SBIR/STTR Application Assistance Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4520 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4520

To require the Small Business Administration to provide assistance with 
apply to SBIR and STTR programs to certain small business concerns, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 2025

 Ms. Morrison introduced the following bill; which was 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Small Business Administration to provide assistance with 
apply to SBIR and STTR programs to certain small business concerns, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SBIR/STTR Application Assistance 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FAST PROGRAM.

    Section 34(i) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657d(i)) is 
amended by striking ``September 30, 2005'' and inserting ``September 
30, 2030''.

SEC. 3. APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 9(mm)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(mm)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (J), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (K), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(L) providing small business concerns with 
                assistance applying to the SBIR program or STTR program 
                of the Federal agency, including providing such 
                assistance to carry out the policy directive required 
                under paragraphs (2)(F) or (5) of subsection (j) and 
                subsection (p)(2)(H) to increase the participation of 
                States with respect to which a low level of SBIR or 
                STTR awards have historically been awarded.''.
    (b) Enhanced Minority Institution Participation.--
            (1) SBIR.--Section 9(j) of the Small Business Act (15 
        U.S.C. 638(j)), is amended by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(5) Increased outreach requirements.--Not later than 90 
        days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the 
        Administration shall modify the policy directives issued 
        pursuant to this subsection to require enhanced outreach 
        efforts to increase the participation of individuals conducting 
        research at minority institutions (as defined in section 365 of 
        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067k)) and 
        Hispanic-serving institutions (as defined in section 502(a) of 
        such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a))) in SBIR programs.''.
            (2) STTR.--Section 9(p)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 
        U.S.C. 638(p)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (G)(iii), by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(H) procedures for outreach efforts to increase 
                the participation of individuals conducting research at 
                minority institutions (as defined in section 365 of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067k)) and 
                Hispanic-serving institutions (as defined in section 16 
                502(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a))) in STTR 
                programs.''.
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