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SABIR Act

Introduced: June 16, 2005 Introduced by: Graves, Sam Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov

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Jun 23, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.

Jun 16, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 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.

Jun 16, 2005

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save Biotechnology Innovative Research Act of 2005 or SABIR Act - Amends provisions of the Small Business Act relating to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (a program under which a portion of a Federal agency's research or research and development funds are reserved for award to small businesses) to require a small business, in order to be SBIR-eligible, to have no more than 500 employees and be one of the following; (1) at least 51 percent owned and controlled by individuals or eligible venture capital companies who are U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens; (2) not more than 49 percent owned and controlled by a single eligible venture capital company; (3) at least 51 percent owned and controlled by another business that is itself at least 51 percent owned and controlled by U.S. Citizens or permanent resident aliens; or (4) a joint venture in which each entity meets one of these ownership requirements.

What's happening now June 23, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Science, Space, and Technology Committee
House of Representatives
Small Business Committee
House of Representatives
Technology Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Science, Space, and Technology Committee