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SBIR Administrative Funding Act
To amend the Small Business Act to extend and modify the assistance for administrative, oversight, and contract processing costs for the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill extends and modifies the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, extending authorization for administrative funding through September 30, 2030. It increases the administrative funding percentage from 3 percent to 3.3 percent of program funds and requires federal agencies that receive appropriations—including the Departments of Defense, Energy, and Health and Human Services, NASA, and the National Science Foundation—to transfer at least 10 percent of SBIR and STTR administrative funds to the Small Business Administration within two months of receiving their appropriations. The transferred funds will increase SBA resources for administering the SBIR and STTR programs. The bill also authorizes federal agencies to use program funds for outreach and technical assistance to increase participation from states with historically low SBIR award levels and from underserved populations.
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- Jan 22, 2026 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
- Jan 22, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 22, 2026
Mr. Latimer 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 the Small Business Act to extend and modify the assistance for administrative, oversight, and contract processing costs for the SBIR and STTR programs, 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 Administrative Funding Act”.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, OVERSIGHT, AND CONTRACT PROCESSING COSTS FOR SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.—Section 9(mm) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)) is amended—
(1) by designating the text of paragraph (1) as subparagraph (A); and
(2) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (L) as clauses (i) through (xii), respectively;
(B) by striking “September 30, 2025” and inserting “September 30, 2030”;
(C) by striking “3 percent” and inserting “3.3 percent”; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(B) Transfer of funds.—
“(i) In general.—Not later than 2 months after the date of the enactment of an Act providing appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation, the head of each such entity for which such Act provided appropriations shall transfer not less than 10 percent of the amount of the funds used for the purposes described in clauses (i) through (xii) of subparagraph (A) to the Administrator to increase the resources of the Administration for administering the SBIR and STTR programs.
“(ii) Fund use limits.—None of the funds transferred under clause (i) may be used for or with respect to any program established under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).”.
(b) Increasing Participation of Underserved Populations in the SBIR and STTR Programs.—
(1) In general.—Section 9(mm)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
“(2) Outreach and technical assistance.—A Federal agency participating in the program under this subsection may use a portion of the funds authorized for uses under paragraph (1) to carry out the policy directive required under subsection
(j)(2)(F) and to increase the participation of States with respect to which a low level of SBIR awards have historically been awarded.”.
(2) Conforming amendment.—Section 9(mm)(6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(6)) is amended by striking “including” and all that follows and inserting the following: “including—
“(A) the use of funds transferred under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) for the uses authorized in such subparagraph and to achieve the objectives of paragraph (2); and
“(B) the use of other funds under this subsection to achieve such objectives.”. <all>
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