The limit may be waived topic by topic for a time sensitive and urgent topic
To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes, section 4, Sec. 4.
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The limit may be waived topic by topic for a time sensitive and urgent topic
The document says “can”Who acts: Directors of agency SBIR or STTR program officesHow: statuteSec. 4 in the PDF
What the document says
“On a topic by topic basis, the Director of the SBIR or STTR program office of each Federal agency may grant a waiver of the proposal limit under paragraph (1) at the time of a solicitation announcement for a specific topic for the SBIR or STTR program of the Federal agency”
Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) allows a waiver of the proposal limit. It is granted topic by topic, at the time of the solicitation announcement for a specific topic, and only if the topic is time sensitive and urgent to the mission of the Federal agency.
What the document actually says
“On a topic by topic basis, the Director of the SBIR or STTR program office of each Federal agency may grant a waiver of the proposal limit under paragraph (1) at the time of a solicitation announcement for a specific topic for the SBIR or STTR program of the Federal agency”
That sentence, in plain words
The office head can lift the cap for one topic. It has to be done when the call for bids goes out.
What this is about
The lift works for a single topic at a time. The topic has to be urgent to the work of the agency. It also has to be one that cannot wait.
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Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, Public Law 119-83, sec. 4, 140 Stat. 762 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ83/html/PLAW-119publ83.htm
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“The limit may be waived topic by topic for a time sensitive and urgent topic,” Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, section 4, Sec. 4. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/small-business-innovation-economic-security-act/proposal/sec04-waiver/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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