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S. 2812 (114th)

SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2016

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

18 April 2016

Last action

20 December 2016 · Committee

Status

By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-417.

Sponsors

Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]

Subjects

Defence, Taxation, Budget

Source updated

5 December 2025

Defence · Taxation · Budget

Summary

SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Small Business Act to reauthorize and make permanent the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The bill specifies budget amounts for the Department of Defense and other federal agencies to obligate for expenditure with small business concerns under the SBIR and STTR programs. The Small Business Administration (SBA) shall modify certain policy directives to eliminate automatic annual inflation adjustments to awards under Phases I and II of the SBIR program. The bill makes the Commercialization Development Awards pilot program permanent. The national small business goal for federal agency research and development programs shall be at least 10% for FY2018 and ensuing fiscal years. Annual reports to Congress on the SBIR and STTR programs shall include information regarding awards under the Rapid Innovation Program under the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. An SBIR or STTR award may cover the indirect cost of seeking protection for intellectual property created through work performed under it. The Government Accountability Office shall audit annually federal government compliance with SBIR and STTR goals and incentives. Federal agencies and prime contractors shall issue Phase III awards relating to technology, including sole source awards, to the SBIR and STTR award recipients that developed the technology. The SBA shall establish a Regional SBIR State Collaborative Initiative Pilot Program. The bill reauthorizes the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program through FY2021. The bill establishes an SBIR and STTR Interagency Policy Committee to: determine how to collect data on achievements by small business concerns in each phase of the programs; and establish a uniform baseline for metrics that support improving the solicitation, contracting, funding, and execution of program management.

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Timeline

  1. 18 April 2016

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 18 April 2016

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 May 2016

    Reported

    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  4. 24 May 2016

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 480.

    Source: Calendars

  5. 24 May 2016

    Reported

    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Vitter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  6. 24 May 2016

    Reported

    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Vitter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  7. 29 June 2016

    Committee

    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 20 December 2016

    Floor

    By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-417.

    Source: Floor

  9. 20 December 2016

    Committee

    By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-417.

    Source: Committee

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  • Reported to Senate (text)

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