S.Amdt. 1536

1. Rewrites page 220, lines 1–3

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   Inserted: (e) Commercialization Pilot Program.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense and each Secretary of a military department, until September 30, 2008, shall create and administer a pilot program to accelerate the transition of technologies, products, and services developed under the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program to Phase III of the applicable program.

   Inserted: (2) Funding.--For purposes of the pilot program under this subsection, the Secretary of Defense and each Secretary of a military department is authorized to use not more than an amount equal to 1 percent of the funds available to the Department of Defense or the military department to carry out the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program under subsections (f) and (n) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).

   Inserted: (3) Exemption.--The pilot program authorized by this subsection shall not be subject to the limitations on the use of funds in subsections (f)(2) and (n)(2) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).

   Inserted: (4) Reports.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--Once the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department creates a pilot program under this subsection, such Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives at the end of each fiscal year a report regarding the activities under the pilot program during the preceding year.

   Inserted: (B) Contents.--Each report under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the year covered by such report--

   Inserted: (i) an accounting of the funds used in any pilot program;

   Inserted: (ii) a detailed description of the pilot program; and

   Inserted: (iii) a detailed compilation of results achieved by such pilot program in terms of businesses assisted and the number of inventions transitioned.

   Inserted: (f) Award Inflation Adjustments.--Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subsection (j)(2)(D)--

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   Inserted: (A) by striking "an increase to $100,000" and inserting the following: "a process to--

   Inserted: "(i) make an increase to $100,000";

   Inserted: (B) by striking "once every 5 years" and inserting the following: "under section 35A of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 431a)"; and

   Inserted: (C) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(ii) permit the head of an agency to further adjust the amount of funds an agency may award in the first and second phase of an SBIR program;"; and

   Inserted: (2) in subsection (p)(2)(B)(ix)--

   Inserted: (A) by striking "and" before "2-year awards"; and

   Inserted: (B) by inserting before "greater or lesser amounts" the following: "and an adjustment of such amounts under section 35A of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 431a),".

   Inserted: (g) Mentor-Protege Assistance.--Section 8(d)(4)(E) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(E)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ": Provided further, That Federal agencies are encouraged to provide such incentives to small business concerns participating in the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs in accordance with requirements for such programs under section 9".

   Inserted: (h) Testing and Evaluation Authority.--Section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in paragraph (7), by striking "and" at the end;

   Inserted: (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and

   Inserted: (3) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(9) the term 'commercial applications' includes testing and evaluation of products, services, or technologies for use in technical or weapons systems.".

   Inserted: (i) Small Business Innovation Research Program Defined.--In this section, the term "Small Business Innovation Research Program" has the meaning

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