US Congress House Bill 448 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Small Business Innovation Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Act to increase from 2.5% to 5% the amount that each federal agency with an extramural research and development budget in excess of $100 million must spend specifically in connection with Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs provided through the Small Business Administration (SBA). Directs the SBA Administrator to modify SBIR policy directives to provide for an increase to $200,000 the amount which an agency may award in the first phase of an SBIR program, and to $1.5 million the amount for the second phase, with an adjustment of such amounts once every five years to reflect economic adjustments and programmatic considerations. Increases from 0.3% to 0.6% the amount that each federal agency with an extramural research or research and development budget in excess of $1 billion must spend specifically in connection with the SBA's Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. Increases from $100,000 to $200,000, and from $750,000 to $1.5 million, respectively, the amounts which such agency may award in the first and second phases of STTR programs, with the same five-year adjustment as made under the SBIR program.

Small Business Innovation Enhancement Act of 2011

Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
2011-01-26	House	Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology
2011-01-26	House	Referred to House Small Business
2011-01-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2011-01-26	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E133-134)

HB447 (Related) 2011-02-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
HB449 (Related) 2011-02-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/448/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr448/BILLS-112hr448ih.pdf