HR4775-119

Introduced

To ensure small business concerns indirectly owned or controlled by certain foreign entities are ineligible to receive SBIR or STTR awards, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jul 25, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To ensure small business concerns indirectly owned or controlled by certain foreign entities are ineligible to receive SBIR or STTR awards, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Finance, Defense.

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 H9C1F1049FB3B4AF283AAFE17E69B789E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SBIR/STTR Foreign Interference Safeguard Act.
  • Section H5C20C2D9031641E5A865067A82FA0003: 2. Extension of due diligence program to assess security risks Section 9(vv)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(vv)(3)(C)) is amended by striking...
  • Section H9F3AFFFEBC054E3F82BEF53E7BEA3AC2: 3. Codifying safeguards for small business concerns majority-owned by venture capital operating companies, hedge funds, or private equity firms Section 9(dd)...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To ensure small business concerns indirectly owned or controlled by certain foreign entities are ineligible to receive SBIR or STTR awards, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Finance, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, To ensure small business concerns indirectly owned or controlled by certain foreign entities are ineligible to receive SBIR or STTR awards, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Finance Defense

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
Jul 25, 2025

Mr. Tran (for himself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Finance Defense
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

1 term
"foreign entity of concern" §H9F3AFFFEBC054E3F82BEF53E7BEA3AC2

a foreign entity that is— (I)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))

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