An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-603 to notifiy 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.

1. Adds SEC. 1___. PROVIDING EXPLANATIONS TO UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS at the end of title I

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. 1___. PROVIDING EXPLANATIONS TO UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS.

   Inserted: Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(dd) Providing Explanations to Unsuccessful Applicants.--Whenever an entity applies for, but does not receive, an award under an SBIR or STTR program under this section, the Federal agency conducting the program shall--

   Inserted: "(1) in a plain and conspicuous manner, notify that entity that it can request an explanation (which must be of a constructive nature) of the reasons why the entity did not receive the award; and

   Inserted: "(2) provide such an explanation to that entity, if the entity so requests.".

   Original wording

   At the end of title I of the bill, insert the following:

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As printed