,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bjde ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #bg1 #bjai,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4 ,cardin7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship ,a ,,bill ,to reauthorize the ,,sbir and ,,sttr programs1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,sbir and ,,sttr ,permanency and ,improvement ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,permanency of ,,sbir and ,,sttr programs 7a7 ,,sbir ,section #i7m7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7m77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking ,termination and inserting ,,sbir program authorization2 and 7#b7 by striking terminate on ,september #cj1 #bjbb and inserting be in effect for each fiscal year4 7b7 ,,sttr ,section #i7n77#a77;,a7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7n77#a77;,a77 is amended by striking through fiscal year #bjbb4 #c4 ,allocation increase 7a7 ,,sbir ,section #i7;f77#a7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking expend and inserting obligate for expenditure2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,h71 by striking and at the end2 7#c7 in subparagraph 7,i71 by striking and each fiscal year thereafter1 and inserting a semicolon2 and 7#d7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,i7 the following3 7,j7 not less than #c4e percent of such budget in fiscal year #bjbj2 7,k7 not less than #d percent of such budget in fiscal year #bjba2 7,l7 not less than #e percent of such budget in fiscal year #bjbb2 7,m7 not less than #f percent of such budget in fiscal year #bjbc2 and 7,n7 not less than #f4d percent of such budget in fiscal year #bjbd and each fiscal year thereafter4 4 7b7 ,,sttr ,section #i7n77#a7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7n77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking expend and inserting obligate for expenditure2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7iv71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in clause 7v71 by striking fiscal year #bjaf and each fiscal year thereafter4 and inserting fiscal year #bjai22 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7vi7 #j4ee percent for fiscal year #bjbj2 7vii7 #j4fe percent for fiscal year #bjba2 7viii7 #j4ge percent for fiscal year #bjbb2 7ix7 #j4he percent for fiscal year #bjbc2 and 7x7 #a percent for fiscal year #bjbd and each fiscal year thereafter4 4 #d4 ,accelerating award timelines across agencies ,section #i of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7g77#h7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by adding and at the end2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 the average and median amount of time that each ,federal agency with an ,,sbir program takes to review and make a final decision on proposals submitted under the program2 2 7#b7 in subsection 7o77#i7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by adding and at the end2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 the average and median amount of time that each ,federal agency with an ,,sttr program takes to review and make a final decision on proposals submitted under the program2 2 7#c7 in subsection 7hh7-- 7,a7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,requirement to accelerate all ,,sbir and ,,sttr awards ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this paragraph1 each ,federal agency participating in the ,,sbir program or ,,sttr program1 other than the ,department of ,defense1 shall establish a program to reduce the time for awards under the ,,sbir and ,,sttr programs of the ,federal agency by-- 7,a7 developing simplified and standardized procedures and model contracts throughout the ,federal agency for ,phase ,i1 ,phase ,,ii1 and ,phase ,,iii ,,sbir awards2 7,b7 for ,phase ,i ,,sbir and ,,sttr awards1 reducing the amount of time between solicitation closure and award2 7,c7 for ,phase ,,ii ,,sbir and ,,sttr awards1 reducing the amount of time between the end of a ,phase ,i award and the start of the ,phase ,,ii award2 7,d7 for ,phase ,,ii ,,sbir and ,,sttr awards that skip ,phase ,i1 reducing the amount of time between solicitation closure and award2 7,e7 for sequential ,phase ,,ii ,,sbir and ,,sttr awards1 reducing the amount of time between ,phase ,,ii awards2 and 7,f7 reducing the award times described in subparagraphs 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 7,e71 and 7,f7 to be as close to #ij days as possible4 2 and 7#d7 in subsection 7ii71 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,additional comptroller general reports ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the ,committee on ,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,small ,business of the ,house of ,representatives-- 7,a7 not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this paragraph1 a report that-- 7i7 provides the average and median amount of time that each ,federal agency with an ,,sbir or ,,sttr program takes to review and make a final decision on proposals submitted under the program2 and 7ii7 compares that average and median amount of time with that of the previous #e fiscal years2 and 7,b7 not later than ,march #ca1 #bjbc1 a report that-- 7i7 includes the information described in subparagraph 7,a72 7ii7 assesses where each ,federal agency participating in the ,,sbir or ,,sttr program needs improvement with respect to the proposal review and award times under the program2 7iii7 identifies best practices for shortening the proposal review and award times under the ,,sbir and ,,sttr programs2 and 7iv7 analyzes the efficacy of the program established under subsection 7hh77#c74 4 #e4 ,encouraging venture capital-owned program participants ,section #i7;dd7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7;dd77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,authority ,the head of a ,federal agency that participates in the ,,sbir program-- 7,a7 may award not more than #be percent of the funds allocated for the ,,sbir program of the ,federal agency to small business concerns that are owned in majority part by multiple venture capital operating companies1 hedge funds1 or private equity firms through competitive1 merit-based procedures that are open to all eligible small business concerns2 and 7,b7 may not award any funds allocated for the ,,sbir program of the ,federal agency to small business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies1 hedge funds1 or private equity firms whose owners do not have ,united ,states citizenship4 2 7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#b72 7#c7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#g7 as paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#f72 and 7#d7 in paragraph 7#b71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 indicate if any of the venture capital operating companies1 hedge fund1 or private equity firm owners of the small business concern do not have ,united ,states citizenship4 4 #f4 ,phase ,,iii award education ,section #i7r77#d7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7r77#d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 train contracting officers in the execution of ,phase ,,iii sole source award contracts4 4