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Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act

Introduced: July 16, 2019 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Jul 16, 2019
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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.

What's happening now July 16, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3839 Identical bill Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2127: Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2127/
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"S. 2127: Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2127/.
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