PUBLIC LAW 102-564—OCT. 28, 1992

106 STAT. 4263

"(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 'third phase
agreement' means a follow-on, non-SBIR or non-STTR funded
contract as described in paragraph (4)(C) or paragraph (6)(C)
of subsection (e).

"(3) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.—Each funding agree-
ment under an SBIR or STTR program shall include provisions
setting forth the respective rights of the United States and
the small business concern with respect to intellectual property
rights and with respect to any right to carry out follow-on
research.".

SEC. 306. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING AMERICAN-MADE
EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.

(a) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PROD-
UCTS.—It is the sense of the Congress that an entity that is awarded
a funding agreement under the SBIR program of a Federal agency
under section 9 of the Small Business Act should, when purchasing
any equipment or a product with funds provided through the fund-
ing agreement, purchase only American-made equipment and prod-
ucts, to the extent possible in keeping with the overall purposes
of that program.

(b) NOTICE TO SBIR AWARDEES.—Each Federal agency that
awards funding agreements under the SBIR program shall provide
to each recipient of such an award a notice describing the sense
of the Congress, as set forth in subsection (a).

SEC. 307. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

(a) SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION RATES.—Section 714(bX4)
of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act
of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 644 note, 102 Stat. 3892) is amended by inserting
"or other services in support of such contracts" after (including
surveying and mapping)".

(b) MICROLOAN PROGRAM FUNDING.—Section 7(m)(7) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(7)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the following:
"If, at the end of fiscal year 1992, the Administration has
funded less than 50 microloan programs under this subpara-
graph, the Administration may, in fiscal year 1993, fund a
number of additional microloan programs equal to the difference
between 50 and the number of microloan programs actually
funded in fiscal year 1992."; and

(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking "In the second" and
inserting "In addition to any microloan programs authorized
to be funded in fiscal year 1993 in accordance with subpara-
graph (A), in the second".

15 USC 638
note.

Decorations,
medals,
awards.
Contracts.