,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dheb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ad1
 #bjbb,mrs4 ,shaheen introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,small   
,business and ,entrepreneurship  ,a     
,,bill  ,to permanently authorize the   
,,sbir and ,,sttr programs4  #a4        
,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