[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 24, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3245]
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  SA 1734. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. ___. ANNUAL REPORTS REGARDING THE SBIR PROGRAM OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``SBIR'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 9(e)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     638(e)(4)); and
       (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Defense.
       (b) Reports Required.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, and not later than 120 days 
     after the end of each fiscal year that begins after that date 
     of enactment, the Secretary, after consultation with the 
     Secretary of each branch of the Armed Forces, shall submit, 
     through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
     Engineering, to Congress a report that addresses--
       (1) the ways in which the Secretary, as of the date on 
     which the report is submitted, is using incentives to 
     Department of Defense program managers under section 
     9(y)(6)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(y)(6)(B)) 
     to increase the number of Phase II SBIR contracts awarded by 
     the Secretary that lead to technology transition into 
     programs of record or fielded systems, which shall include 
     the judgment of the Secretary regarding the potential effect 
     of providing monetary incentives to those officers for that 
     purpose;
       (2) the extent to which the Department of Defense has 
     developed simplified and standardized procedures and model 
     contracts throughout the agency for Phase I, Phase II, and 
     Phase III SBIR awards, as required under section 
     9(hh)(2)(A)(i) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     638(hh)(2)(A)(i));
       (3) with respect to each report submitted under this 
     section after the submission of the first such report, the 
     extent to which any incentives described in this section and 
     implemented by the Secretary have resulted in an increased 
     number of Phase II contracts under the SBIR program of the 
     Department of Defense leading to technology transition into 
     programs of record or fielded systems;
       (4) the extent to which Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III 
     projects under the SBIR program of the Department of Defense 
     align with the modernization priorities of the Department, 
     including with respect to artificial intelligence, 
     biotechnology, autonomy, cybersecurity, directed energy, 
     fully networked command, control, and communication systems, 
     microelectronics, quantum science, hypersonics, and space; 
     and
       (5) any other action taken, and proposed to be taken, to 
     increase the number of Department of Defense Phase II SBIR 
     contracts leading to technology transition into programs of 
     record or fielded systems.
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