,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bgea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #f1 #bjaf ,mr4  
,coons 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1 & ,mrs4 
,gillibr&7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,small ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a  
,,bill  ,to create a pilot program      
p]mitt+ bus9esses receiv+ ,phase ,,ii   
aw>ds "u ! ,,sbir program to use n m ?an
 #e p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( ! aw>d =          
comm]cialization-relat$ s]vices4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,support ,/>tup ,bus9esses ,act ( #bjaf4
  #b4 ,comm]cialization-relat$ s]vices  
pilot program ,section #i ( ! ,small    
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7tt7  
,comm]cialization-,relat$ s]vices pilot 
program  7#a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is         
subsection1 ! t]m                       
comm]cialization-relat$ s]vices includes
 m>ket validation1 intellectual prop]ty 
protection1 bus9ess model developm5t1   
m>ket rese>*1 & o!r reasonable s]vices t

 support m>ket entry4  7#b7 ,program    
,dur+ ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjag1 #bjah1 & 
#bjai1 a small bus9ess conc]n receiv+ a 
,phase ,,ii aw>d "u ! ,,sbir program may
 use n m ?an #e p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( ! aw>d
 = comm]cialization-relat$ s]vices1 :i* 
may be p]=m$ directly by ! small bus9ess
 conc]n or obta9$ f ano!r entity1 su* z 
a public or private nonpr(it            
organization or an ag5cy ( or o!r entity
 e/abli%$ or fund$ by a ,/ate t         
facilitates or accel]ates !             
comm]cialization ( te*nologies or assi/s
 9 ! creation & gr[? ( private          
ent]prises t are comm]cializ+ te*nology4
  7#c7 ,annual report+ ,a small bus9ess 
conc]n t uses am\nts "u a ,phase ,,ii   
aw>d z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 dur+ a  
fiscal ye> %all submit to ! ,f$]al ag5cy
 mak+ ! aw>d a report describ+ ! use (  
su* am\nts dur+ su* fiscal ye>4  7#d7   
,review ,n lat] ?an ! end ( fiscal ye>  
#bjai1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all submit to !  
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess &         
,entrepr5eur%ip ( ! ,s5ate & !          

,committee on ,small ,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives a report review+ !    
efficacy ( ! pilot program "u ?is       
subsection4  4