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SBA | RIN: 3245-AH32 | Publication ID: Spring 2020 |
Title: ●SBIR/STTR Policy Directive Updates Based on NDAA 2020 Changes and Other Miscellaneous Clarifications | |
Abstract:
SBA proposes to incorporate changes to the SBIR/STTR Policy Directive that reflect changes made by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2020 to section 9 of the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. section 638, which governs the SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs. Section 880 of the NDAA amends 15 U.S.C. section 638(b) and authorizes SBA to consult with personnel from the agencies that participate in the SBIR/STTR programs to assist small business concerns with commercializing research developed under the programs before receiving a funding agreement. Section 880 of the NDAA also amends 15 U.S.C. sections (j) and (p), which require that SBA modify the policy directive to require procurement center representatives (as described at 15 U.S.C. section 644(l)) to consult with personnel from participating agencies to assist SBCs participating in the SBIR/STTR programs, and particularly with Phase III. Section 881 of the NDAA modifies 15 U.S.C. section 638(q), and adds cybersecurity technical assistance as one of the services that small businesses participating in the SBIR/STTR programs may fund with technical and business assistance funding, as detailed in that section. Finally, section 884 of the NDAA authorizes the Department of Defense to establish and administer the Defense Investment Pilot Program, which expands eligibility for SBIR/STTR awards to entities that are owned exclusively by multiple U.S.-owned venture capital operating companies (VCOCs), hedge funds (HFs), or private equity firms (PEFs). Under this pilot program, eligibility is also expanded to entities that are minority owned by multiple U.S.-owned VCOCs, HFs, and PEFs, as long as the minority foreign ownership is limited to members of the national technology and industrial base, as defined at 10 U.S.C. section 2500. In addition to these updates to the policy directive, which reflect statutory changes to the programs, SBA proposes two miscellaneous clarifications regarding: (1) phase III award eligibility and (2) simplifying the SBIR/STTR certification language. |
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Agency: Small Business Administration(SBA) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Regulatory | |
CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 880, 881, and 884 15 U.S.C. 638(b), (j)(1), (p), and (q) |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: John Williams Director, Office of Investment and Innovation Small Business Administration 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20010 Phone:202 431-0472 Email: john.williams1@sba.gov |