,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #h1       
#bjbe,ms4 ,scholten 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     
amend section #i of the ,small ,business
 ,act to permit ,federal agencies to    
make awards to small business concerns  
that have received a ,phase ,,ii ,,sbir 
or ,,sttr award to provide fellowship   
opportunities1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,sbir_/,,sttr ,innovation      
,workforce ,act4  #b4 ,,sbir and ,,sttr 
fellowships ,section #i of the ,small   
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7f71 by    

adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#e7 ,fellowships  7,a7 ,in 
general ,a ,federal agency may provide  
grants or awards1 either directly or in 
partnership with a third party1 to small
 business concerns that have received   
,,sbir or ,,sttr ,phase ,,ii awards to  
provide fellowship and internship       
opportunities at the undergraduate1     
baccalaureate1 graduate1 and            
postdoctoral levels in fields that are  
important to such ,federal agency4  7,b7
 ,enhanced outreach ,each ,federal      
agency that makes an award or enters    
into a partnership under subparagraph   
7,a7 shall provide for enhanced outreach
 to increase the participation of women1
 socially disadvantaged individuals 7as 
described in section #h7;a77#e771 and   
economically disadvantaged individuals  
7as described section #h7;a77#f77;,a77  
in the fellowship and internship        
opportunities described under           
subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7 ,support       
organization ,each ,federal agency that 

makes an award or enters into a         
partnership under subparagraph 7,a7 may 
partner with or provide grants or awards
 to a third-party organization to       
support and facilitate the enhanced     
outreach under subparagraph 7,b7        
provided that such third-party          
organization is a nonprofit organization
 with relevant experience and           
demonstrated expertise in delivery of   
services described in subparagraph 7,b74
  7,d7 ,funding ,in carrying out this   
paragraph1 a ,federal agency may use    
only the following amounts3 7i7 ,with   
respect to a ,federal agency that uses  
the authority under subsection 7mm71 the
 funds authorized under such subsection4
  7ii7 ,with respect a ,federal agency  
other than a ,federal agency described  
in clause 7i71 not more than three      
percent of the funds required to be     
expended under paragraph 7#a74  2 and   
7#b7 in subsection 7n71 by adding at the
 end the following new paragraph3  7#d7 
,fellowships  7,a7 ,in general ,a       

,federal agency may provide grants or   
awards1 either directly or in           
partnership with a third party1 to small
 business concerns that have received   
,,sbir or ,,sttr ,phase ,,ii awards to  
provide fellowship and internship       
opportunities at the undergraduate1     
baccalaureate1 graduate1 and            
postdoctoral levels in fields that are  
important to such ,federal agency4  7,b7
 ,enhanced outreach ,each ,federal      
agency that makes an award or enters    
into a partnership under subparagraph   
7,a7 shall provide for enhanced outreach
 to increase the participation of women1
 socially disadvantaged individuals 7as 
described in section #h7;a77#e771 and   
economically disadvantaged individuals  
7as described section #h7;a77#f77;,a77  
in the fellowship and internship        
opportunities described under           
subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7 ,support       
organization ,each ,federal agency that 
makes an award or enters into a         
partnership under subparagraph 7,a7 may 

partner with or provide grants or awards
 to a third-party organization to       
support and facilitate the enhanced     
outreach under subparagraph 7,b7        
provided such third-party organization  
is a nonprofit organization with        
relevant experience and demonstrated    
expertise in delivery of services       
described in subparagraph 7,b74  7,d7   
,funding ,in carrying out this          
paragraph1 a ,federal agency may use    
only the following amounts3 7i7 ,with   
respect to a ,federal agency that uses  
the authority under subsection 7mm71 the
 funds authorized under such subsection4
  7ii7 ,with respect a ,federal agency  
other than a ,federal agency described  
in clause 7i71 not more than three      
percent of the funds required to be     
expended under paragraph 7#a74  4