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To amend section 9 of the Small Business Act to extend and expand the phase flexibility authority, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill extends and expands several Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs that were set to expire in 2025, extending them through 2030 instead. The bill expands the direct-to-Phase II authority (which allows federal agencies to skip Phase I funding) from just the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and Department of Education to all federal agencies with SBIR programs, with a limit of 10 percent of SBIR funds per agency (15 percent for NIH). The bill also extends the Commercialization Readiness Program for civilian agencies and renames it from a pilot to a permanent program. Additionally, it extends the Phase 0 Proof of Concept Partnership Program and Commercialization Assistance Pilot Programs through 2030.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Johnny Olszewski’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CHESAPEAKE REALTY PARTNERS $13,200
- VENABLE LLP $10,400
- HIMMELRICH ASSOCIATES, INC. $9,900
- MILEONE $9,900
- TRADEPOINT ATLANTIC $9,300
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Actions (2)
- Jun 9, 2025 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. · house
- Jun 9, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 9, 2025
Mr. Olszewski 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 of the Small Business Act to extend and expand the phase flexibility authority, 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 Pilot Extension Act”.
SEC. 2. EXTEND AND EXPAND THE DIRECT TO PHASE II AUTHORITY.
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended—
(1) by designating the text of subsection (cc) as paragraph
(1); and
(2) in subsection (cc)—
(A) by striking “2012 through 2025” and inserting “2012 through 2030”;
(B) by striking “the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Education may each” and inserting “each Federal agency required to carry out an SBIR program may”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
“(2) Limitation.—The total value of awards provided by a Federal agency under this subsection in a fiscal year shall be—
“(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), not more than 10 percent of the total funds allocated to the SBIR program of the Federal agency during that fiscal year; and
“(B) with respect to the National Institutes of Health, not more than 15 percent of the total funds allocated to the SBIR program of the National Institutes of Health during that fiscal year.
“(3) Report.—Each head of a Federal agency that exercises the authority under this subsection shall include in the next report submitted by such Federal agency under (g)(9) following such exercise the number and amount of awards provided under this subsection by such Federal agency in the period covered by such report.”.
SEC. 3. EXTEND COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PROGRAM FOR CIVILIAN AGENCIES.
Section 9(gg) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(gg)) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking “Pilot” and inserting “Civilian Agencies Commercialization Readiness”;
(2) by striking “pilot program” each place it appears and inserting “covered program”; and
(3) by striking “fiscal year 2025” and inserting “fiscal year 2030”.
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN SBIR AND STTR PILOT PROGRAMS.
(a) Phase 0 Proof of Concept Partnership Program.—Section 9(jj)(7) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(jj)(7)) is amended by striking “at the end of fiscal year 2025” and inserting “on September 30, 2030”.
(b) Commercialization Assistance Pilot Programs.—Section 9(uu)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(uu)(3)) is amended by striking “September 30, 2025” and inserting “September 30, 2030”. <all>
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