SBIR Administrative Funding Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7217 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7217

To amend the Small Business Act to extend and modify the assistance for 
 administrative, oversight, and contract processing costs for the SBIR 
               and STTR programs, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 22, 2026

 Mr. Latimer 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 amend the Small Business Act to extend and modify the assistance for 
 administrative, oversight, and contract processing costs for the SBIR 
               and STTR programs, 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 Administrative Funding Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, 
              OVERSIGHT, AND CONTRACT PROCESSING COSTS FOR SBIR AND 
              STTR PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 9(mm) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(mm)) is amended--
            (1) by designating the text of paragraph (1) as 
        subparagraph (A); and
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (L) 
                as clauses (i) through (xii), respectively;
                    (B) by striking ``September 30, 2025'' and 
                inserting ``September 30, 2030'';
                    (C) by striking ``3 percent'' and inserting ``3.3 
                percent''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Transfer of funds.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not later than 2 months 
                        after the date of the enactment of an Act 
                        providing appropriations for the Department of 
                        Defense, the Department of Energy, the 
                        Department of Health and Human Services, the 
                        National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
                        or the National Science Foundation, the head of 
                        each such entity for which such Act provided 
                        appropriations shall transfer not less than 10 
                        percent of the amount of the funds used for the 
                        purposes described in clauses (i) through (xii) 
                        of subparagraph (A) to the Administrator to 
                        increase the resources of the Administration 
                        for administering the SBIR and STTR programs.
                            ``(ii) Fund use limits.--None of the funds 
                        transferred under clause (i) may be used for or 
                        with respect to any program established under 
                        the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 
                        U.S.C. 661 et seq.).''.
    (b) Increasing Participation of Underserved Populations in the SBIR 
and STTR Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Section 9(mm)(2) of the Small Business Act 
        (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Outreach and technical assistance.--A Federal agency 
        participating in the program under this subsection may use a 
        portion of the funds authorized for uses under paragraph (1) to 
        carry out the policy directive required under subsection 
        (j)(2)(F) and to increase the participation of States with 
        respect to which a low level of SBIR awards have historically 
        been awarded.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 9(mm)(6) of the Small 
        Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(6)) is amended by striking 
        ``including'' and all that follows and inserting the following: 
        ``including--
                    ``(A) the use of funds transferred under 
                subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) for the uses 
                authorized in such subparagraph and to achieve the 
                objectives of paragraph (2); and
                    ``(B) the use of other funds under this subsection 
                to achieve such objectives.''.
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