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Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982

Introduced: April 7, 1981 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 22, 1982
Became Public Law No: 97-219.
Jul 22, 1982
Signed by President.
Jul 12, 1982
Presented to President.
Jul 1, 1982
Measure Signed in Senate.
Jun 29, 1982
Senate agreed to House amendment. By Voice Vote.
Jun 29, 1982
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment. By Voice Vote.
Jun 23, 1982
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 23, 1982
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 23, 1982
Called up by House by Rule.
Dec 8, 1981
Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 90-0. Record Vote No: 461.
Dec 8, 1981
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 90-0. Record Vote No: 461.
Dec 8, 1981
Considered by Senate.
Dec 7, 1981
Considered by Senate.
Sep 25, 1981
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 283.
Sep 25, 1981
Committee on Small Business. Reported to Senate by Senator Rudman favorably with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 97-194.
Sep 22, 1981
Committee on Small Business. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 16, 1981
Subcommittee on Innovation and Technology. Hearings held.
Jul 15, 1981
Subcommittee on Innovation and Technology. Hearings held.
Jul 14, 1981
Star Print ordered on S.881.
May 13, 1981
Subcommittee on Innovation and Technology. Hearings held.
Apr 7, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Innovation and Technology.
Apr 7, 1981
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Small Business.
Apr 7, 1981
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Innovation Research Act of 1981 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) maintain an information program to provide small businesses an opportunity to participate in Federal small business innovation research (SBIR) programs; (2) coordinate a schedule for release of agency SBIR solicitations and prepare a master release schedule; (3) monitor SBIR programs within Federal agencies; and (4) report annually to the Congressional Small Business Committees on the SBIR programs.

Requires each Federal agency with a research and development budget in excess of $100,000,000 in fiscal year 1982 or any subsequent fiscal year to spend a specified percentage of its budget in connection with an SBIR program. Requires each Federal agency with a research and development budget in excess of $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1982 or any subsequent fiscal year to establish specific goals for funding research and development agreements with small businesses. Directs each Federal agency with an SBIR program to report annually to the SBA the number of awards over $10,000 in amount made under the SBIR program and to concerns other than small business concerns.

Directs the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, in conjunction with the SBA, to promulgate regulations for the conduct of the SBIR programs.

States that this Act does not authorize the appropriation of funds.

What's happening now July 22, 1982

Became Public Law No: 97-219.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1