,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bf1    
#bjaf ,mr4 ,peters introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,small   
,business and ,entrepreneurship  ,a     
,,bill  ,to increase outreach for women 
and minority-owned businesses under the 
,small ,business ,innovation ,research  
and ,small ,business ,technology        
,transfer programs1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,small ,business    
,innovation ,research and ,technology   
,transfer ,inclusive ,outreach          
,improvement ,act of #bjaf4  #b4 ,,sba  
coordination on increasing outreach for 
women and minority-owned businesses     
,section #i7;b7 of the ,small ,business 
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7;b77 is        
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#h71 by    
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
paragraph 7#i71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     

7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#aj7 to coordinate with participating
 agencies on efforts to increase        
outreach and awards under each of the   
,,sbir and ,,sttr programs to small     
business concerns owned and controlled  
by women and socially and economically  
disadvantaged small business concerns1  
as defined in section #h7;a77#d74  4    
#c4 ,federal agency outreach            
requirements for women and              
minority-owned businesses ,section #i of
 the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #fch7 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
subsection 7g7--  7,a7 in paragraph     
7#aa71 by striking and at the end2  7,b7
 in paragraph 7#ab71 by striking the    
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#ac7 implement an outreach 
program to small business concerns for  
the purpose of enhancing its ,,sbir     
program1 under which the ,federal agency
 shall--  7,a7 provide outreach to small
 business concerns owned and controlled 

by women and socially and economically  
disadvantaged small business concerns1  
as defined in section #h7;a77#d72 and   
7,b7 establish goals for outreach by the
 ,federal agency to the small business  
concerns described in subparagraph 7,a74
  2 and  7#b7 in subsection 7o77#ad71 by
 striking ,,sbir program2 and inserting 
,,sbir program1 under which the ,federal
 agency shall-- 7,a7 provide outreach to
 small business concerns owned and      
controlled by women and socially and    
economically disadvantaged small        
business concerns1 as defined in section
 #h7;a77#d72 and  7,b7 establish goals  
for outreach by the ,federal agency to  
the small business concerns described in
 subparagraph 7,a74  4  #d4 ,,sttr      
policy directive modification ,section  
#i7p7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #fch7p77 is amended by adding 
at the end the following3  7#d7         
,additional modifications ,not later    
than #abj days after the date of        
enactment of this paragraph1 the        

,administrator shall modify the policy  
directive issued pursuant to this       
subsection to provide for enhanced      
outreach efforts to increase the        
participation of small business concerns
 owned and controlled by women and      
socially and economically disadvantaged 
small business concerns1 as defined in  
section #h7;a77#d71 in technological    
innovation and in ,,sttr programs4  4   
#e4 ,interagency ,,sbir_/,,sttr ,policy 
,committee ,section #eabd of the        
,,sbir_/,,sttr ,reauthorization ,act of 
#bjaa 7,public ,law #aab-ha2 #abe ,stat4
 #ahcg7 is amended--  7#a7 by           
redesignating subsection 7d7 as         
subsection 7e72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7c7 the following3  7d7
 ,meetings  7#a7 ,in general ,the       
,interagency ,,sbir_/,,sttr ,policy     
,committee shall meet not less than     
twice per year to carry out the duties  
under subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,outreach   
and technical assistance activities ,if 
the ,interagency ,,sbir_/,,sttr ,policy 

,committee meets to discuss outreach and
 technical assistance activities to     
increase the participation of small     
business concerns that are              
underrepresented in the ,,sbir and      
,,sttr programs1 the ,committee shall   
invite to the meeting--  7,a7 a         
representative of the ,minority         
,business ,development ,agency2 and     
7,b7 relevant stakeholders that work to 
advance the interests of--  7i7 small   
business concerns owned and controlled  
by women1 as defined in section #c of   
the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fcb72 and  7ii7 socially and          
economically disadvantaged small        
business concerns1 as defined in section
 #h7;a77#d7 of the ,small ,business ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7;a77#d774  4  #f4  
,diversity and ,,stem workforce         
development pilot program  7a7          
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the
 term ,administrator means the          
,administrator of the ,small ,business  
,administration2  7#b7 the term covered 

,,stem intern means a student at1 or    
recent graduate from1 an institution of 
higher education serving as an intern-- 
7,a7 whose course of study studied is   
focused on the ,,stem fields2 and  7,b7 
who is a woman or a person from an      
underrepresented population in the      
,,stem fields2  7#c7 the term eligible  
entity means a small business concern   
that-- 7,a7 is receiving amounts under  
an award under the ,,sbir program or the
 ,,sttr program of a ,federal agency on 
the date on which the ,federal agency   
awards a grant to the small business    
concern under subsection 7b72 and  7,b7 
provides internships for covered ,,stem 
interns2  7#d7 the terms ,federal       
agency1 ,,sbir1 and ,,sttr have the     
meanings given those terms under section
 #i7;e7 of the ,small ,business ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7;e772  7#e7 the term
 institution of higher education has the
 meaning given the term under section   
#aja7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a772     

7#f7 the term person from an            
underrepresented population in the      
,,stem fields means a person from a     
group that is underrepresented in the   
population of ,,stem students1 as       
determined by the ,administrator2  7#g7 
the term pilot program means the        
,diversity and ,,stem ,workforce        
,development ,pilot ,program established
 under subsection 7b72  7#h7 the term   
recent graduate1 relating to a woman or 
a person from an underrepresented       
population in the ,,stem fields1 means  
that the woman or person from an        
underrepresented population in the      
,,stem fields earned an associate       
degree1 baccalaureate degree1 or        
postbaccalaureate from an institution of
 higher education during the #a-year    
period beginning on the date of the     
internship2  7#i7 the term small        
business concern has the meaning given  
the term under section #c of the ,small 
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb72 and
  7#aj7 the term ,,stem fields means the

 fields of science1 technology1         
engineering1 and math4  7b7 ,pilot      
program for internships for women and   
people from underrepresented populations
 ,the ,administrator shall establish a  
,diversity and ,,stem ,workforce        
,development ,pilot ,program to         
encourage the business community to     
provide workforce development           
opportunities for covered ,,stem        
interns1 under which a ,federal agency  
participating in the ,,sbir program or  
,,sttr program may make a grant to one  
or more eligible entities for the costs 
of internships for covered ,,stem       
interns4  7c7 ,amount and use of grants 
7#a7 ,amount ,a grant under subsection  
7b7-- 7,a7 may not be in an amount of   
more than #ae1jjj per fiscal year2 and  
7,b7 shall be in addition to the amount 
of the award to the recipient under the 
,,sbir program or the ,,sttr program4   
7#b7 ,use ,not less than #ij percent of 
the amount of a grant under subsection  
7b7 shall be used by the eligible entity

 to provide stipends or other similar   
payments to interns4  7d7 ,evaluation   
,not later than ,january #ca of the     
first calendar year after the third     
fiscal year during which the            
,administrator carries out the pilot    
program1 the ,administrator shall submit
 to ,congress--  7#a7 data on the       
results of the pilot program1 such as   
the number and demographics of the      
covered ,,stem interns participating in 
an internship funded under the pilot    
program and the amount spent on such    
internships2 and  7#b7 an assessment of 
whether the pilot program helped the    
,,sbir program and ,,sttr program       
achieve the congressional objective of  
fostering and encouraging the           
participation of women and persons from 
underrepresented populations in the     
,,stem fields4  7e7 ,termination ,the   
pilot program shall terminate after the 
end of the fourth fiscal year during    
which the ,administrator carries out the
 pilot program4  7f7 ,authorization of  

appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as may be     
necessary to carry out the pilot        
program4