,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bg1 #bjai ,mr4  
,ris* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4     
,hoev51 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,ros51 &    
,mr4 ,k5n$y7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess &         
,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a ,,bill  ,to modify !
 ,f$]al & ,/ate ,te*nology ,p>tn]%ip    
,program ( ! ,small ,bus9ess            
,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,,fa/ ,fix ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f$]al &  
,/ate ,te*nology ,p>tn]%ip ,program     
,section #cd ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg;d7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9
 subsection 7a71 by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7#aa7 ,und]p]=m+ ,/ate ,! t]m  
und]p]=m+ ,/ate means a ,/ate p>ticipat+
 9 ! ,,sbir or ,,/tr program t has be5  
calculat$ by ! ,adm9i/rator to be "o (  
#ah ,/ates receiv+ ! fewe/ ,,sbir &     
,,/tr ,phase ,i aw>ds4  2  7#b7 9       
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 

7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,e7-- 7,i7 9 clause  
7iii71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,,ii7 9   
clause 7iv71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &
 ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,,iii7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7v7 to prioritize applicants
 locat$ 9 an und]p]=m+ ,/ate2  2  7,b7 9
 p>agraph 7#b7--  7i7 9 subp>agraph     
7,b77vi71 by am5d+ subclause 7,,iii7 to 
read z foll[s3  7,,iii7 locat$ 9 an     
und]p]=m+ ,/ate2  2  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 
7,c71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7iii7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7,d7 %all give fir/ priority & 
special consid]ation to an applicant t  
is locat$ 9 an und]p]=m+ ,/ate4  2  7,c7
 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ ,n m ?an "o  
proposal & ins]t+ ,!re is no limit on ! 
numb] ( proposals t2 &  7,d7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7#f7 ,additional       
assi/ance = und]p]=m+ ,/ates ,^u        
application by a recipi5t t is locat$ 9 
an und]p]=m+ ,/ate1 ! ,adm9i/rator may--
 7,a7 provide additional assi/ance to ! 
recipi5t2 &  7,b7 waive ! mat*+         
requirem5ts "u subsection 7e77#b74  2   

7#c7 9 subsection 7e7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph
 7#b7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7--  7,i7  
by ins]t+ & ,,/tr be=e fir/ phase ea*   
place t t]m appe>s2  7,,ii7 9 clause    
7i71 by /rik+ #ej & ins]t+ #be2 &       
7,,iii7 9 clause 7iii71 by /rik+ #ge &  
ins]t+ #ej2 &  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 
by /rik+ 1 beg9n+ ) fiscal ye> #bjja &  
ins]t+ & make publicly available on !   
website ( ! ,adm9i/ration1 beg9n+ )     
fiscal ye> #bjbj2 &  7,b7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,am\nt ( aw>d ,9    
c>ry+ out ! ,,fa/ program "u ?is        
section1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all--  7,a7    
make & ent] into n less ?an #ab aw>ds or
 coop]ative agreem5ts2  7,b7 ea* aw>d or
 coop]ative agreem5t %all be = n m ?an  
#ejj1jjj1 :i* %all be provid$ ov] #b    
fiscal ye>s2 &  7,c7 any am\nts left    
unus$ 9 ! ?ird qu>t] ( ! second fiscal  
ye> may be reta9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator =   
future ,,fa/ program aw>ds4  7#e7       
,report+ ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft]      
receiv+ an aw>d or ent]+ into a         
coop]ative agreem5t "u ?is section1 a   

recipi5t %all report to ! ,adm9i/rator--
  7,a7 ! numb] ( aw>ds made "u ! ,,sbir 
or ,,/tr program2  7,b7 ! numb] (       
applications submitt$ = ! ,,sbir or     
,,/tr program2  7,c7 ! numb] ( consult+ 
h\rs sp5t2  7,d7 ! numb] ( tra9+ ev5ts  
conduct$2 &  7,e7 any issues enc\nt]$ 9 
! managem5t & application ( ! ,,fa/     
program4  2  7#d7 9 subsection 7f7--    
7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 9 ! matt]    
prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a7--  7,i7 by /rik+
 ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,innovation
 ,rese>* ,program ,reau?orization ,act (
 #bjjj & ins]t+ ,april #cj1 #bjbj2 &    
7,,ii7 by ins]t+ & ,entrepr5eur%ip be=e 
( ! ,s5ate2  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by
 /rik+ & at ! end2  7iii7 9 subp>agraph 
7,c71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7iv7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7,d7 a description ( ! process us$ to 
ensure t und]p]=m+ ,/ates are giv5      
priority application /atus "u ! ,,fa/   
program4  2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7--   
7i7 9 ! p>agraph head+1 by /rik+ ,annual

 & ins]t+ ,bi5nial2  7ii7 9 ! matt]     
prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ annual
 & ins]t+ bi5nial2  7iii7 9 subp>agraph 
7,b71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7iv7 9      
subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end & ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7v7 by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  7,d7 ! proportion (
 aw>ds provid$ to & coop]ative agreem5ts
 ent]$ into ) und]p]=m+ ,/ates2 &  7,e7 
a li/ ( ! ,/ates t 7 det]m9$ by !       
,adm9i/rator to be und]p]=m+ ,/ates1 & a
 description ( any *anges 9 ! li/ comp>$
 to previ\sly submitt$ reports4  2  7#e7
 9 subsection 7g77#b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+   
#bjjd & ins]t+ #bjbj2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ 
& ,entrepr5eur%ip be=e ( ! ,s5ate2 &    
7#f7 9 subsection 7h77#a71 by /rik+     
#aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjja   
?r\gh #bjje & ins]t+ #bj1jjj1jjj = e #b 
fiscal ye>s betwe5 fiscal ye>s #bjbj    
?r\gh #bjbd1 to be obligat$ be=e ! end (
 ! second fiscal ye>4