HR 2981 · 113th Congress · Commerce

TRANSFER Act of 2013

Introduced 2013-08-02· Sponsored by Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.(2013-12-05)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency Act of 2013 or the TRANSFER Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act to replace provisions requiring the Director of the National Institutes of Health to use funds for a Proof of Concept Partnership pilot program to accelerate the creation of small businesses and the commercialization of research innovations made by certain institutions with provisions directing each federal agency required to establish a small business technology transfer (STTR) program to carry out an Innovative Approaches to Technology Transfer Grant Program to support innovative approaches to technology transfer at institutions of higher education, nonprofit research institutions, and federal laboratories in order to accelerate the commercialization of federally funded research and technology by small businesses. Outlines activities eligible for funding, application requirements, and award procedures and amounts. Requires successful grant proposals to include a plan to assemble a program oversight board to establish award programs for individual projects and evaluate project applications. Provides the percentage of each age…

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H.R. 2981, Technology and Research Accelerating National Security and Future Economic Resiliency Act of 2013

Jan 24, 2014

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on December 5, 2013

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans