S.Amdt. 2349

SA 2349. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Risch)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2301
proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations
for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. SBIR AND STTR PILOT PROGRAM.

Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(vv) Department of Defense Pilot Program.--
``(1) Definition.--In this section, the term `Department'
means the Department of Defense.
``(2) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish a pilot program to provide small business concerns
an increased level of assistance under the SBIR and STTR
programs of the Department.
``(3) Activities.--Under the pilot program, the Department,
and any component agency thereof, may--
``(A) in any case in which the Department seeks to make a
Phase II SBIR or STTR award to a small business concern based
on the results of a Phase I award made to the small business
concern by another agency, establish a streamlined transfer
and fast track approval process for that Phase II award;
``(B) establish a phase during which additional funding may
be provided during the gap between a Phase I and Phase II
award--
``(i) which shall be limited to small business concerns
located in eligible States, as defined by the Defense
Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
(DEPSCoR); and
``(ii) under which the Department may provide SBIR and STTR
awards--

``(I) to provide funding for 12 to 24 months to continue
the development of technology;
``(II) of not more than $1,000,000, for each individual
award; and
``(III) of not more than $30,000,000, in the aggregate, per
year; and

``(C) carry out subparagraph (B) along with other
mentorship programs.
``(4) Duration.--The pilot program established under this
subsection shall terminate 5 years after the date on which
the pilot program is established.
``(5) Report.--The Department shall submit to Congress an
annual report on the status of the pilot program established
under this subsection, including the improvement in funding
under the SBIR and STTR programs of the Department provided
to small business concerns located in eligible States, as
defined by the Defense Established Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research (DEPSCoR).''.
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