S.Amdt. 172

1. Adds SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING at the end of the bill

   Adds a section

   In S. 493 · Reported to Senate

   "(mm) Competitive Selection Procedures for SBIR and STTR Programs.--All funds awarded, appropriated, or otherwise made available in accordance with subsection (f) or (n) must be awarded pursuant to competitive and merit-based selection procedures.".

   Inserted: SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING.

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

   Inserted: "(nn) Eligibility Requirements.--

   Inserted: "(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 'earmark'--

   Inserted: "(A) means a provision or report language included primarily at the request of a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives providing or recommending a specific amount of discretionary budget authority, credit authority, or other spending authority for a contract, loan, loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific State, locality, or congressional district; and

   Inserted: "(B) does not include a provision or report language that--

   Inserted: "(i) is specifically authorized by an appropriate congressional authorizing committee of jurisdiction;

   Inserted: "(ii) meets funding eligibility criteria established by an appropriate congressional authorizing committee of jurisdiction by statute; or

   Inserted: "(iii) is awarded through a statutory or administrative formula-driven or competitive award process.

   Inserted: "(2) Eligibility for sbir and sttr awards.--A Federal agency may not make an award under the SBIR program or STTR program of the Federal agency to a small business concern that receives--

   Inserted: "(A) a Federal grant (other than an award under an SBIR program or STTR program); or

   Inserted: "(B) Federal funding as a result of an earmark.

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   Inserted: "(3) Prohibition on receipt of federal grants.--A small business concern carrying out activities funded using an award under an SBIR program or STTR program may not--

   Inserted: "(A) apply for or receive a Federal grant (other than an award under an SBIR program or STTR program); or

   Inserted: "(B) receive Federal funding as a result of an earmark.".

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   At the end, add the following:

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