Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017
This bill amends the Small Business Act to require:
The bill requires (current law authorizes) the Department of Defense (DOD), for any contract under the Commercial Readiness Program with a value of at least $100 million, to:
The bill authorizes all agencies participating in the SBIR program, during FY2018-FY2022, to provide SBIR Phase II awards for a project to a small business concern without regard to whether such concern was provided a Phase I award for such project.
The bill changes the temporary pilot program that a covered agency may establish for the allocation of SBIR and STTR program funds for 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 such programs to phase III, to a permanent Civilian Agency Commercialization Readiness Program.
The bill extends until September 30, 2022, the deadline until which the SBA shall allow each agency required to conduct an SBIR program to use not more than 3% of program funds for administrative, oversight, and contract processing costs.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-16 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | Senate |
| 2017-10-11 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-10-11 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7939-7942) | House floor actions |
| 2017-10-11 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2763. | House floor actions |
| 2017-10-11 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7939-7945) | House floor actions |
| 2017-10-11 | Floor | Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2017-09-14 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 223. | House floor actions |
| 2017-09-14 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-313, Part II. | House floor actions |
| 2017-09-14 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 115-313, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2017-06-22 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2017-06-22 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2017-06-15 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended). | House committee actions |
| 2017-06-15 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2017-05-30 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-05-30 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-05-30 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |