S. 2941 · 102nd Congress · enacted
Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992
Became Public Law No: 102-564.
Latest official action 1992-10-28 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992 - Title I: Small Business Innovation Research Program - Small Business Innovation Research Program Reauthorization Act of 1992 - Amends the Small Business Act regarding small business eligibility for Federal agency research and development awards to include in the evaluation process the consideration of ideas that appear to have commercial potential. Prescribes minimum Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program expenditure amounts for FY 1993 and thereafter for each Federal agency which in any fiscal year has an extramural budget for research or research and development in excess of $100,000,000. Includes amounts obligated within the Department of Defense (DOD) solely for operational systems development within the definition of "extramural budget." Excludes from such definition amounts obligated within the Department of Energy solely for weapons activities or for naval reactor programs. Directs each Federal agency that is required to establish an SBIR program to: (1) determine research topics within SBIR solicitations that give special consideration to broad research and to topics that further critical technologies; and (2) make payments in full to SBIR funding agreement recipients, subject to specified audit deadlines. Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to modify SBIR pol…
Congressional Research Service · 1992-10-03
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