Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 30, 2017)
Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2017
This bill amends the Small Business Act to require:
- the Small Business Administration (SBA) to coordinate with the senior procurement executives of federal agencies participating in a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program or a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to assist small businesses participating in such programs with commercializing research before the business is awarded a federal contract;
- the SBA to modify its policy directives to require procurement center representatives to assist small businesses participating in SBIR or STTR programs with researching solicitations for federal contracts and submitting bids; and
- each Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to assist small businesses participating in SBIR or STTR programs with researching solicitations for federal contracts and submitting bids.
What just happenedMay 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 30, 2017
- May 22, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Research and Technology Subcommittee - May 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Science, Space, and Technology Committee - May 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- May 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Small Business Committee - May 30, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 30, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House