S 3109 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act

Summary
Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act This bill provides commercialization services for federally funded small business research and development under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Specifically, the bill (1) expedites the application and award process for SBIR proposals and STTR solicitations, (2) requires determinations of commercialization potential for projects undertaken through SBIR and STTR awards, (3) provides continued flexibility of technical and business assistance for SBIR and STTR awardees, (4) instructs participating federal agencies to designate a technology commercialization official to help awardees commercialize, and (5) requires the Small Business Administration and the U.S. Patent Office to reach an interagency agreement to help SBIR and STTR awardees with intellectual property protection.
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Oct 2021
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Introduced Oct 28, 2021 Last action Oct 28, 2021
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Oct 28, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Oct 28, 2021
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