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Phase flexibility runs until September 30, 2031 and reaches two more agencies and the STTR program

To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes, section 10, Sec. 10. Written by .

Phase flexibility runs until September 30, 2031 and reaches two more agencies and the STTR program

The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 10 in the PDF
What the document says

“by striking ``During fiscal years 2012 through 2025'' and inserting ``Until September 30, 2031''; (2) by striking ``, and the Department of Education'' and inserting ``the Department of Energy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Department of Education''; and (3) by inserting ``or STTR program'' after ``SBIR program'' each place that term appears.”

To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes, Sec. 10

Subsection (a) makes three changes to section 9(cc) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(cc)). The opening words 'During fiscal years 2012 through 2025' become 'Until September 30, 2031'. The words naming the Department of Education are replaced by words naming the Department of Energy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Department of Education. And the words 'or STTR program' are inserted after 'SBIR program' at each place the term appears. This Act does not restate the sentence those words sit in, and section 9(cc) is not indexed here.

What the document actually says

“by striking ``During fiscal years 2012 through 2025'' and inserting ``Until September 30, 2031''; (2) by striking ``, and the Department of Education'' and inserting ``the Department of Energy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Department of Education''; and (3) by inserting ``or STTR program'' after ``SBIR program'' each place that term appears.”

To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes, Sec. 10
That sentence, in plain words

The end date moves to September 30, 2031. Two more agencies are named. And a second award program is added each time the first one is named.

What this is about

The two new agencies are the energy department and the space agency. This law does not say what the rule they join does. That part of the older law is not on this site.

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  1. The document itself

    Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, Public Law 119-83, sec. 10, 140 Stat. 768 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ83/html/PLAW-119publ83.htm

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    “Phase flexibility runs until September 30, 2031 and reaches two more agencies and the STTR program,” Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, section 10, Sec. 10. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/small-business-innovation-economic-security-act/proposal/sec10-phase-flexibility/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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