S.Amdt. 1761

SA 1761. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes;

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which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. PERMANENCY OF SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS.

(a) SBIR.--Section 9(m) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 638(m)) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Termination''
and inserting ``SBIR Program Authorization''; and
(2) by striking ``terminate on September 30, 2022'' and
inserting ``be in effect for each fiscal year''.
(b) STTR.--Section 9(n)(1)(A) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 638(n)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``through fiscal
year 2022''.
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