Commercializing Small Business Research and Development Act

Summary

Commercializing Small Business Research and Development Act - Amends the Small Business Act to state as the policy of Congress that Small Business Administration (SBA) research and development (R&D) programs should focus on promoting R&D of projects governed by commercial business plans which have significant potential to produce products or services for the marketplace or for acquisition by federal agencies. Includes energy-related and rare disease-related research topics as deserving special consideration under Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program research topics. Includes nanotechnology-related topics within authorized research topics under the SBIR Program and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program. Requires each federal agency that is required to have an SBIR program and that awards annually $5 billion or more in procurement contracts to establish, for FY2010 and thereafter, annual goals for the commercialization of projects funded by SBIR awards. Directs each federal agency required to conduct an SBIR program to establish a commercialization program that supports the progress of SBIR awardees to the third (final) phase. Provides funding for such commercialization programs.

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Timeline

1. 9 June 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology .

   Source: Committee

2. 9 June 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 June 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 June 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to House Small Business

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 9 June 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

6. 10 June 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.

   Source: Committee

7. 11 June 2009

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

   Source: Committee

8. 11 June 2009

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 9 June 2009 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Rep. Bright, Bobby [D-AL-2] · D · Sponsor
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