HR 449
112th Congress
House
Commerce
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Small business
Technology transfer and commercialization
STTR Enhancement Act of 2011
Introduced: January 26, 2011
Introduced by:
Hirono, Mazie K.
Democratic
· Hawaii
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Became law
Feb 10, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
Jan 26, 2011
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.
Jan 26, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E133-134)
Jan 26, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
STTR Enhancement Act of 2011 - Increases from 0.3% to 0.6% the amount that each federal agency with an extramural research or research and development budget in excess of $1 billion must spend specifically in connection with the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program of the Small Business Administration (SBA).
Increases from $100,000 to $200,000, and from $750,000 to $1.5 million, respectively, the amounts which such agency may award in the first and second phases of STTR programs, with an adjustment of such amounts once every five years to reflect economic adjustments and programmatic considerations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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