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TITLE XVI--INDUSTRIAL BASE MATTERS

Subtitle B--Department of Defense Activities Related to Small Business Matters

P. L. 112-

House Conference Report 112-705

SEC. 1615. RESTORATION OF 1 PERCENT FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) Restoration- Section 9(y) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(y)), as amended by section 5141(b)(1)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1853) is amended--

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and

(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph (4):

`(4) FUNDING- For payment of expenses incurred to administer the Commercialization Readiness Program under this subsection, the Secretary of Defense and each Secretary of a military department is authorized to use not more than an amount equal to 1 percent of the funds available to the Department of Defense or the military department pursuant to the Small Business Innovation Research Program. Such funds shall not be used to make Phase III awards.'.

(b) Technical Amendment- Section 5141(b)(3)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1854) is amended by striking `subsection (y)--' and all that follows through `the following:' and inserting `subsection (y), by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:'.

(c) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall take effect as of January 1, 2012.

Restoration of 1 percent funding for administrative expenses of Commercialization Readiness Program of Department of Defense (sec. 1615)

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1617) that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to use not more than 1 percent of the funds available to the Department of Defense pursuant to the Small Business Innovative Research Program to cover expenses incurred to administer the Commercialization Readiness Program.

The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.

The Senate recedes.

House Report 112-479

SECTION 1617--RESTORATION OF 1 PERCENT FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

This section would amend subsection (y) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as amended by section 5141(b)(1)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81), to authorize the Secretary of Defense and the secretaries of the military departments to use not more than 1 percent of the funds available to the Department of Defense pursuant to the Small Business Innovation Research Program for payment of expenses incurred to administer the Commercialization Readiness Program.

 

 

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