HR10407-118

Introduced

To amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize and modify the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Research programs, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 12, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize and modify the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Research programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Education, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HF0D9D9747CF2425DB02D541E8A16A4AB: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2024.
  • Section H3A40CDADE4E244B8932E8DFBFE67CDC3: 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section H8EEC432D28AA47EAA50DC9D25BC225B8: 101. Sense of Congress Section 9(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(a)) is amended— by inserting (1) before Research and development; and by adding at...
  • Section H100DB8B1173B49E685066B99CF33BE61: 102. Extension of SBIR and STTR authority Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended by striking subsection (m). Section 9(n)(1)(A) of the...
  • Section HF77F286021274E4893997C1837606919: 103. 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...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize and modify the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Research programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Education, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize and modify the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Research programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Education Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 12, 2024

Ms. Velázquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Education Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

4 terms
"SBIC" §H54AE4FA9DB2C4CA19A48E82CB867141D

a small business investment company as defined in section 103 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 662)

"agency acquisition workforce" §H79FB320EBD304EE0AEE650D7A020EDDA

the employees of a Federal agency that have procurement or acquisition responsibilities, including— employees described in section 1703 of title 41, United States Code

"foreign entity of concern" §HAD5F66F57AB749E884F1D29DA4F85FBD

a foreign entity that is— designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of State under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a))

"Phase 0 program" §HF061D92FDBFF405284C84B1CEE840DD7

a Proof of Concept Partnership program

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