,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bghi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #f1 #bjag,mr4  
,ben ,ray ,lujn of ,new ,mexico 7for    
himself1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 and ,mr4      
,lipinski7 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 reauthorize and       
improve the ,small ,business ,innovation
 ,research ,program and the ,small      
,business ,technology ,transfer         
,program1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,support ,startup ,businesses ,act  
of #bjag4  #b4 ,improvements to         
technical and business assistance       
,section #i7q7 of the ,small ,business  

,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7q77 is         
amended--  7#a7 in the subsection       
heading1 by inserting and business after
 technical2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#a7--   
7,a7 in the matter preceding            
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by striking a   
vendor selected under paragraph 7#b7 and
 inserting #a or more vendors selected  
under paragraph 7#b77;,a72  7ii7 by     
inserting and business before assistance
 services2 and  7iii7 by inserting      
assistance with product sales1          
intellectual property protections1      
market research1 market validation1 and 
development of regulatory plans and     
manufacturing plans1 after              
technologies12 and  7,b7 in subparagraph
 7,d71 by inserting 1 including         
intellectual property protections before
 the period at the end2  7#c7 in        
paragraph 7#b7--  7,a7 by striking ,each
 agency may select a vendor to assist   
small business concerns to meet and     
inserting the following3  7,a7 ,in      
general ,each agency may select #a or   

more vendors from which small business  
concerns may obtain assistance in       
meeting  2 and  7,b7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7,b7 ,selection by  
small business concern ,a small business
 concern may1 by contract or otherwise1 
select #a or more vendors to assist the 
small business concern in meeting the   
goals listed in paragraph 7#a74  2 and  
7#d7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 by        
inserting 7,a7 after paragraph 7#b7 each
 place it appears2  7,b7 in subparagraph
 7,a71 by striking #e1jjj per year each 
place it appears and inserting #f1ejj   
per project2  7,c7 in subparagraph      
7,b7--  7i7 by striking #e1jjj per year 
each place it appears and inserting     
#ce1jjj per project2 and  7ii7 in clause
 7ii71 by striking which shall be in    
addition to the amount of the           
recipient's award and inserting which   
may1 as determined appropriate by the   
head of the agency1 be included as part 
of the recipient's award or be in       
addition to the amount of the           

recipient's award2  7,d7 in subparagraph
 7,c7-- 7i7 by inserting or business    
after technical2  7ii7 by striking the  
vendor and inserting a vendor2 and      
7iii7 by adding at the end the          
following3 ,business-related services   
aimed at improving the commercialization
 success of a small business concern may
 be obtained from an entity1 such as a  
public or private organization or an    
agency of or other entity established or
 funded by a ,state that facilitates or 
accelerates the commercialization of    
technologies or assists in the creation 
and growth of private enterprises that  
are commercializing technology42  7,e7  
in subparagraph 7,d7-- 7i7 by inserting 
or business after technical each place  
it appears2 and  7ii7 in clause 7i71 by 
striking the vendor and inserting #a or 
more vendors2 and  7,f7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7,e7 ,multiple     
award recipients ,the ,administrator    
shall establish a limit on the amount of
 technical and business assistance      

services that may be received or        
purchased under subparagraph 7,b7 by a  
small business concern that has received
 multiple ,phase ,,ii ,,sbir or ,,sttr  
awards for a fiscal year4  4