of the Department of Defense 
                specified in subparagraph (B)''
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
                ``the extramural budget required to be expended by an 
                agency'' and inserting ``the extramural budget, for a 
                Federal agency other than the Department of Defense, 
                and of the budget for research, development, test, and 
                evaluation, for the Department of Defense, required to 
                be obligated for expenditure with small business 
                concerns'';
                    (B) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (C) in clause (v), by striking ``fiscal year 2016 
                and each fiscal year thereafter.'' and inserting ``each 
                of fiscal years 2016 and 2017;''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(vi) 0.55 percent for each of fiscal 
                        years 2018 and 2019;
                            ``(vii) 0.65 percent for each of fiscal 
                        years 2020 and 2021;
                            ``(viii) 0.75 percent for each of fiscal 
                        years 2022 and 2023; and
                            ``(ix) 1 percent for fiscal year 2024 and 
                        each fiscal year thereafter.''.

SEC. 202. REGULAR OVERSIGHT OF AWARD AMOUNTS.

    (a) Elimination of Automatic Inflation Adjustments.--Section 9(j) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(j)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(D), by inserting ``through fiscal year 
        2016'' after ``every year''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) 2016 modifications for dollar value of awards.--Not 
        later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the SBIR and 
        STTR Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2016, the 
        Administrator shall modify the policy directives issued under 
        this subsection to--
                    ``(A) eliminate the annual adjustments for 
                inflation of the dollar value of awards described in 
                paragraph (2)(D); and
                    ``(B) clarify that Congress intends to review the 
                dollar value of awards every 3 fiscal years.''.
    (b) Sense of Congress Regarding Regular Review of the Award 
Sizes.--It is the sense of Congress that for fiscal year 2019, and 
every third fiscal year thereafter, Congress should evaluate whether 
the maximum award sizes under the Small Business Innovation Research 
Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program under 
section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) should be adjusted 
and, if so, take appropriate action to direct that such adjustments be 
made under the policy directives issued under subsection (j) of such 
section.
    (c) Clarification of Sequential Phase II Awards.--Section 9(ff) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(ff)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(3) Clarification of sequential phase ii awards.--The 
        head of a Federal agency shall ensure that any sequential Phase 
        II award is made in accordance with the limitations on award 
        sizes under subsection (aa).
            ``(4) Cross-agency sequential phase ii awards.--A small 
        business concern that receives a sequential Phase II SBIR or 
        Phase II STTR award for a project from a Federal agency is 
        eligible to receive an additional sequential Phase II award 
        that continues work on that project from another Federal 
        agency.''.

               TITLE III--COMMERCIALIZATION IMPROVEMENTS

SEC. 301. PERMANENCY OF THE COMMERCIALIZATION PILOT PROGRAM FOR 
              CIVILIAN AGENCIES.

    Section 9(gg) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(gg)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Pilot 
        Program'' and inserting ``Commercialization Development 
        Awards'';
            (2) by striking paragraphs (2), (7), and (8);
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) as 
        paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `commercialization development 
                program' means a program established by a covered 
                Federal agency under paragraph (1); and
                    ``(B) the term `covered Federal agency'--
                            ``(i) means a Federal agency participating 
                        in the SBIR program or the STTR program; and
                            ``(ii) does not include the Department of 
                        Defense.''; and
            (5) by striking ``pilot program'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``commercialization development program''.

SEC. 302. ENFORCEMENT OF NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS GOAL FOR FEDERAL 
              RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 9(h) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638 (h)) is 
amended by inserting ``, which may not be less than 10 percent for 
fiscal year 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter,'' after ``shall 
establish goals''.

SEC. 303. TRACKING RAPID INNOVATION FUND AWARDS IN ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL 
              REPORT.

    Section 9(b)(7) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(b)(7)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (G), adding ``and'' at the end; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) information regarding awards under the Rapid 
                Innovation Program under section 1073 of the Ike 
                Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
                Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 124 Stat. 4366; 10 
                U.S.C. 2359 note), including--
                            ``(i) the number and dollar amount of 
                        awards made under the Rapid Innovation Program 
                        to business concerns receiving an award under 
                        the SBIR program or the STTR program;
                            ``(ii) the proportion of awards under the 
                        Rapid Innovation Program made to business 
                        concerns receiving an award under the SBIR 
                        program or the STTR program;
                            ``(iii) the proportion of awards under the 
                        Rapid Innovation Program made to small business 
                        concerns; and
                            ``(iv) a projection of the effect on the 
                        number of awards under the Rapid Innovation 
                        Program if amounts to carry out the program 
                        were made available as a fixed allocation of 
                        the amount appropriated to the Department of 
                        Defense for research, development, test, and 
                        evaluation, excluding amounts appropriated for 
                        the defense universities;''.

SEC. 304. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION FOR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(tt) Intellectual Property Protections.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2)(B), the cost of 
        seeking protection for intellectual property, including a 
        trademark, copyright, or patent, that was created through work 
        performed under an SBIR or STTR award is allowable as an 
        indirect cost under that award.
            ``(2) Clarification of patent costs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A Federal agency shall not 
                directly or indirectly inhibit, through the policies, 
                directives, or practices of the Federal agency, an 
                otherwise eligible small business concern performing 
                under an SBIR or STTR award from recovering patent 
                costs incurred as requirements under that award, 
                including--
                            ``(i) the costs of preparing--
                                    ``(I) invention disclosures;
                                    ``(II) reports; and
                                    ``(III) other documents;
                            ``(ii) the costs for searching the art to 
                        the extent necessary to make the invention 
                        disclosures;
                            ``(iii) other costs in connection with the 
                        filing and prosecution of a United States 
                        patent application where title or royalty-free 
                        license is to be conveyed to the Federal 
                        Government; and
                            ``(iv) general counseling services relating 
                        to patent matters, including advice on patent 
                        laws, regulations, clauses, and employee 
                        agreements.
                    ``(B) Recovery limitations.--After consultation 
                with contracting or auditing authorities, the patent 
                costs described in subparagraph (A) shall be allowable 
                for technology developed under a--
                            ``(i) Phase I award, as indirect costs in 
                        an amount not greater than $5,000;
                            ``(ii) Phase II award, as indirect costs in 
                        an amount not greater than $15,000; and
                            ``(iii) Phase III award in which the 
                        Federal Government has government purpose 
                        rights (as defined in section 227.7103-5 of 
                        title 48, Code of Federal Regulations).''.

SEC. 305. ANNUAL GAO AUDIT OF COMPLIANCE WITH COMMERCIALIZATION GOALS.

    Section 9(nn) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(nn)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(nn) Annual GAO Report on Government Compliance With Goals, 
Incentives, and Phase III Preference.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and Improvement 
Act of 2016, and every year thereafter until the date that is 5 years 
after the date of enactment of the SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and 
Improvement Act of 2016, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of 
the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
Representatives a report that--
            ``(1) discusses the status of the compliance of Federal 
        agencies with the requirements or authorities established 
        under--
                    ``(A) subsection (h), relating to the establishment 
                by certain Federal agencies of a goal for funding 
                agreements for research and research and development 
                with small business concerns;
                    ``(B) subsection (y)(5)(A), relating to the 
                requirement for the Department of Defense to establish 
                goals for the transition of Phase III technologies in 
                subcontracting plans;
                    ``(C) subsection (y)(5)(B), relating to the 
                requirement for the Department of Defense to establish 
                procedures for a prime contractor to report the number 
                and dollar amount of contracts with small business 
                concerns for Phase III SBIR projects or STTR projects 
                of the prime contractor; and
                    ``(D) subsection (y)(6), relating to the 
                requirement for the Department of Defense to set a goal 
                to increase the number of Phase II SBIR and STTR 
                contracts that transition into programs of record or 
                fielded systems;
            ``(2) includes, for a Federal agency that is in compliance 
        with a requirement described under paragraph (1), a description 
        of how the Federal agency achieved compliance; and
            ``(3) includes a list, organized by Federal agency, of 
        small business concerns that have asserted that--
                    ``(A) the Government or prime contractor--
                            ``(i) did not protect the intellectual 
                        property of the small business concern in 
                        accordance with data rights under the SBIR or 
                        STTR award; or
                            ``(ii) issued a Phase III SBIR or STTR 
                        award conditional on relinquishing data rights;
                    ``(B) the Federal agency solicited bids for a 
                contract, or provided funding to an entity other than 
                the small business concern receiving the SBIR or STTR 
                award, that was for work that derived from, extended, 
                or completed efforts made under prior funding 
                agreements under the SBIR program or STTR program;
                    ``(C) the Government or prime contractor did not 
                comply with the SBIR and STTR policy directives and the 
                small business concern filed a comment or complaint to 
                the Office of the National Ombudsman or appealed to the 
                Administrator for intervention; or
                    ``(D) the Federal agency did not comply with 
                subsection (g)(12) or (o)(16) requiring timely notice 
                to the Administrator of any case or controversy before 
                any Federal judicial or administrative tribunal 
                concerning the SBIR program or the STTR program of the 
                Federal agency.''.

SEC. 306. CLARIFYING THE PHASE III PREFERENCE.

    Section 9(r) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(r)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (4);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4), and 
        transferring such paragraph to after paragraph (3); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Phase iii award direction for agencies and prime 
        contractors.--To the greatest extent practicable, Federal 
        agencies and Federal prime contractors shall issue Phase III 
        awards relating to technology, including sole source awards and 
        awards under the Defense Research and Development Rapid 
        Innovation Program under section 1073 of the Ike Skelton 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public 
        Law 111-383; 124 Stat. 4366; 10 U.S.C. 2359 note), to the SBIR 
        and STTR award recipients that developed the technology.''.

SEC. 307. IMPROVEMENTS TO TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.

    Section 9(q) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(q)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and 
        Business'' after ``Technical'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``a vendor selected under 
                        paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``1 or more 
                        vendors selected under paragraph (2)(A)'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``and business'' before 
                        ``assistance services''; and
                            (iii) by inserting ``assistance with 
                        product sales, intellectual property 
                        protections, market research, market 
                        validation, and development of regulatory plans 
                        and manufacturing plans,'' after 
                        ``technologies,''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, including 
                intellectual property protections'' before the period 
                at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``Each agency may select a vendor 
                to assist small business concerns to meet'' and 
                inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Each agency may select 1 or more 
                vendors from which small business concerns may obtain 
                assistance in meeting''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Selection by small business concern.--A small 
                business concern may, by contract or otherwise, select 
                1 or more vendors to assist the small business concern 
                in meeting the goals listed in paragraph (1).''; and
            (4) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``paragraph (2)'' 
                each place it appears;
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$5,000 per 
                year'' each place it appears and inserting ``$6,500 per 
                project'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``$5,000 per year'' each 
                        place it appears and inserting ``$35,000 per 
                        project''; and
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``which 
                        shall be in addition to the amount of the 
                        recipient's award'' and inserting ``which may, 
                        as determined appropriate by the head of the 
                        Federal agency, be included as part of the 
                        recipient's award or be in addition to the 
                        amount of the recipient's award'';
                    (D) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by inserting ``or business'' after 
                        ``technical'';
                            (ii) by striking ``the vendor'' and 
                        inserting ``a vendor''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following: 
                        ``Business-related services aimed at improving 
                        the commercialization success of a small 
                        business concern may be obtained from an 
                        entity, such as a public or private 
                        organization or an agency of or other entity 
                        established or funded by a State that 
                        facilitates or accelerates the 
                        commercialization of technologies or assists in 
                        the creation and growth of private enterprises 
                        that are commercializing technology.'';
                    (E) in subparagraph (D)--
                            (i) by inserting ``or business'' after 
                        ``technical'' each place it appears; and
                            (ii) in clause (i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``the vendor'' and 
                                inserting ``1 or more vendors''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``provides'' and 
                                inserting ``provide''; and
                    (F) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Multiple award recipients.--The Administrator 
                shall establish a limit on the amount of technical and 
                business assistance services that may be received or 
                purchased under subparagraph (B) by small business 
                concerns with respect to multiple Phase II SBIR or STTR 
                awards for a fiscal year.''.

             TITLE IV--PROGRAM DIVERSIFICATION INITIATIVES

SEC. 401. REGIONAL SBIR STATE COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE PILOT PROGRAM.

    Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (mm)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``2017'' and inserting 
                        ``2021'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (I), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (J), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(K) funding for improvements that increase 
                commonality across data systems, reduce redundancy, and 
                improve data oversight and accuracy.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) SBIR and sttr programs; fast program.--
                    ``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                `covered Federal agency' means a Federal agency that--
                            ``(i) is required to conduct an SBIR 
                        program; and
                            ``(ii) elects to use the funds allocated to 
                        the SBIR program of the Federal agency for the 
                        purposes described in paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Requirement.--Each covered Federal agency 
                shall transfer an amount equal to 15 percent of the 
                funds that are used for the purposes described in 
                paragraph (1) to the Administration--
                            ``(i) for the Regional SBIR State 
                        Collaborative Initiative Pilot Program 
                        established under subsection (uu);
                            ``(ii) for the Federal and State Technology 
                        Partnership Program established under section 
                        34; and
                            ``(iii) to support the Office of the 
                        Administration that administers the SBIR 
                        program and the STTR program, subject to 
                        agreement from other agencies about how the 
                        funds will be used, in carrying out those 
                        programs and the programs described in clauses 
                        (i) and (ii).
            ``(8) Pilot program.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Of amounts provided to the 
                Administration under paragraph (7), not less than 
                $5,000,000 shall be used to provide awards under the 
                Regional SBIR State Collaborative Initiative Pilot 
                Program established under subsection (uu) for each 
                fiscal year in which the program is in effect.
                    ``(B) Disbursement flexibility.--The Administration 
                may use any unused funds made available under 
                subparagraph (A) as of April 1 of each fiscal year for 
                awards to carry out clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph 
                (7)(B) after providing written notice to--
                            ``(i) the Committee on Small Business and 
                        Entrepreneurship and the Committee on 
                        Appropriations of the Senate; and
                            ``(ii) the Committee on Small Business and 
                        the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                        Representatives.''; and
            (2) by adding after subsection (tt), as added by section 
        304 of this Act, the following:
    ``(uu) Regional SBIR State Collaborative Initiative Pilot 
Program.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `eligible entity' means--
                            ``(i) a research institution; and
                            ``(ii) a small business concern;
                    ``(B) the term `eligible State' means--
                            ``(i) a State that the Administrator 
                        determines is 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 3 years for which the 
                        Administration has applicable data; and
                            ``(ii) an EPSCoR State that--
                                    ``(I) is a State described in 
                                clause (i); or
                                    ``(II) is--
                                            ``(aa) not a State 
                                        described in clause (i); and
                                            ``(bb) invited to 
                                        participate in a regional 
                                        collaborative;
                    ``(C) the term `EPSCoR State' means a State that 
                participates in the Experimental Program to Stimulate 
                Competitive Research of the National Science 
                Foundation, as established under section 113 of the 
                National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 
                (42 U.S.C. 1862g);
                    ``(D) the term `FAST program' means the Federal and 
                State Technology Partnership Program established under 
                section 34;
                    ``(E) the term `pilot program' means the Regional 
                SBIR State Collaborative Initiative Pilot Program 
                established under paragraph (2);
                    ``(F) the term `regional collaborative' means a 
                collaborative consisting of eligible entities that are 
                located in not less than 3 eligible States; and
                    ``(G) the term `State' means any State of the 
                United States, the District of Columbia, the 
                Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or 
                possession of the United States.
            ``(2) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish a 
        pilot program, to be known as the Regional SBIR State 
        Collaborative Initiative Pilot Program, under which the 
        Administrator shall provide awards to regional collaboratives 
        to address the needs of small business concerns in order to be 
        more competitive in the proposal and selection process for 
        awards under the SBIR program and the STTR program and to 
        increase technology transfer and commercialization.
            ``(3) Goals.--The goals of the pilot program are--
                    ``(A) to create regional collaboratives that allow 
                eligible entities to work cooperatively to leverage 
                resources to address the needs of small business 
                concerns;
                    ``(B) to grow SBIR program and STTR program 
                cooperative research and development and 
                commercialization through increased awards under those 
                programs;
                    ``(C) to increase the participation of States that 
                have historically received a lower level of awards 
                under the SBIR program and the STTR program;
                    ``(D) to utilize the strengths and advantages of 
                regional collaboratives to better leverage resources, 
                best practices, and economies of scale in a region for 
                the purpose of increasing awards and increasing the 
                commercialization of the SBIR program and STTR 
                projects;
                    ``(E) to increase the competitiveness of the SBIR 
                program and the STTR program;
                    ``(F) to identify sources of outside funding for 
                applicants for an award under the SBIR program or the 
                STTR program, including venture capitalists, angel 
                investor groups, private industry, crowd funding, and 
                special loan programs; and
                    ``(G) to offer increased one-on-one engagements 
                with companies and entrepreneurs for SBIR program and 
                STTR program education, assistance, and successful 
                outcomes.
            ``(4) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A regional collaborative that 
                desires to participate in the pilot program shall 
                submit to the Administrator an application at such 
                time, in such manner, and containing such information 
                as the Administrator may require.
                    ``(B) Inclusion of lead eligible entities and 
                coordinator.--A regional collaborative shall include in 
                an application submitted under subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) the name of each lead eligible entity 
                        from each eligible State in the regional 
                        collaborative, as designated under paragraph 
                        (5)(A); and
                            ``(ii) the name of the coordinator for the 
                        regional collaborative, as designated under 
                        paragraph (6).
                    ``(C) Avoidance of duplication.--A regional 
                collaborative shall include in an application submitted 
                under subparagraph (A) an explanation as to how the 
                activities of the regional collaborative under the 
                pilot program would differ from other State and Federal 
                outreach activities in each eligible State in the 
                regional collaborative.
            ``(5) Lead eligible entity.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each eligible State in a 
                regional collaborative shall designate 1 eligible 
                entity located in the eligible State to serve as the 
                lead eligible entity for the eligible State.
                    ``(B) Authorization by governor.--Each lead 
                eligible entity designated under subparagraph (A) shall 
                be authorized to act as the lead eligible entity by the 
                Governor of the applicable eligible State.
                    ``(C) Responsibilities.--Each lead eligible entity 
                designated under subparagraph (A) shall be responsible 
                for administering the activities and program 
                initiatives described in paragraph (7) in the 
                applicable eligible State.
            ``(6) Regional collaborative coordinator.--Each regional 
        collaborative shall designate a coordinator from amongst the 
        eligible entities located in the eligible States in the 
        regional collaborative, who shall serve as the interface 
        between the regional collaborative and the Administration with 
        respect to measuring cross-State collaboration and program 
        effectiveness and documenting best practices.
            ``(7) Use of funds.--Each regional collaborative that is 
        provided an award under the pilot program may, in each eligible 
        State in which an eligible entity of the regional collaborative 
        is located--
                    ``(A) establish an initiative under which first-
                time applicants for an award under the SBIR program or 
                the STTR program are reviewed by experienced, national 
                experts in the United States, as determined by the lead 
                eligible entity designated under paragraph (5)(A);
                    ``(B) engage national mentors on a frequent basis 
                to work directly with applicants for an award under the 
                SBIR program or the STTR program, particularly during 
                Phase II, to assist with the process of preparing and 
                submitting a proposal;
                    ``(C) create and make available an online mechanism 
                to serve as a resource for applicants for an award 
                under the SBIR program or the STTR program to identify 
                and connect with Federal labs, prime government 
                contractor companies, other industry partners, and 
                regional industry cluster organizations;
                    ``(D) conduct focused and concentrated outreach 
                efforts to increase participation in the SBIR program 
                and the STTR program by small business concerns owned 
                and controlled by women, small business concerns owned 
                and controlled by veterans, small business concerns 
                owned and controlled by socially and economically 
                disadvantaged individuals (as defined in section 
                8(d)(3)(C)), and historically black colleges and 
                universities;
                    ``(E) administer a structured program of training 
                and technical assistance--
                            ``(i) to prepare applicants for an award 
                        under the SBIR program or the STTR program--
                                    ``(I) to compete more effectively 
                                for Phase I and Phase II awards; and
                                    ``(II) to develop and implement a 
                                successful commercialization plan;
                            ``(ii) to assist eligible States focusing 
                        on transition and commercialization to win 
                        Phase III awards from public and private 
                        partners;
                            ``(iii) to create more competitive 
                        proposals to increase awards from all Federal 
                        sources, with a focus on awards under the SBIR 
                        program and the STTR program; and
                            ``(iv) to assist first-time applicants by 
                        providing small grants for proof of concept 
                        research; and
                    ``(F) assist applicants for an award under the SBIR 
                program or the STTR program to identify sources of 
                outside funding, including venture capitalists, angel 
                investor groups, private industry, crowd funding, and 
                special loan programs.
            ``(8) Award amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall provide 
                an award to each eligible State in which an eligible 
                entity of a regional collaborative is located in an 
                amount that is not more than $300,000 to carry out the 
                activities described in paragraph (7).
                    ``(B) Limitation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An eligible State may 
                        not receive an award under both the FAST 
                        program and the pilot program for the same 
                        year.
                            ``(ii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in 
                        clause (i) shall be construed to prevent an 
                        eligible State from applying for an award under 
                        the FAST program and the pilot program for the 
                        same year.
            ``(9) Duration of award.--An award provided under the pilot 
        program shall be for a period of not more than 1 year, and may 
        be renewed by the Administrator for 1 additional year.
            ``(10) Termination.--The pilot program shall terminate on 
        September 30, 2021.
            ``(11) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2021, the 
        Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Small Business 
        and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small 
        Business of the House of Representatives a report on the pilot 
        program, which shall include--
                    ``(A) an assessment of the pilot program and the 
                effectiveness of the pilot program in meeting the goals 
                described in paragraph (3);
                    ``(B) an assessment of the best practices, 
                including an analysis of how the pilot program compares 
                to the FAST program and a single-State approach; and
                    ``(C) recommendations as to whether any aspect of 
                the pilot program should be extended or made 
                permanent.''.

SEC. 402. FEDERAL AND STATE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

    Section 34 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657d) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2001 through 
                2005'' and inserting ``2017 through 2021''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``fiscal years 
                2001 through 2005'' and inserting ``each of fiscal 
                years 2017 through 2021''; and
            (2) in subsection (i), by striking ``September 30, 2005'' 
        and inserting ``September 30, 2021''.

           TITLE V--OVERSIGHT AND SIMPLIFICATION INITIATIVES

SEC. 501. DATA MODERNIZATION SUMMIT.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Administration'' means the Small Business 
        Administration;
            (2) the term ``Committee'' means the SBIR and STTR 
        Interagency Policy Committee established under subsection (b);
            (3) the terms ``Federal agency'', ``SBIR'', and ``STTR'' 
        have the meanings given such terms under section 9(e) of the 
        Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e));
            (4) the term ``participating Federal agency'' means a 
        Federal agency with an SBIR program or an STTR program;
            (5) the term ``phase'' means Phase I, Phase II, and Phase 
        III, as those terms are defined under section 9(e) of the Small 
        Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)); and
            (6) the term ``small business concern'' has the meaning 
        given that term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
        U.S.C. 632).
    (b) Establishment.--There is established an interagency committee 
to be known as the ``SBIR and STTR Interagency Policy Committee''.
    (c) Membership.--The Committee shall include--
            (1) 2 representatives from each participating Federal 
        agency, of which--
                    (A) 1 shall have expertise with respect to the SBIR 
                program and STTR program of the Federal agency; and
                    (B) 1 shall have expertise with respect to the 
                information technology systems of the Federal agency; 
                and
            (2) 2 representatives from the Administration, of which--
                    (A) 1 shall serve as chairperson of the Committee; 
                and
                    (B) 1 shall be from the Information Technology 
                Development Team of the Office of Investment and 
                Innovation of the Administration.
    (d) Duties.--The Committee shall review the recommendations made in 
the report to Congress by the Office of Science and Technology of the 
Administration entitled ``SBIR/STTR TechNet Public & Government 
Databases'', dated September 15, 2014, and the practices of 
participating Federal agencies to--
            (1) determine how to collect data on achievements by small 
        business concerns in each phase of the SBIR program and the 
        STTR program and ensure collection and dissemination of such 
        data in a timely, efficient, and uniform manner;
            (2) establish a uniform baseline for metrics that support 
        improving the solicitation, contracting, funding, and execution 
        of program management in the SBIR program and the STTR program;
            (3) normalize formatting and database usage across 
        participating Federal agencies; and
            (4) determine the feasibility of developing a common system 
        across all participating Federal agencies and the paperwork 
        requirements under such a common system.
    (e) Implementation.--Not later than September 31, 2018, the 
Committee shall brief the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of 
the House of Representatives on the solutions identified by the 
Committee under subsection (d) and resources needed to execute the 
solutions.

SEC. 502. IMPLEMENTATION OF OUTSTANDING REAUTHORIZATION PROVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 9(mm) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(mm)), as amended by section 401(1) of this Act, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and 
        inserting ``paragraphs (3) and (9)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) Suspension of funding.--
                    ``(A) For federal agencies.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For fiscal years 2018 
                        and 2019, any Federal agency that has not 
                        implemented each provision of law described in 
                        clause (ii)--
                                    ``(I) shall continue to provide 
                                amounts to the Administration in 
                                accordance with paragraph (7)(B); and
                                    ``(II) may not use any additional 
                                amounts as described in paragraph (1) 
                                until 30 days after the date on which 
                                the Federal agency submits to the 
                                Committee on Small Business and 
                                Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the 
                                Committee on Small Business of the 
                                House of Representatives documentation 
                                demonstrating that the Federal agency 
                                has implemented and is in compliance 
                                with each provision of law described in 
                                clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Provisions.--The provisions of law 
                        described in this subparagraph are the 
                        following:
                                    ``(I) Subsection (r)(4), relating 
                                to Phase III preferences.
                                    ``(II) Paragraphs (5) and (6) of 
                                subsection (y), relating to insertion 
                                goals.
                                    ``(III) Subsection (g)(4)(B), 
                                relating to shortening the decision 
                                time for SBIR awards.
                                    ``(IV) Subsection (o)(4)(B), 
                                relating to shortening the decision 
                                time for STTR awards.
                                    ``(V) Subsection (v), relating to 
                                reducing paperwork and compliance 
                                burdens.
                    ``(B) For administration.--For fiscal years 2018 
                and 2019, if the Administration is not in compliance 
                with subsection (b)(7), relating to annual reports to 
                Congress, the Administration may not use amounts 
                received under paragraph (7)(B) of this subsection for 
                a purpose described in clause (iii) of such paragraph 
                (7)(B).''.
    (b) Clarification of Reporting Requirement.--Section 9(b)(7) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(b)(7)) is amended in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``not less than annually'' and 
inserting ``not later than December 31 of each year''.

SEC. 503. STRENGTHENING OF THE REQUIREMENT TO SHORTEN THE APPLICATION 
              REVIEW AND DECISION TIME.

    Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (g)(4), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(B) make a final decision on each proposal submitted 
        under the SBIR program--
                    ``(i) for the Department of Health and Human 
                Services, not later than 1 year after the date on which 
                the applicable solicitation closes, with a goal to 
                reduce the review and decision time to less than 10 
                months by September 30, 2019;
                    ``(ii) for the Department of Agriculture and the 
                National Science Foundation, not later than 6 months 
                after the date on which the applicable solicitation 
                closes; or
                    ``(iii) for any other Federal agency--
                            ``(I) not later than 90 days after the date 
                        on which the applicable solicitation closes; or
                            ``(II) if the Administrator authorizes an 
                        extension with respect to a solicitation, not 
                        later than 90 days after the date that would 
                        otherwise be applicable to the Federal agency 
                        under subclause (I);''; and
            (2) in subsection (o)(4), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(B) make a final decision on each proposal submitted 
        under the STTR program--
                    ``(i) for the Department of Health and Human 
                Services, not later than 1 year after the date on which 
                the applicable solicitation closes, with a goal to 
                reduce the review and decision time to less than 10 
                months by September 30, 2019;
                    ``(ii) for the Department of Agriculture and the 
                National Science Foundation, not later than 6 months 
                after the date on which the applicable solicitation 
                closes; or
                    ``(iii) for any other Federal agency--
                            ``(I) not later than 90 days after the date 
                        on which the applicable solicitation closes; or
                            ``(II) if the Administrator authorizes an 
                        extension with respect to a solicitation, not 
                        later than 90 days after the date that would 
                        otherwise be applicable to the Federal agency 
                        under subclause (I);''.

SEC. 504. CONTINUED GAO OVERSIGHT OF ALLOCATION COMPLIANCE AND ACCURACY 
              IN FUNDING BASE CALCULATIONS.

    Section 5136(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (15 U.S.C. 638 note) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``until the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of 
        this Act'' and insert ``until the date on which the Comptroller 
        General of the United States submits the report relating to 
        fiscal year 2019'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (C) and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(C) assess whether the change in the base funding 
                for the Department of Defense as required by 
                subparagraphs (J) and (K) of section 9(f)(1) of the 
                Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(f)(1)--
                            ``(i) improves transparency for determining 
                        whether the Department is complying with the 
                        allocation requirements;
                            ``(ii) reduces the burden of calculating 
                        the allocations; and
                            ``(iii) improves the compliance of the 
                        Department with the allocation requirements; 
                        and''; and
            (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ``under subparagraph (B)'' 
        and inserting ``under subparagraphs (B) and (C)''.

            TITLE VI--PARTICIPATION BY WOMEN AND MINORITIES

SEC. 601. SBA COORDINATION ON INCREASING OUTREACH FOR WOMEN AND 
              MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES.

    Section 9(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) to coordinate with participating agencies on efforts 
        to increase outreach and awards under each of the SBIR and STTR 
        programs to small business concerns owned and controlled by 
        women and socially and economically disadvantaged small 
        business concerns, as defined in section 8(a)(4).''.

SEC. 602. FEDERAL AGENCY OUTREACH REQUIREMENTS FOR WOMEN AND MINORITY-
              OWNED BUSINESSES.

    Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) implement an outreach program to small business 
        concerns for the purpose of enhancing its SBIR program, under 
        which the Federal agency shall--
                    ``(A) provide outreach to small business concerns 
                owned and controlled by women and socially and 
                economically disadvantaged small business concerns, as 
                defined in section 8(a)(4); and
                    ``(B) establish goals for outreach by the Federal 
                agency to the small business concerns described in 
                subparagraph (A).''; and
            (2) in subsection (o)(14), by striking ``SBIR program;'' 
        and inserting ``SBIR program, under which the Federal agency 
        shall--
                    ``(A) provide outreach to small business concerns 
                owned and controlled by women and socially and 
                economically disadvantaged small business concerns, as 
                defined in section 8(a)(4); and
                    ``(B) establish goals for outreach by the Federal 
                agency to the small business concerns described in 
                subparagraph (A).''.

SEC. 603. STTR POLICY DIRECTIVE MODIFICATION.

    Section 9(p) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(p)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Additional 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 provide for enhanced outreach efforts to 
        increase the participation of small business concerns owned and 
        controlled by women and socially and economically disadvantaged 
        small business concerns, as defined in section 8(a)(4), in 
        technological innovation and in STTR programs.''.

SEC. 604. INTERAGENCY SBIR/STTR POLICY COMMITTEE.

    Section 5124 of the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 (Public 
Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1837) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Meetings.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Interagency SBIR/STTR Policy 
        Committee shall meet not less than twice per year to carry out 
        the duties under subsection (c).
            ``(2) Outreach and technical assistance activities.--If the 
        Interagency SBIR/STTR Policy Committee meets to discuss 
        outreach and technical assistance activities to increase the 
        participation of small business concerns that are 
        underrepresented in the SBIR and STTR programs, the Committee 
        shall invite to the meeting--
                    ``(A) a representative of the Minority Business 
                Development Agency; and
                    ``(B) relevant stakeholders that work to advance 
                the interests of--
                            ``(i) small business concerns owned and 
                        controlled by women, as defined in section 3 of 
                        the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); and
                            ``(ii) socially and economically 
                        disadvantaged small business concerns, as 
                        defined in section 8(a)(4) of the Small 
                        Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4)).''.

SEC. 605. DIVERSITY AND STEM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
        the Small Business Administration;
            (2) the term ``covered STEM intern'' means a student at, or 
        recent graduate from, an institution of higher education 
        serving as an intern--
                    (A) whose course of study studied is focused on the 
                STEM fields; and
                    (B) who is a woman or a person from an 
                underrepresented population in the STEM fields;
            (3) the term ``eligible entity'' means a small business 
        concern that--
                    (A) is receiving amounts under an award under the 
                SBIR program or the STTR program of a Federal agency on 
                the date on which the Federal agency awards a grant to 
                the small business concern under subsection (b); and
                    (B) provides internships for covered STEM interns;
            (4) the terms ``Federal agency'', ``SBIR'', and ``STTR'' 
        have the meanings given those terms under section 9(e) of the 
        Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e));
            (5) the term ``institution of higher education'' has the 
        meaning given the term under section 101(a) of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a));
            (6) the term ``person from an underrepresented population 
        in the STEM fields'' means a person from a group that is 
        underrepresented in the population of STEM students, as 
        determined by the Administrator;
            (7) the term ``pilot program'' means the Diversity and STEM 
        Workforce Development Pilot Program established under 
        subsection (b);
            (8) the term ``recent graduate'', relating to a woman or a 
        person from an underrepresented population in the STEM fields, 
        means that the woman or person from an underrepresented 
        population in the STEM fields earned an associate degree, 
        baccalaureate degree, or postbaccalaureate from an institution 
        of higher education during the 1-year period beginning on the 
        date of the internship;
            (9) the term ``small business concern'' has the meaning 
        given the term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
        U.S.C. 632); and
            (10) the term ``STEM fields'' means the fields of science, 
        technology, engineering, and math.
    (b) Pilot Program for Internships for Women and People From 
Underrepresented Populations.--The Administrator shall establish a 
Diversity and STEM Workforce Development Pilot Program to encourage the 
business community to provide workforce development opportunities for 
covered STEM interns, under which a Federal agency participating in the 
SBIR program or STTR program may make a grant to 1 or more eligible 
entities for the costs of internships for covered STEM interns.
    (c) Amount and Use of Grants.--
            (1) Amount.--A grant under subsection (b)--
                    (A) may not be in an amount of more than $15,000 
                per fiscal year; and
                    (B) shall be in addition to the amount of the award 
                to the recipient under the SBIR program or the STTR 
                program.
            (2) Use.--Not less than 90 percent of the amount of a grant 
        under subsection (b) shall be used by the eligible entity to 
        provide stipends or other similar payments to interns.
    (d) Evaluation.--Not later than January 31 of the first calendar 
year after the third fiscal year during which the Administrator carries 
out the pilot program, the Administrator shall submit to Congress--
            (1) data on the results of the pilot program, such as the 
        number and demographics of the covered STEM interns 
        participating in an internship funded under the pilot program 
        and the amount spent on such internships; and
            (2) an assessment of whether the pilot program helped the 
        SBIR program and STTR program achieve the congressional 
        objective of fostering and encouraging the participation of 
        women and persons from underrepresented populations in the STEM 
        fields.
    (e) Termination.--The pilot program shall terminate after the end 
of the fourth fiscal year during which the Administrator carries out 
the pilot program.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the pilot 
program.

                      TITLE VII--TECHNICAL CHANGES

SEC. 701. UNIFORM REFERENCE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
              SERVICES.

    Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (cc), by striking ``National Institutes 
        of Health'' and inserting ``Department of Health and Human 
        Services''; and
            (2) in subsection (dd)(1)(A), by striking ``Director of the 
        National Institutes of Health'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
        Health and Human Services''.

SEC. 702. FLEXIBILITY FOR PHASE II AWARD INVITATIONS.

    Section 9(e)(4)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(e)(4)(B)) is amended in the matter preceding clause (i)--
            (1) by striking ``, which shall not include any invitation, 
        pre-screening, or pre-selection process for eligibility for 
        Phase II,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``in which eligibility for an award shall 
        not be based only on an invitation, pre-screening, or pre-
        selection process and'' before ``in which awards''.
                                                       Calendar No. 480

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2812

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                                 A BILL

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

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                              May 24, 2016

                       Reported with an amendment