106 STAT. 4256

PUBLIC LAW 102-564—OCT. 28, 1992

15 USC 638
note.

Small Business
Technology
Transfer
Act of 1992.

(5) the results of periodic random audits of the extramural
budget of each such Federal agency;

(6) a review of the extent to which the purposes of this
title and the Small Business Innovation Development Act of
1982 have been met with regard to fostering and encouraging
the participation of women-owned small business concerns and
socially and economically disadvantaged small business con-
cerns (as defined in the Small Business Act) in technological
innovation, in general, and the SBIR program, in particular;

(7) an analysis of the effectiveness of the SBIK program
in promoting the development of the critical technologies identi-
fied by the Secretary of Defense and the National Critical
Technologies Panel (or its successor), as described hi subpara-
graph 9(j)(2)(E) of the Small Business Act;

(8) an analysis of the impact of agency application review
periods and funding cycles on SBIR program awardees' financial
status and ability to commercialize; ana

(9) recommendations to the Congress for tracking the
extent to which foreign firms, or United States firms with
substantial foreign ownership interests, benefit from technology
or products developed as a direct result of SBIR research or
research and development.

(c) DATES OF SUBMISSION.—The report required-
CD under subsection (a), shall be submitted to the Congress

not later than March 31,1995; and

(2) under subsection (b), shall be submitted to the Congress

not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this

title.

SEC. 106. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

Not later than March 31, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit a recommendation to the Congress addressing whether there
has been a demonstrable reduction in the quality of research per-
formed under the SBIR program since the beginning of fiscal year
1993, such that increasing the percentage under section 9(f)(l)(C)
of the Small Business Act (as amended by section 103 of this
Act) would adversely affect the performance of the research pro-
grams of the Department of Defense.

TITLE II—SMALL BUSINESS TECH-
NOLOGY TRANSFER PILOT PROGRAM

15 USC 631
note.

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the "Small Business Technology
Transfer Act of 1992".

SEC. 202. ESTABUSHMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANS-
FER PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) ADDITIONAL SBA DUTIES.—Section 9(b) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 638(b)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (4), by inserting "and small business tech-
nology transfer pilot programs" after "small business innovation
research programs"; and

(2) in paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), by inserting "and STTR"
after "SBIR" each place such term appears.