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Small Business Innovation Research Act of 1981

Introduced: April 7, 1981 See on congress.gov

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

Amendments to this bill 6

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

4 agreed to 2 pending / other

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 652	—	To declare the sense of the Senate that the next vacancy on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sys…	Agreed to	Dec 8, 1981
SAMDT 651	—	To provide for an appointment of a small business representative to the Board of Governors of the Federal Res…	Agreed to	Dec 8, 1981
SUAMDT 764	—	—	Pending	Dec 7, 1981
SUAMDT 763	—	—	Pending	Dec 7, 1981
SUAMDT 762	—	To require the Comptroller General to report on the effect of the Act upon basic research programs.	Agreed to	Dec 7, 1981
SUAMDT 761	—	To amend the Small Business Act to strengthen the role of the small innovative firms in federally funded rese…	Agreed to	Dec 7, 1981

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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.

Related & companion bills 3

Bill text 1 version

Public Law PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Senate
Urban and Minority-Owned Business Development Subcommittee
Senate · subcommittee of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Cosponsors 1

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Jul 14, 1981

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