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Introduced May 1, 2025 by Nydia M. Velázquez · Last progress May 1, 2025
The bill extends and strengthens federal SBIR/STTR commercialization supports and inclusion efforts—boosting opportunities for small innovators and better tracking outcomes—while increasing federal costs, administrative burdens, and some constraints on agency flexibility and competition.
Small businesses and researchers retain and extend access to SBIR/STTR funding and related commercialization programs through 2030+ (preserving R&D-to-market pipelines and skilled jobs).
Small businesses will receive larger mandatory set‑asides and dedicated commercialization assistance (rising set‑asides to FY2032 targets and explicit technical/business assistance amounts), increasing award dollars and market-readiness support.
SBIR/STTR awardees gain stronger commercialization and procurement support (Technology Commercialization Officials, Phase III advocacy, standardized clauses, and acquisition training), making it easier to transition R&D into government contracts.
Taxpayers and budget priorities face larger costs because extended authorities, higher set‑asides, and pilot extensions increase federal spending or future appropriation demands.
Higher mandatory set‑asides and mandatory transfers to SBA reduce agencies' in‑house R&D or program funds, potentially delaying or cutting non‑SBIR/STTR projects (with possible national security or mission impacts for certain agencies).
Expanded reporting, longer lookbacks, new data fields, and other compliance requirements raise administrative burdens and costs for agencies, awardees, and SBA, and may slow award processing.
Based on analysis of 13 sections of legislative text.
Phases up SBIR/STTR set‑asides through FY2032+, extends program authorities to 2030, funds commercialization and fellowships, increases admin transfers to SBA, and mandates procurement/ reporting reforms.
Makes multiple changes to the federal SBIR and STTR programs to extend and expand them, raise the mandatory set‑aside percentages agencies must reserve for SBIR and STTR awards on a phased schedule, extend program and FAST partnership authorities to 2030, increase administrative fee levels and interagency transfers to the SBA, and add new commercialization, workforce, Phase III procurement, reporting, and pilot authorities. It also authorizes fellowships/internships tied to Phase II awards, creates a Technology Commercialization Official role at participating agencies, requires training for acquisition staff, and orders a GAO study of program effectiveness and equity.