,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #cj1 #bjag,mr4  
,knight 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,murphy  
of ,florida7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,small ,business1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,science1 
,space1 and ,technology1 for a period to
 be subsequently determined by the      
,speaker1 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 improve the ,small    
,business ,innovation ,research program 
and ,small ,business ,technology        
,transfer program1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,small ,business    
,innovation ,research and ,small        
,business ,technology ,transfer         
,improvements ,act of #bjag4  #b4       
,reporting requirements  7a7 ,annual    
report to ,congress ,section #i7;b77#g7 

of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #fch7;b77#g77 is amended by   
striking to report not less than        
annually and inserting to submit a      
report not later than ,december #ca of  
each year4  7b7 ,annual report to ,,sba 
and the ,office of ,science and         
,technology ,policy ,section #i7;g77#i7 
of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #fch7;g77#i77 is amended by   
striking make an annual report and      
inserting not later than ,march #cj of  
each year1 submit a report4  #c4        
,requiring insertion incentives ,section
 #i7y77#e7 of the ,small ,business ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7y77#e77 is amended  
by striking is authorized to and        
inserting shall4  #d4 ,,sbir ,phase     
flexibility ,section #i7;cc7 of the     
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fch7;cc77 is amended by striking       
,during fiscal years and all that       
follows through may each provide and    
inserting ,during fiscal years #bjah    
through #bjbb1 all agencies             

participating in the ,,sbir program may 
provide4  #e4 ,establishing the         
,civilian ,agency ,commercialization    
,readiness ,program ,section #i7;gg7 of 
the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fch7;gg77 is amended--  7#a7 by       
amending the subsection heading to read 
as follows3 ,civilian ,agency           
,commercialization ,readiness ,program2 
7#b7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting to 
establish a ,civilian ,agency           
,commercialization ,readiness ,program  
for civilian agencies after the covered 
,federal agency2  7#c7 in paragraph     
7#b77;,a7-- 7,a7 by striking establish a
 pilot program and inserting establish a
 ,civilian ,agency ,commercialization   
,readiness ,program under this          
subsection2 and  7,b7 by striking the   
pilot program and inserting such        
,civilian ,agency ,commercialization    
,readiness ,program2  7#d7 in paragraphs
 7#c7 and 7#d71 by striking a pilot     
program each place such term appears and
 inserting a ,civilian                  

,commercialization ,readiness ,program2 
7#e7 in paragraph 7#f71 by striking the 
pilot program and inserting a ,civilian 
,agency ,commercialization ,readiness   
,program2  7#f7 by striking paragraph   
7#g7 and redesignating paragraph 7#h7 as
 paragraph 7#g72 and  7#g7 in paragraph 
7#g7 7as so redesignated71 by amending  
subparagraph 7,b7 to read as follows3   
7,b7 the term ,civilian ,agency         
,commercialization ,readiness ,program  
means each program established under    
paragraph 7#a74  4  #f4 ,extension of   
deadline for assistance for             
administrative1 oversight1 and contract 
processing costs ,section #i7mm77#a7 of 
the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fch7mm77#a77 is amended by striking   
,september #cj1 #bjag and inserting     
,september #cj1 #bjbb4