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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle E—Small Business Matters

P. L. 116-

House Conference Report   116-617

Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended--

(1) in subsection (b)(7)--

(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;

(B) in subparagraph (G), by adding ``and'' after the semicolon at the end; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

``(H) with respect to a Federal agency to which subsection (f)(1) or (n)(1) applies, whether the Federal agency has complied with the applicable subsection for the year covered by the report;'';

(2) in subsection (g)(10), by inserting ``, which section shall describe whether or not the Federal agency complied with the requirements of subsection (f) for the year covered by that plan and include a justification for failure to comply (if applicable),'' after ``a section on its SBIR program''; and

(3) in subsection (o)(8), by inserting ``, which section shall describe whether or not the Federal agency complied with the requirements of subsection (n) for the year covered by that plan and include a justification for failure to comply (if applicable),'' after ``a section on its STTR program''.

The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 873) that would direct the Small Business Administration to include in its annual report to the Congress whether agencies have met required expenditure amounts for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, and would require the Small Business Administration to direct those agencies which have not met the required expenditure amounts to report to the Congress on why they have not done so.

The House bill contained no similar provision.

The House recedes with an amendment that would clarify agencies' responsibilities for reporting to the Congress on compliance with legal requirements for minimum SBIR/STTR expenditure amounts.