[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5212 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5212
To amend section 9 of the Small Business Act to permit Federal agencies
to make awards to small business concerns that have received a Phase II
SBIR or STTR award to provide fellowship opportunities, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 8, 2025
Ms. Scholten introduced the following bill; which was 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
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A BILL
To amend section 9 of the Small Business Act to permit Federal agencies
to make awards to small business concerns that have received a Phase II
SBIR or STTR award to provide fellowship opportunities, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SBIR/STTR Innovation Workforce
Act''.
SEC. 2. SBIR AND STTR FELLOWSHIPS.
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended--
(1) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(5) Fellowships.--
``(A) In general.--A Federal agency may provide
grants or awards, either directly or in partnership
with a third party, to small business concerns that
have received SBIR or STTR Phase II awards to provide
fellowship and internship opportunities at the
undergraduate, baccalaureate, graduate, and
postdoctoral levels in fields that are important to
such Federal agency.
``(B) Enhanced outreach.--Each Federal agency that
makes an award or enters into a partnership under
subparagraph (A) shall provide for enhanced outreach to
increase the participation of women, socially
disadvantaged individuals (as described in section
8(a)(5)), and economically disadvantaged individuals
(as described section 8(a)(6)(A)) in the fellowship and
internship opportunities described under subparagraph
(A).
``(C) Support organization.--Each Federal agency
that makes an award or enters into a partnership under
subparagraph (A) may partner with or provide grants or
awards to a third-party organization to support and
facilitate the enhanced outreach under subparagraph (B)
provided that such third-party organization is a
nonprofit organization with relevant experience and
demonstrated expertise in delivery of services
described in subparagraph (B).
``(D) Funding.--In carrying out this paragraph, a
Federal agency may use only the following amounts:
``(i) With respect to a Federal agency that
uses the authority under subsection (mm), the
funds authorized under such subsection.
``(ii) With respect a Federal agency other
than a Federal agency described in clause (i),
not more than three percent of the funds
required to be expended under paragraph (1).'';
and
(2) in subsection (n), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(4) Fellowships.--
``(A) In general.--A Federal agency may provide
grants or awards, either directly or in partnership
with a third party, to small business concerns that
have received SBIR or STTR Phase II awards to provide
fellowship and internship opportunities at the
undergraduate, baccalaureate, graduate, and
postdoctoral levels in fields that are important to
such Federal agency.
``(B) Enhanced outreach.--Each Federal agency that
makes an award or enters into a partnership under
subparagraph (A) shall provide for enhanced outreach to
increase the participation of women, socially
disadvantaged individuals (as described in section
8(a)(5)), and economically disadvantaged individuals
(as described section 8(a)(6)(A)) in the fellowship and
internship opportunities described under subparagraph
(A).
``(C) Support organization.--Each Federal agency
that makes an award or enters into a partnership under
subparagraph (A) may partner with or provide grants or
awards to a third-party organization to support and
facilitate the enhanced outreach under subparagraph (B)
provided such third-party organization is a nonprofit
organization with relevant experience and demonstrated
expertise in delivery of services described in
subparagraph (B).
``(D) Funding.--In carrying out this paragraph, a
Federal agency may use only the following amounts:
``(i) With respect to a Federal agency that
uses the authority under subsection (mm), the
funds authorized under such subsection.
``(ii) With respect a Federal agency other
than a Federal agency described in clause (i),
not more than three percent of the funds
required to be expended under paragraph (1).''.
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