,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #debj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ag1 #bjbe,ms4 
,morrison 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 require the ,small       
,business ,administration to provide    
assistance with apply to ,,sbir and     
,,sttr programs to certain small        
business concerns1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,sbir_/,,sttr      
,application ,assistance ,act4  #b4     
,extension of ,,fast ,program ,section  
#cd7;i7 of the ,small ,business ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg;d7i77 is amended by 
striking ,september #cj1 #bjje and      
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjcj4  #c4   

,application assistance to broaden      
participation  7a7 ,in general ,section 
#i7mm77#a7 of the ,small ,business ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7mm77#a77 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,j71 by 
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
subparagraph 7,k71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following new subparagraph3  7,l7       
providing small business concerns with  
assistance applying to the ,,sbir       
program or ,,sttr program of the        
,federal agency1 including providing    
such assistance to carry out the policy 
directive required under paragraphs     
7#b77;,f7 or 7#e7 of subsection 7j7 and 
subsection 7p77#b77;,h7 to increase the 
participation of ,states with respect to
 which a low level of ,,sbir or ,,sttr  
awards have historically been awarded4  
4  7b7 ,enhanced minority institution   
participation  7#a7 ,,sbir ,section     
#i7;j7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7;j771 is amended by     

adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#e7 ,increased outreach    
requirements ,not later than #ij days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph1 the ,administration shall    
modify the policy directives issued     
pursuant to this subsection to require  
enhanced outreach efforts to increase   
the participation of individuals        
conducting research at minority         
institutions 7as defined in section #cfe
 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgk77 and            
,hispanic-serving institutions 7as      
defined in section #ejb7;a7 of such ,act
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja;a7a777 in ,,sbir  
programs4  4  7#b7 ,,sttr ,section      
#i7p77#b7 of the ,small ,business ,act  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7p77#b77 is amended--
  7,a7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by striking
 and at the end2  7,b7 in subparagraph  
7,g77iii71 by striking the period at the
 end and inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by  
adding at the end the following new     
subparagraph3  7,h7 procedures for      

outreach efforts to increase the        
participation of individuals conducting 
research at minority institutions 7as   
defined in section #cfe of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajfgk77 and ,hispanic-serving          
institutions 7as defined in section #af 
#ejb7;a7 of such ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4    
#aaja;a7a777 in ,,sttr programs4  4