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Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act

Introduced: May 2, 2023 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 25, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 169.
Jul 25, 2023
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 19, 2023
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 2, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
May 2, 2023
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 169.

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