119-hr4520

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4520 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4520

To require the Small Business Administration to provide assistance with 
apply to SBIR and STTR programs to certain small business concerns, and 
 for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 17, 2025

 Ms. Morrison 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 require the Small Business Administration to provide assistance with 
apply to SBIR and STTR programs to certain small business concerns, 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 Application Assistance 
Act''.

SEC. 2. 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 
30, 2030''.

SEC. 3. APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION.

    (a) In General.--

Section 9
            (mm) (1) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638
            (mm) (1) ) is amended--

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

    (2) in subparagraph
        (K) , by striking the period at the end 
 and inserting ``; and''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
 ``
            (L) providing small business concerns with 
 assistance applying to the SBIR program or STTR program 
 of the Federal agency, including providing such 
 assistance to carry out the policy directive required 
 under paragraphs

    (2)
        (F) or

    (5) of subsection

    (j) and 
 subsection

    (p)

    (2)
        (H) to increase the participation of 
 States with respect to which a low level of SBIR or 
 STTR awards have historically been awarded.''.

    (b) Enhanced Minority Institution Participation.--

    (1) SBIR.--

Section 9

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

    (j) ), is amended by adding at the end the following 
 new paragraph:
 ``

    (5) Increased outreach requirements.--Not later than 90 
 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the 
 Administration shall modify the policy directives issued 
 pursuant to this subsection to require enhanced outreach 
 efforts to increase the participation of individuals conducting 
 research at minority institutions (as defined in 

section 365 of 
 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067k)) and 
 Hispanic-serving institutions (as defined in 

section 502

    (a) of 
 such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a

    (a) )) in SBIR programs.''.

    (2) STTR.--

Section 9

    (p)

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

    (p)

    (2) ) is amended--
        (A) in subparagraph
        (F) , by striking ``and'' at the 
 end;
        (B) in subparagraph
        (G)
            (iii) , by striking the 
 period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following new 
 subparagraph:
 ``
        (H) procedures for outreach efforts to increase 
 the participation of individuals conducting research at 
 minority institutions (as defined in 

section 365 of the 
 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067k)) and 
 Hispanic-serving institutions (as defined in 

section 16 
 502

    (a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a

    (a) )) in STTR 
 programs.''.
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