H.R. 4213 would amend the Small Business Act to provide for an increase in the amount of awards under the first and second phases of the Small Business Innovation Research program.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inAmends the Small Business Act relating to edit the wikiSmall Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (a program under which a portion of a federal agency's research or research and bedevelopment funds are reserved for award to small businesses) to require certain program directives issued for the firstgeneral conduct of SBIR programs within the federal government to provide a detailed summaryprovide, among other things, that an agency may increase to specified levels amounts awarded in the first and second phases of the bill!)SBIR Program.

Requires such amounts be adjusted once every five years to reflect economic adjustments and programmatic considerations.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 11/15/2007:1/28/2008: Referred to House committee.subcommittee. Status: Referred to the CommitteeSubcommittee on Small Business,Technology and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Innovation.
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== Points in Favor ==

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