US Congress Senate Bill 1961 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on October 16 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-12-20 - By Senator Risch from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 115-450.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

SBIR and STTR Oversight and Pilot Program Extension Act of 2018 This bill amends the Small Business Act to extend through FY2018 pilot programs under the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR), specifically: phase flexibility that allows, under specified conditions, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Defense, and the Department of Education to each provide a small business award under Phase II (research and development) of the SBIR program for a project whether or not the business was provided an award under Phase I (proof of concept); awards for technology development, testing, evaluation, and commercialization assistance for SBIR and STTR Phase II technologies or to support the progress of research, research and development, and commercialization conducted under SBIR or STTR programs to Phase III (commercialization); the NIH Phase 0 Proof of Concept Partnership to accelerate the creation of small businesses and the commercialization of research innovations from qualifying institutions; and the authority of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to allow federal agencies to use up to 3% of SBIR program funds for administrative, oversight, and contract processing costs. The SBA shall establish the Regional SBIR State Collaborative Initiative Pilot Program to provide awards to specified regional collaboratives to address the needs of small businesses in order to: be more competitive in the proposal and selection process for SBIR and STTR program awards, and increase technology transfer and commercialization.

SBIR and STTR Oversight and Pilot Program Extension Act of 2018

Sen. James Risch [R-ID]

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]

Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-12-20	Senate	By Senator Risch from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 115-450.
2018-03-19	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 349.
2018-03-19	Senate	Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2018-03-14	Senate	Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2017-10-16	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1961/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1961/BILLS-115s1961is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1961/BILLS-115s1961rs.pdf