[112th Congress Public Law 17]
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Public Law 112-17
112th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the 
 Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and 
        for other purposes. <<NOTE: June 1, 2011 -  [S. 1082]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Small Business Additional 
Temporary Extension Act of 2011. 15 USC 631 note.>> assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Additional Temporary 
Extension Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF 
                    PROGRAMS UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT AND THE 
                    SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958.

    (a) In General.--Section 1 of the Act entitled ``An Act to extend 
temporarily certain authorities of the Small Business Administration'', 
approved October 10, 2006 (Public Law 109-316; 120 Stat. 1742), as most 
recently amended by section 1 of Public Law 112-1 (125 Stat. 3), is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``Any'' and inserting ``Except as provided 
        in section 3 of the Small Business Additional Temporary 
        Extension Act of 2011, any''; and
            (2) by striking ``May 31, 2011'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``July 31, 2011''.

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on May 30, 2011.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF SBIR AND STTR TERMINATION DATES.

    (a) SBIR.--Section 9(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(m)) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Termination.--'' and all that follows 
        through ``the authorization'' and inserting ``Termination.--The 
        authorization'';
            (2) by striking ``2008'' and inserting ``2011''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (2).

    (b) STTR.--Section 9(n)(1)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(n)(1)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``In general.--'' and all that follows 
        through ``with respect'' and inserting ``In general.--With 
        respect'';
            (2) by striking ``2009'' and inserting ``2011''; and
            (3) by striking clause (ii).

    (c) Commercialization Pilot Program.--Section 9(y)(6) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(y)(6)) is amended by striking ``2010'' and 
inserting ``2011''.

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SEC. 4. COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCEDURES FOR SBIR AND STTR 
                    PROGRAMS.

    Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended by 
inserting after subsection (r) the following:
    ``(s) Competitive Selection Procedures for SBIR and STTR Programs.--
All funds awarded, appropriated, or otherwise made available in 
accordance with subsection (f) or (n) must be awarded pursuant to 
competitive and merit-based selection procedures.''.

    Approved June 1, 2011.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1082:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 157 (2011):
            May 26, considered and passed Senate.
            May 31, considered and passed House.

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