119-hr3953

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3953 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3953

To amend 

section 9

    (g) of the Small Business Act to require the Federal 
 agencies with an SBIR or STTR program to collect and make available 
additional information on recipients of awards under such program, and 
 for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 12, 2025

Mr. Conaway (for himself and Ms. Simon) 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

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To amend 

section 9

    (g) of the Small Business Act to require the Federal 
 agencies with an SBIR or STTR program to collect and make available 
additional information on recipients of awards under such program, 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 Website Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO WEBSITE RELATING TO THE SBIR PROGRAM OR STTR 
 PROGRAM.

    (a) SBIR Program.--

Section 9

    (g)

    (8) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638

    (g)

    (8) ) is amended--

    (1) in subparagraph
        (B) , by striking ``and'' at the end;

    (2) in subparagraph
            (C) , by adding ``and'' at the end; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
 ``
            (D) for each research institution subcontracted 
 by a recipient of a Phase I, Phase II, or Phase III 
 SBIR award to perform research or research and 
 development with respect to such award--
 ``
            (i) the name and location of such 
 research institution;
 ``
            (ii) whether such research institution 
 is--
 ``
            (I) an institution of higher 
 education (as such term is defined in 
 

section 101 of the Higher Education Act 
 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001));
 ``
            (II) a nonprofit institution (as 
 defined in 

section 4 of the Stevenson-
 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703)) other than an 
 institution of higher education; or
 ``
            (III) a federally funded research 
 and development center (as identified 
 by the National Scientific Foundation 
 in accordance with the Federal 
 Acquisition Regulation); and
 ``
            (iii) for each research institution that 
 is an institution of higher education, whether 
 such research institution is--
 ``
            (I) a part B institution (as 
 defined in 

section 322 the Higher 
 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
 1061));
 ``
            (II) a Hispanic-serving 
 institution (as defined in 

section 502 
 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a));
 ``
            (III) a Tribal College or 
 University (as defined in 

section 316 
 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c));
 ``
            (IV) an Alaska Native-serving 
 institution or a Native Hawaiian-
 serving institution (as defined in 
 

section 317

    (b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
 1059d

    (b) ));
 ``
            (V) a Predominantly Black 
 Institution (as defined in 

section 371
            (c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
 1067q
            (c) ));
 ``
            (VI) an Asian American and Native 
 American Pacific Islander-serving 
 institution (as defined in 

section 371
            (c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 10 
 1067q
            (c) )); or
 ``
            (VII) a Native American-serving 
 nontribal institution (as defined in 
 

section 371
            (c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
 1067q
            (c) ));''.

    (b) STTR Program.--

Section 9

    (o)

    (9) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638

    (o)

    (9) ) is amended--

    (1) in subparagraph
        (B) , by striking ``and'' at the end;

    (2) in subparagraph
            (C) , by adding ``and'' at the end; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
 ``
            (D) for each research institution subcontracted 
 by a recipient of a Phase I or Phase II STTR award to 
 perform research or research and development with 
 respect to such award--
 ``
            (i) the name and location of such 
 research institution;
 ``
            (ii) whether such research institution 
 is--
 ``
            (I) an institution of higher 
 education (as such term is defined in 
 

section 101 of the Higher Education Act 
 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001));
 ``
            (II) a nonprofit institution (as 
 defined in 

section 4 of the Stevenson-
 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703)) other than an 
 institution of higher education; or
 ``
            (III) a federally funded research 
 and development center (as identified 
 by the National Scientific Foundation 
 in accordance with the Federal 
 Acquisition Regulation); and
 ``
            (iii) for each research institution that 
 is an institution of higher education, whether 
 such research institution is--
 ``
            (I) a part B institution (as 
 defined in 

section 322 the Higher 
 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
 1061));
 ``
            (II) a Hispanic-serving 
 institution (as defined in 

section 502 
 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a));
 ``
            (III) a Tribal College or 
 University (as defined in 

section 316 
 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c));
 ``
            (IV) an Alaska Native-serving 
 institution or a Native Hawaiian-
 serving institution (as defined in 
 

section 317

    (b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
 1059d

    (b) ));
 ``
            (V) a Predominantly Black 
 Institution (as defined in 

section 371
            (c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
 1067q
            (c) ));
 ``
            (VI) an Asian American and Native 
 American Pacific Islander-serving 
 institution (as defined in 

section 371
            (c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 25 
 1067q
            (c) )); or
 ``
            (VII) a Native American-serving 
 nontribal institution (as defined in 
 

section 371
            (c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
 1067q
            (c) ));''.
            (c) Database Reporting.--

    (1) In general.--

Section 9

    (k) of the Small Business Act (15 
 U.S.C. 638

    (k) ) is amended--
        (A) by striking ``Phase I or Phase II SBIR or 
 STTR'' each place it appears and inserting ``Phase I, 
 Phase II, or Phase III SBIR or STTR'';
        (B) in paragraph

    (1)
        (B) --
            (i) in clause
            (ii) , by striking ``and'' at 
 the end;
            (ii) in clause
            (iii) , by adding ``and'' at 
 the end; and
            (iii) by adding at the end the following 
 new clause:
 ``
            (iv) information regarding any research 
 institution subcontracted by such small 
 business concern to perform research or 
 research and development with respect to such 
 award, including--
 ``
            (I) the name and location of such 
 research institution;
 ``
            (II) whether such research 
 institution is--
 ``

    (aa) an institution of 
 higher education (as such term 
 is defined in 

section 101 of 
 the Higher Education Act of 
 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001));
 ``

    (bb) a nonprofit 
 institution (as defined in 
 

section 4 of the Stevenson-
 Wydler Technology Innovation 
 Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703)) 
 other than an institution of 
 higher education; or
 ``
            (cc) a federally funded 
 research and development center 
 (as identified by the National 
 Scientific Foundation in 
 accordance with the Federal 
 Acquisition Regulation); and
 ``
            (III) for each research 
 institution that is an institution of 
 higher education (as such term is 
 defined in 

section 101 of the Higher 
 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
 1001)), whether such research 
 institution is an institution described 
 in paragraphs

    (1) through

    (7) of 
 

section 371

    (a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
 1067q

    (a) );'';
            (C) in paragraph

    (2) --
            (i) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking 
 ``Phase I or Phase II of the SBIR program or 
 the STTR'' and inserting ``Phase I, Phase II, 
 or Phase III of the SBIR program or the STTR'';
            (ii) in subparagraph
        (F) , by striking 
 ``and'' at the end;
            (iii) in subparagraph
        (G)
            (ii) , by striking 
 the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; 
 and
            (iv) by adding at the end the following new 
 subparagraph:
 ``
        (H) contains information for each research 
 institution subcontracted by a recipient of a Phase I, 
 Phase II, or Phase III STTR or SBIR award to perform 
 research or research and development with respect to 
 such award, including--
 ``
            (i) the name and location of such 
 research institution;
 ``
            (ii) whether such research institution 
 is--
 ``
            (I) an institution of higher 
 education (as such term is defined in 
 

section 101 of the Higher Education Act 
 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001));
 ``
            (II) a nonprofit institution (as 
 defined in 

section 4 of the Stevenson-
 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703)) other than an 
 institution of higher education; or
 ``
            (III) a federally funded research 
 and development center (as identified 
 by the National Scientific Foundation 
 in accordance with the Federal 
 Acquisition Regulation); and
 ``
            (iii) for each research institution that 
 is an institution of higher education (as such 
 term is defined in 

section 101 of the Higher 
 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), 
 whether such research institution is an 
 institution described in paragraphs

    (1) through

    (7) of 

section 371

    (a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
 1067q

    (a) ).''; and
            (D) in paragraph

    (3)
            (C) , by striking ``Phase I or 
 Phase II award'' each place it appears and inserting 
 ``Phase I, Phase II, or Phase III award''.

    (2) Database update deadline.--Notwithstanding paragraphs

    (1) or

    (2) of 

section 9

    (k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
 638

    (k) ), the Administrator shall, not later than 1 year after 
 the date of the enactment of this Act, include--
        (A) in the database described such paragraph

    (1) the information required under such paragraph, as 
 amended by subparagraphs
        (A) and
        (B) of paragraph

    (1) of this Act; and
        (B) in the database described such paragraph

    (2) the information required under such paragraph, as 
 amended by subparagraphs
        (A) and
            (C) of paragraph

    (1) of this Act.
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