,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bjbc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #bg1 #bjai ,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 and ,mr4 ,kennedy7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship ,a ,,bill ,to modify the ,federal and ,state ,technology ,partnership ,program of the ,small ,business ,administration1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,fast ,fix ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,federal and ,state ,technology ,partnership ,program ,section #cd of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg;d7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by adding at the end the following3 7#aa7 ,underperforming ,state ,the term underperforming ,state means a ,state participating in the ,,sbir or ,,sttr program that has been calculated by the ,administrator to be one of #ah ,states receiving the fewest ,,sbir and ,,sttr ,phase ,i awards4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,e7-- 7,i7 in clause 7iii71 by striking and at the end2 7,,ii7 in clause 7iv71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,,iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7v7 to prioritize applicants located in an underperforming ,state2 2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,b77vi71 by amending subclause 7,,iii7 to read as follows3 7,,iii7 located in an underperforming ,state2 2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 shall give first priority and special consideration to an applicant that is located in an underperforming ,state4 2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking ,not more than one proposal and inserting ,there is no limit on the number of proposals that2 and 7,d7 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 ,additional assistance for underperforming ,states ,upon application by a recipient that is located in an underperforming ,state1 the ,administrator may-- 7,a7 provide additional assistance to the recipient2 and 7,b7 waive the matching requirements under subsection 7e77#b74 2 7#c7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by inserting and ,,sttr before first phase each place that term appears2 7,,ii7 in clause 7i71 by striking #ej and inserting #be2 and 7,,iii7 in clause 7iii71 by striking #ge and inserting #ej2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking 1 beginning with fiscal year #bjja and inserting and make publicly available on the website of the ,administration1 beginning with fiscal year #bjbj2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 ,amount of award ,in carrying out the ,,fast program under this section1 the ,administrator shall-- 7,a7 make and enter into not less than #ab awards or cooperative agreements2 7,b7 each award or cooperative agreement shall be for not more than #ejj1jjj1 which shall be provided over #b fiscal years2 and 7,c7 any amounts left unused in the third quarter of the second fiscal year may be retained by the ,administrator for future ,,fast program awards4 7#e7 ,reporting ,not later than #f months after receiving an award or entering into a cooperative agreement under this section1 a recipient shall report to the ,administrator-- 7,a7 the number of awards made under the ,,sbir or ,,sttr program2 7,b7 the number of applications submitted for the ,,sbir or ,,sttr program2 7,c7 the number of consulting hours spent2 7,d7 the number of training events conducted2 and 7,e7 any issues encountered in the management and application of the ,,fast program4 2 7#d7 in subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by striking ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of the ,small ,business ,innovation ,research ,program ,reauthorization ,act of #bjjj and inserting ,april #cj1 #bjbj2 and 7,,ii7 by inserting and ,entrepreneurship before of the ,senate2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at the end2 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7iv7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 a description of the process used to ensure that underperforming ,states are given priority application status under the ,,fast program4 2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in the paragraph heading1 by striking ,annual and inserting ,biennial2 7ii7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking annual and inserting biennial2 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at the end2 7iv7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7v7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 the proportion of awards provided to and cooperative agreements entered into with underperforming ,states2 and 7,e7 a list of the ,states that were determined by the ,administrator to be underperforming ,states1 and a description of any changes in the list compared to previously submitted reports4 2 7#e7 in subsection 7g77#b7-- 7,a7 by striking #bjjd and inserting #bjbj2 and 7,b7 by inserting and ,entrepreneurship before of the ,senate2 and 7#f7 in subsection 7h77#a71 by striking #aj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjja through #bjje and inserting #bj1jjj1jjj for every #b fiscal years between fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd1 to be obligated before the end of the second fiscal year4