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.
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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
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Derek Tran
D-CA | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. 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?
- "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
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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