This part is about record keeping. Awards to small firms come in several kinds, and the records do not say which kind each one is. So the law adds that field to the award database. It also tells the buying agency to add the same field to the system that tracks federal contracts.
The document says “is amended”Who acts: the Administrator of the Small Business AdministrationHow: statuteSec. 8 in the PDF
What the document says
“for each award granted, whether the award is classified or designated as-- ``(i) direct to Phase II, under subsection (cc); ``(ii) subsequent Phase II, under subsection (bb)(1); ``(iii) a strategic breakthrough award under subsection (ff)(3); ``(iv) a Phase III prime contract award; or ``(v) a Phase III subcontract award.”
Subsection (a)(3) adds a new subparagraph (G) to section 9(k)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(k)(1)). For each award granted, the database is to carry whether the award is classified or designated as direct to Phase II under subsection (cc), subsequent Phase II under subsection (bb)(1), a strategic breakthrough award under subsection (ff)(3), a Phase III prime contract award, or a Phase III subcontract award. The strategic breakthrough award is the kind section 3 of this Act creates.
What the document actually says
“for each award granted, whether the award is classified or designated as-- ``(i) direct to Phase II, under subsection (cc); ``(ii) subsequent Phase II, under subsection (bb)(1); ``(iii) a strategic breakthrough award under subsection (ff)(3); ``(iv) a Phase III prime contract award; or ``(v) a Phase III subcontract award.”
That sentence, in plain words
For every award, the record must say which kind it is. Five kinds are named. Two of them are ways to skip ahead. One is the new kind this law makes.
What this is about
A prime contract is a deal with the government itself. A subcontract is a deal with another firm. Right now the records do not tell these apart.
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The document says “means”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 8 in the PDF
What the document says
“The terms ``Federal agency'', ``Phase II'', ``Phase III'', ``SBIR'', and ``STTR'' have the meanings given those terms in section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)).”
Subsection (b)(1) borrows its definitions rather than writing them. Federal agency, Phase II, Phase III, SBIR and STTR take the meanings given in section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)). Small business concern takes the meaning given in section 3 of the same Act (15 U.S.C. 632). Those meanings are not recorded here, because neither provision is indexed on this site.
What the document actually says
“The terms ``Federal agency'', ``Phase II'', ``Phase III'', ``SBIR'', and ``STTR'' have the meanings given those terms in section 9(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)).”
That sentence, in plain words
Five words used here are not spelled out. They keep the meaning an older law gave them.
What this is about
A sixth word, small business concern, works the same way. Its meaning comes from a different part of that older law.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: the Administrator of General ServicesHow: statuteSec. 8 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Administrator of General Services shall update the Federal Procurement Data System described in section 1122(a)(4) of title 41, United States Code, or any successor system, to-- (A) require reporting on whether an award under the SBIR or STTR program under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is classified or designated as--”
Subsection (b)(2) puts the duty on the Administrator of General Services. The system to be updated is the Federal Procurement Data System described in section 1122(a)(4) of title 41 of the United States Code, or any successor system. Subparagraph (A) requires reporting of the same five designations subsection (a) added to the SBIR database: direct to Phase II, subsequent Phase II, a strategic breakthrough award, a Phase III prime contract award, and a Phase III subcontract award. No date is set for the update.
What the document actually says
“The Administrator of General Services shall update the Federal Procurement Data System described in section 1122(a)(4) of title 41, United States Code, or any successor system, to-- (A) require reporting on whether an award under the SBIR or STTR program under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is classified or designated as--”
That sentence, in plain words
The head of the buying agency must change a records system. The system tracks what the government buys. It must start to record which kind each award is.
What this is about
The five kinds match the ones added to the small business records. So the two systems will use the same labels. The law sets no date for the change.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: the Administrator of General ServicesHow: statuteSec. 8 in the PDF
What the document says
“(B) require reporting on whether a contract is designated as a Phase III contract; (C) require reporting on whether non-SBIR contracts and subcontracts are using SBIR- or STTR-funded technology; and”
Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (b)(2) add two further reporting requirements to the same system. One is whether a contract is designated as a Phase III contract. The other is whether contracts and subcontracts outside the SBIR program are using technology funded by SBIR or STTR.
What the document actually says
“(B) require reporting on whether a contract is designated as a Phase III contract; (C) require reporting on whether non-SBIR contracts and subcontracts are using SBIR- or STTR-funded technology; and”
That sentence, in plain words
The system must also show which deals are Phase III deals. It must show when other deals use work these programs paid for.
What this is about
Work paid for by these programs can end up in other contracts. Today that is hard to trace. This is meant to make it show up.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: government contracting officersHow: statuteSec. 8 in the PDF
What the document says
“require a government contracting officer, when recording a Phase II or Phase III contract following on from work done by a small business concern during a Phase I or Phase II award, to reference an SBIR or STTR contract identification number for relevant prior SBIR or STTR work done.”
Subparagraph (D) of subsection (b)(2) reaches the person entering the record. When a contracting officer records a Phase II or Phase III contract that follows on from work a firm did under a Phase I or Phase II award, the officer references the SBIR or STTR contract identification number for the relevant earlier work.
What the document actually says
“require a government contracting officer, when recording a Phase II or Phase III contract following on from work done by a small business concern during a Phase I or Phase II award, to reference an SBIR or STTR contract identification number for relevant prior SBIR or STTR work done.”
That sentence, in plain words
When a buyer logs a later deal, they must point back. They give the number of the earlier award the work came from.
What this is about
This ties a later deal to the first one. Without it nobody can follow a project from stage to stage.
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Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, Public Law 119-83, sec. 8, 140 Stat. 767 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ83/html/PLAW-119publ83.htm
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“Improving Sbir and Sttr Data Collection,” Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, section 8. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/small-business-innovation-economic-security-act/section-8/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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What This Page Covers, and What It Leaves Out
Each distinct thing the section does: the new data field in the SBIR database, the definitions that govern subsection (b), the duty to update the Federal Procurement Data System with the same designations, the two further reporting duties added to that system, and the duty on contracting officers to reference a prior contract number.
The mechanical amendments are not recorded proposal by proposal. Subsection (a) strikes an 'and' at the end of one clause and a period at the end of another so a new subparagraph can follow.
Subsection (a) works by amending section 9(k)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), which is not indexed here, so the other data fields in that database are not recorded. The section also refers to section 1122(a)(4) of title 41 of the United States Code without saying what it provides.
