,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bb1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,latim] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small        
,bus9ess1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,small ,bus9ess ,act to ext5d & modify
 ! assi/ance = adm9i/rative1 ov]sight1 &
 contract process+ co/s = ! ,,sbir &    
,,/tr programs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,sbir ,adm9i/rative ,fund+ ,act4  #b4  
,ext5sion & modification ( assi/ance =  
adm9i/rative1 ov]sight1 & contract      
process+ co/s = ,,sbir & ,,/tr programs 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #i7mm7 ( ! ,small 
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7mm77  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by designat+ ! text (   
p>agraph 7#a7 z subp>agraph 7,a72 &     
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by          

r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,l7 
z clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7xii71 respectively2
  7,b7 by /rik+ ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbe &  
ins]t+ ,septemb] #cj1 #bjcj2  7,c7 by   
/rik+ #c p]c5t & ins]t+ #c4c p]c5t2 &   
7,d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
subp>agraph3  7,b7 ,transf] ( funds  7i7
 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b mon?s aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( an ,act provid+     
appropriations = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! ,national   
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration1 or !
 ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 ! head ( 
ea* su* entity = :i* su* ,act provid$   
appropriations %all transf] n less ?an  
#aj p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( ! funds us$ = !   
purposes describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 ?r\gh   
7xii7 ( subp>agraph 7,a7 to !           
,adm9i/rator to increase ! res\rces ( ! 
,adm9i/ration = adm9i/]+ ! ,,sbir &     
,,/tr programs4  7ii7 ,fund use limits  
,none ( ! funds transf]r$ "u clause 7i7 
may be us$ = or ) respect to any program
 e/abli%$ "u ! ,small ,bus9ess ,inve/m5t

 ,act ( #aieh 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ffa et    
seq474  4  7b7 ,increas+ p>ticipation ( 
und]s]v$ populations 9 ! s,b,i,r &      
s,t,t,r programs  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #i7mm77#b7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7mm77#b77 is am5d$ to
 read z foll[s3  7#b7  ,outrea* &       
te*nical assi/ance  ,a ,f$]al ag5cy     
p>ticipat+ 9 ! program "u ?is subsection
 may use a portion ( ! funds au?oriz$ = 
uses "u p>agraph 7#a7 to c>ry out !     
policy directive requir$ "u subsection  
7j77#b77;,f7 & to increase !            
p>ticipation ( ,/ates ) respect to :i* a
 l[ level ( ,,sbir aw>ds h hi/orically  
be5 aw>d$4  4  7#b7  ,con=m+ am5dm5t    
,section #i7mm77#f7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess 
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7mm77#f77 is    
am5d$ by /rik+ includ+ & all t foll[s & 
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  includ+-- 7,a7 ! use (
 funds transf]r$ "u subp>agraph 7,b7 (  
p>agraph 7#a7 = ! uses au?oriz$ 9 su*   
subp>agraph & to a*ieve ! objectives (  
p>agraph 7#b72 &  7,b7 ! use ( o!r funds
 "u ?is subsection to a*ieve su*        

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