[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7094 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7094

 To require the Director of the National Science Foundation to review 
 the application process for awarding grants under the Small Business 
Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer 
                                Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 2018

Ms. Esty of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. Moolenaar) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Director of the National Science Foundation to review 
 the application process for awarding grants under the Small Business 
Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer 
                                Program.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Get to a Yes or No Faster Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION REVIEW ON CERTAIN GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--The Director of the National Science Foundation 
shall carry out a review of the process for awarding grants under the 
Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business 
Technology Transfer Program established under section 9 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), including--
            (1) identifying methods, including the use of preliminary 
        proposals, of decreasing the workload for entities applying for 
        such grants; and
            (2) accelerating the decisionmaking process for awarding 
        such grants.
    (b) Examination of Efficient Models.--In carrying out the review 
under subsection (a), the Director shall examine models and practices 
for awarding grants under the Small Business Innovation Research 
Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program that can be 
adopted by the National Science Foundation, including examining--
            (1) alternative models for grant application processes, 
        including the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental program 
        carried out by the Department of Defense; and
            (2) best practices used by other Federal agencies that 
        award such grants, including the letter of intent requirement 
        of the Department of Energy.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the 
findings of the review carried out under this section and any actions 
the Director plans to take pursuant to such findings.
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