SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act
1/2 Introduced House Apr 16
House Passed Apr 23
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PRE INTRODUCTION IN COMMITTEE | SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS HELD | Apr 26, 2007 |
PRE INTRODUCTION IN COMMITTEE | SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS HELD | Jun 26, 2007 |
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Cost Estimates
2Nonpartisan fiscal analysis from the Congressional Budget Office. Click any estimate to read the full report on cbo.gov.
- H.R. 5819, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act Apr 22, 2008
<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on Small Business on april 18, 2008</p>
- H.R. 5819, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act Apr 22, 2008
Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on Small Business on april 18, 2008
Amendments
15Amendment flow 15 merged from 15 voted amendments 15 terminal · 0 pending · 0 grouped below
15 passed 0 failed 0 ended
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HAMDT 1008 Merged
Apr 23, 2008 Full page
Amendment gave priority to applications from companies located in areas that have lost a major source of employment.
Sponsor Leonard Boswell Democrat
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HAMDT 1009 Merged
Apr 23, 2008 Full page
Amendment struck section 102 which left the current set-asides for SBIR and STTR unchanged.
Sponsor Vernon Ehlers Republican
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HAMDT 1010 Merged
Apr 23, 2008 Full page
Amendment provided for notification to an applicant to the SBIR and STTR programs who is not successful in receiving an award, that the applicant can request an explanation of why the applicant did not receive the award.
Sponsor Joe Sestak Democrat
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HAMDT 1012 Merged
Apr 23, 2008 Full page
Amendment mandated that SBIR awardees must be entities with their primary business operations in the United States.
Sponsor Gabrielle Giffords Democrat
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HAMDT 1013 Merged
Apr 23, 2008 Full page
Amendment to strike and replace Title II, regarding venture capital investment standards.
Sponsor Sam Graves Republican
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HAMDT 1014 Merged
Apr 23, 2008 Full page
Amendment added business incubators as eligible for the partnerships with SBIR awardees that are required by section 404. The amendment also defined the term "business incubators" for this purpose.
Sponsor Doris Matsui Democrat
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HAMDT 1015 Merged
Apr 23, 2008 Full page
Amendment provided that veterans will be given priority when applying for SBIR and STTR awards.
Sponsor Betty Sutton Democrat
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HAMDT 1016 Merged
Apr 23, 2008 Full page
Amendment required agencies that administer SBIR programs to give special consideration to pressing transportation and infrastructure research activities as identified by reports issued by the Department of Transportation and National Academy of Sciences.
Sponsor Betty Sutton Democrat
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HAMDT 1017 Merged
Apr 23, 2008 Full page
Amendment established a pilot program to make grants to minority institutions that partner with nonprofit organizations that have experience developing relationships between industry, minority institutions, and other entities.
Sponsor John Barrow Democrat
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HAMDT 1019 Merged
Apr 23, 2008 Full page
Amendment allowed the Administrator of the SBA to view favorably FAST grant applicants that use accredited SBDC's in determining the award of a FAST grant.
Sponsor Nydia Velázquez Democrat
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HAMDT 1020 Merged
Apr 23, 2008 Full page
Amendment required that a veteran small-business owner must be at least one of the people appointed to the advisory board overseeing the Small Business Innovation Research Program Grants.
Sponsor Kirsten Gillibrand Democrat
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HAMDT 1021 Merged
Apr 23, 2008 Full page
Amendment required that the Small Business Administration consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop an outreach program to publicize the Small Business Innovation Research program to veterans returning from service and encourage veterans with appropriate technical skills to apply for SBIR grants.
Sponsor Nydia Velázquez Democrat
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HAMDT 1011 Merged
Apr 23, 2008 Full page
Amendment gave priority to small businesses and organizations, in the awarding of SBIR, STTR, and FAST grants, that are making significant contributions towards energy efficiency, including those that are making efforts to reduce their carbon footprint or are carbon neutral.
Sponsor Jim Matheson Democrat
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HAMDT 1018 Merged
Apr 23, 2008 Full page
Amendment changed section 104, regarding the SBIR Advisory Board, to the extent that it would add small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans to the groups to be targeted by the board to make applications for SBIR grants.
Sponsor Shelley Capito Republican
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HAMDT 1022 Merged
Apr 23, 2008 Full page
Amendment required that SBIR awardees be owned and controlled by at least one individual, or a business concern owned and controlled by individuals, who are a citizens of, or permanent resident aliens in, the United States. Any applicant found knowingly hiring, recruiting, or referring for a fee, an unauthorized alien shall not be eligible for the receipt of future awards.
Sponsor Bill Foster Democrat