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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.1233 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009</title>
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  <updated>2011-06-19T01:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>S.1233: Commercial Motor Vehicle Advanced Safety ... - OpenCongress</title>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for S.1233 Commercial Motor Vehicle Advanced Safety Technology Tax Act of 2011. ... Or, if you know of a news article about this bill to display here, email us th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s1233/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The SBIR Coach&amp;#39;s Playbook &#174;: Camouflage! An Innovative but Crappy ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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I was asked to not rattle the cage yet, as some behind-the-scenes action was simultaneously happening with the Senate&amp;#39;s version (S.1233) along with discussions with BIO that just might get things settled, and we were to &#8220;stay out of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbircoach.blogspot.com/2010/12/camouflage-innovative-but-crappy-use.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Small Business California - Some Accomplishments for 2010</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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reauthorization passed in the Senate (S. 1233 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (Senators Landrieu and Snowe). The Senate bill proposes to extend the SBIR program until 2023 with a gradual, 0.1% per year increase in the SBIR ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smallbusinesscalifornia3.blogspot.com/2010/12/small-business-california-some.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ideas, Observations, &amp;amp; Mental Machinations: DON&amp;#39;T ASK DON&amp;#39;T TELL ...</title>
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The Senate Amendment struck all the language in the bill following the Enactment Clause and substituted the language of S. 1233 as it had been amended. Senator Reid, the Democratic Majority Leader from Nevada introduced Senate Amendment ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ideas-observations--mentalmachinati.blogspot.com/2010/12/dont-ask-dont-tell-is-back-in-house.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.4023: Don&amp;#39;t Ask, Don&amp;#39;t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Related Bills: H.RES.610, H.RES.1764, S.1233, S.4022, S.4023. Latest Major Action: 12/18/2010 Resolving differences -- Senate actions. Status: Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 65 - 31. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s4023/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.4022: Don&amp;#39;t Ask, Don&amp;#39;t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress ...</title>
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Related Bills: H.RES.610, H.RES.1764, S.1233, S.4022, S.4023. Latest Major Action: 12/18/2010 Resolving differences -- Senate actions. Status: Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 65 - 31. .... OpenCongress is a free and op&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s4022/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Status of Nanotech Bills in the Lame Duck Session : Nanotechnology ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate further amended H.R. 2965 by substituting the language of S. 1233 as amended and passed in the Senate for the language of H.R. 2965, a procedure known as an amendment in the nature of a substitute. H.R. 2965 was returned to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nanolawreport.com/2010/11/articles/status-of-nanotech-bills-in-the-lame-duck-session/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Economic Legislation: The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2965, a bill to reauthorize and alter the SBIR initiative, passed the House, after which the Senate substituted the language of S. 1233 (amended) and approved its version of H.R. 2965. Date of Report: October 4, 2010 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economic-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/10/small-business-innovation-research-sbir.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Penny Hill Press &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Small Business Innovation ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On July 8, 2009, H.R. 2965, a bill to reauthorize and alter the SBIR initiative, passed the House; the Senate substituted the language of S. 1233 (amended) and passed its version of H.R. 2965 on July 13, 2009. For further information on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=12075&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 1233 [110th]: Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury and Health ...</title>
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25 Apr 2007 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1233&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Though Senate bill S. 1233 is designed to address some of the known issues in long term integration efforts for these veterans and authorizes $48 million specifically for community integration programs for veterans with brain injury, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://buyessaytoday.info/2010/08/28/is-stem-cell-therapy-the-answer/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Science - Technology - Telecommunications: The Small Business ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2965, a bill to reauthorize and alter the SBIR initiative, passed the House after which the Senate substituted the language of S. 1233 (amended) and approved its version of H.R. 2965. Date of Report: August 4, 2010 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://science-technology-telecommunications.blogspot.com/2010/08/small-business-innovation-research-sbir_17.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Penny Hill Press &#187; Blog Archive &#187; The Small Business Innovation ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 2965, a bill to reauthorize and alter the SBIR initiative, passed the House after which the Senate substituted the language of S. 1233 (amended) and approved its version of H.R. 2965. Date of Report: August 4, 2010 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=8905&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Penny Hill Press &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Small Business Innovation ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-11:/commentary/8912545</id>
    <updated>2010-08-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On July 8, 2009, H.R. 2965, a bill to reauthorize and alter the SBIR initiative, passed the House; the Senate substituted the language of S. 1233 (amended) and passed its version of H.R. 2965 on July 13, 2009. For further information on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=8486&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-10:/commentary/8981329</id>
    <updated>2010-08-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On July 8, 2009, H.R. 2965, a bill to reauthorize and alter the SBIR initiative, passed the House; the Senate substituted the language of S. 1233 (amended) and passed its version of H.R. 2965 on July 13, 2009. For further information on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://science-technology-telecommunications.blogspot.com/2010/08/small-business-innovation-research-sbir.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Buffalo Niagara Partnership Blog: SBIR in danger (again)!</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Currently, advocates of the program are awaiting details on the House&amp;#39;s response to the now-expired (since December 31, 2009) Senate compromise on the two vastly different SBIR re-authorization bills, H.R. 2965 and S.1233. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://buffaloniagarapartnership.blogspot.com/2010/07/sbir-in-danger-again.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Buffalo Niagara Partnership Blog: SBIR in danger (again)!</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Currently, advocates of the program are awaiting details on the House&amp;#39;s response to the now-expired (since December 31, 2009) Senate compromise on the two vastly different SBIR re-authorization bills, H.R. 2965 and S.1233. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://buffaloniagarapartnership.blogspot.com/2010/07/sbir-in-danger-again_20.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Waiting Room USA Magazine &#8211; Online Edition &#187; Blog Archive ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Status: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1233 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;. H.R.2968 : SGLI/VGLI Accelerated Death Benefit. To amend title 38, United States Code, to el&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.waitingroomusa.com/?p=834&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tech News For 5/13/2010 | TECH.COM</title>
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    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233): This bill would reauthorize the SBA&amp;#39;s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. &#8230; (560 words). New release of pdfMachine 9.5 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tech.com/?p=478&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A6714A - NY Senate Open Legislation - Prohibits smoking in private ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... reported from Health; referred to Codes; referred to Codes/S5061; referred to Health), 2001-2002 (A.773-reported from Health; referred to Codes/S.1233; referred to Health), 2003-2004 (A.56; reported from Health; referred to Codes; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/A6714A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LANDRIEU URGES SUPPORT OF SMALL BUSINESS JOBS PROPOSALS - Lynn ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8096689</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... Act of 2009 (S. 1233): Encourages small businesses to develop new technologies in fields from health care and defense to clean energy. These competitive grants are the largest source of federal R&amp;amp;D funding for small, high-tech rms. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lmallc.typepad.com/blog/2010/04/landrieu-urges-support-of-small-business-jobs-proposals.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LANDRIEU URGES SUPPORT OF SMALL BUSINESS JOBS PROPOSALS - LMALLC</title>
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    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... Act of 2009 (S. 1233): Encourages small businesses to develop new technologies in fields from health care and defense to clean energy. These competitive grants are the largest source of federal R&amp;amp;D funding for small, high-tech rms. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lmallc.posterous.com/landrieu-urges-support-of-small-business-jobs&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LANDRIEU URGES SUPPORT OF SMALL BUSINESS JOBS PROPOSALS &#171; Lynn ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... Act of 2009 (S. 1233): Encourages small businesses to develop new technologies in fields from health care and defense to clean energy. These competitive grants are the largest source of federal R&amp;amp;D funding for small, high-tech rms. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lmallc.wordpress.com/2010/04/02/landrieu-urges-support-of-small-business-jobs-proposals/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>April 2010 Small Business Newsletter | Creating Jobs for America&amp;#39;s ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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*SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233): Encourages small businesses to develop new technologies in fields from health care and defense to clean energy. These competitive grants are the largest source of federal R&amp;amp;D funding for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://finance2business.com/business-articles/april-2010-small-business-newsletter-creating-jobs-for-americas-small/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Landrieu: Economy Improving, But More Help Needed | Press Releases ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... Act of 2009 (S. 1233): Encourages small businesses to develop new technologies in fields from health care and defense to clean energy. These competitive grants are the largest source of federal R&amp;amp;D funding for small, high-tech rms. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.your-story.org/landrieu-economy-improving-but-more-help-needed-162311/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Landrieu Urges Support of Small Business Jobs Proposals | Press ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8016552</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... Act of 2009 (S. 1233): Encourages small businesses to develop new technologies in fields from health care and defense to clean energy. These competitive grants are the largest source of federal R&amp;amp;D funding for small, high-tech rms. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.your-story.org/landrieu-urges-support-of-small-business-jobs-proposals-161863/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>VRDC Grant Overview &#171; Julien Modica&amp;#39;s Blog</title>
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    <updated>2010-02-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Though Senate bill S. 1233 was designed to address some of the known issues in long term integration efforts for these veterans and authorizes $48 million specifically for community integration programs for veterans with brain injury, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://julienmodica.com/blog/?p=56&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-01-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Though Senate bill S. 1233 is designed to address some of the known issues in long term integration efforts for these veterans and authorizes $48 million specifically for community integration programs for veterans with brain injury, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://julienmodica.com/blog/?p=10&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-06:/commentary/7190025</id>
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Helped to secure the support of Senators Feinstein and Boxer to secure passage of Senate bill S. 1233. The Senate Bill preserves the spirit of the original SBIR program while SB-California is working with the Speaker&amp;#39;s Office on House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smallbusinesscalifornia3.blogspot.com/2010/01/small-business-california-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6957163</id>
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Thiel says that U.S. House and Senate each approved their own version of reauthorization bills (S. 1233 and H.R. 2965), but negotiators haven&amp;#39;t been able to reconcile the two versions and reach a single compromise, largely because of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ceramics.org/ceramictechtoday/business/sbir-sttr-in-jeopardy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Tangible progress was made this past July, when both houses of Congress passed reauthorization bills (S. 1233 and H.R. 2965). But the two bills differ significantly, and legislators haven&amp;#39;t been able to craft a single compromise bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pubget.blogspot.com/2009/12/hot-off-presses-dec-01-nature.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/7140094</id>
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... Small Business Administration&amp;#39;s (SBA) outreach and assistance programs and the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233), to reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Transfer Te. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbdcnet.org/sbdcs-in-the-news/business-scams-are-prevalent-during-the-holiday-season.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-02:/commentary/7890376</id>
    <updated>2009-12-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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2009, BStBl I S. 1233, sowie auf ggf. sp&#228;tere hierzu im BStBl Teil I ver&#246;ffentlichte BMF-Schreiben hingewiesen. Bei fehlender Gegenseitigkeit ist das Vorsteuer-Verg&#252;tungsverfahren nur durchzuf&#252;hren, wenn der nicht im Gemeinschaftsgebiet ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.umsatzsteuerkanzlei.de/?p=134&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Contrary To What He Says, McCain Has Spent Most Of His Career ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-30:/commentary/8529712</id>
    <updated>2009-11-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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[S. 1233, Vote #182, 6/22/99]. McCainVoted Against A Patient&amp;#39;s Bill Of Rights That Generated Access To Health Coverage. In 1998, McCain voted to kill an amendment that would express the sense of the Senate that a &amp;quot;patient&amp;#39;s bill of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalcorrection.org/factcheck/200912010005&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-11-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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[S. 1233, Vote #182, 6/22/99]. McCainVoted Against A Patient&amp;#39;s Bill Of Rights That Generated Access To Health Coverage. In 1998, McCain voted to kill an amendment that would express the sense of the Senate that a &amp;quot;patient&amp;#39;s bill of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freeridebook.net/factcheck/200912010005&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-30:/commentary/8515126</id>
    <updated>2009-11-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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[S. 1233, Vote #182, 6/22/99]. McCainVoted Against A Patient&amp;#39;s Bill Of Rights That Generated Access To Health Coverage. In 1998, McCain voted to kill an amendment that would express the sense of the Senate that a &amp;quot;patient&amp;#39;s bill of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mccainsfreeride.com/factcheck/200912010005&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.mccainsfreeride.org/factcheck/200912010005" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-30:/commentary/8496862</id>
    <updated>2009-11-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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[S. 1233, Vote #182, 6/22/99]. McCainVoted Against A Patient&amp;#39;s Bill Of Rights That Generated Access To Health Coverage. In 1998, McCain voted to kill an amendment that would express the sense of the Senate that a &amp;quot;patient&amp;#39;s bill of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mccainsfreeride.org/factcheck/200912010005&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Contrary To What He Says, McCain Has Spent Most Of His Career ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-30:/commentary/8454775</id>
    <updated>2009-11-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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[S. 1233, Vote #182, 6/22/99]. McCainVoted Against A Patient&amp;#39;s Bill Of Rights That Generated Access To Health Coverage. In 1998, McCain voted to kill an amendment that would express the sense of the Senate that a &amp;quot;patient&amp;#39;s bill of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freeridebook.net/factcheck/200912010005&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Contrary To What He Says, McCain Has Spent Most Of His Career ...</title>
    <link href="http://mccainsfreeride.org/factcheck/200912010005" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-30:/commentary/8324177</id>
    <updated>2009-11-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Media Matters Action Network - Fact Check </name>
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    <content type="html">
[S. 1233, Vote #182, 6/22/99]. McCainVoted Against A Patient&amp;#39;s Bill Of Rights That Generated Access To Health Coverage. In 1998, McCain voted to kill an amendment that would express the sense of the Senate that a &amp;quot;patient&amp;#39;s bill of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mccainsfreeride.org/factcheck/200912010005&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://mediamattersaction.org/factcheck/200912010005" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-30:/commentary/6842320</id>
    <updated>2009-11-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Media Matters Action Network - Fact Check </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
[S. 1233, Vote #182, 6/22/99]. McCainVoted Against A Patient&amp;#39;s Bill Of Rights That Generated Access To Health Coverage. In 1998, McCain voted to kill an amendment that would express the sense of the Senate that a &amp;quot;patient&amp;#39;s bill of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mediamattersaction.org/factcheck/200912010005&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Savannah small businesses buck bankruptcy trend - SBDCNet ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-09:/commentary/6809908</id>
    <updated>2009-11-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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... Small Business Administration&amp;#39;s (SBA) outreach and assistance programs and the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233), to reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Transfer Te. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbdcnet.org/sbdcs-in-the-news/savannah-small-businesses-buck-bankruptcy-trend.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-29:/commentary/7109855</id>
    <updated>2009-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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As previously reported, the Senate version of the SBIR reauthorization bill (S. 1233) would increase the SBIR set-aside from 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent over ten years by adding one-tenth of a percentage point each year. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.airi.org/content/default.aspx?id=6&amp;amp;t=For-the-Week-Ending-October-30-2009&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/commentary/7646991</id>
    <updated>2009-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SBDCs in the News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... Small Business Administration&amp;#39;s (SBA) outreach and assistance programs and the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233), to reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Transfer Te. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbdcnet.org/sbdcs-in-the-news/defense-economic-transition-assistance-program-funding-avail.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/7315781</id>
    <updated>2009-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 1233, SBIR/STTR. Reauthorization Act of 2009; S.Rpt. 111-37. (Landrieu). Reauthorizes for eight years the. Small Business Innovation Research. (SBIR) and Small Business. Technology Transfer (STTR) programs of the Small Business ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sba.gov/advo/oct09.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The October 2009 Small Business Advocate</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6364234</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Office of Advocacy What's New </name>
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S. 1233, SBIR/STTR. Reauthorization Act of 2009; S.Rpt. 111-37. (Landrieu). Reauthorizes for eight years the. Small Business Innovation Research. (SBIR) and Small Business. Technology Transfer (STTR) programs of the Small Business ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sba.gov/ADVO/oct09.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/8630064</id>
    <updated>2009-09-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatc... </name>
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Status of the Legislation. Latest Major Action: 7/13/2009: Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1233 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Points in Favor. (Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2965.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-13:/commentary/6548187</id>
    <updated>2009-09-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SBDCs in the News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... Small Business Administration&amp;#39;s (SBA) outreach and assistance programs and the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233), to reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Transfer Te. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbdcnet.org/sbdcs-in-the-news/jsdc-wants-to-boost-entrepreneurship-and-partnerships.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Showdown Looms Over Troop Surge in Afghanistan -- Politics Daily</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-10:/commentary/6106958</id>
    <updated>2009-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Politics Daily </name>
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S.1233 - Veterans&amp;#39; Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Act of 2007 No S.1266 - Veterans&amp;#39; Dignified Burial Assistance Act No S.1261 - GI Bill for Life Act of 2007 Yes S.617 - Veterans Eagle Parks Pass Act No ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/09/11/showdown-looms-over-more-troops-in-afghanistan/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-31:/commentary/6068757</id>
    <updated>2009-08-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Waiting Room USA Magazine - Online Edition </name>
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Status: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1233 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. &#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8220;. H.R.2968 : &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.waitingroomusa.com/?p=481&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Update from the Heartland: Update no.401</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-23:/commentary/5928521</id>
    <updated>2009-08-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Update from the Heartland </name>
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HR 2965 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; passed House: 386-41-0-5(4), as noted also a vote on the S.1233 amended bill. The Library of Congress record is rather strange on this one, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://heartlandupdate.blogspot.com/2009/08/update-no401.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>PROPEL Intel - July 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.ibio.org/NEWS_EVENTS/nws-detail.lasso?nws_id=2162" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-05:/commentary/5812583</id>
    <updated>2009-08-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>iBIO News and Events </name>
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The House bill must now be reconciled with a Senate committee version, S.1233, the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009, that limits how much of the SBIR awards can go to venture capital backed firms (18% of National Institutes of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibio.org/NEWS_EVENTS/nws-detail.lasso?nws_id=2162&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-31:/commentary/5752795</id>
    <updated>2009-07-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IEEE-USA Today's Engineer </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Both bills, H.R. 2965 in the House and S. 1233 in the Senate, are backed by large, bipartisan majorities. The problem is that the two bills are not the same. Significant differences of opinion remain as to how the SBIR and STTR programs ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.todaysengineer.org/2009/Aug/SBIR.asp&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/6019691</id>
    <updated>2009-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SBDCs in the News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... Small Business Administration&amp;#39;s (SBA) outreach and assistance programs and the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233), to reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Transfer Te. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbdcnet.org/sbdcs-in-the-news/grant-will-help-blue-mermaid-create-specialty-food-line.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A few strategies can help businesses keep customers - SBDCNet ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/5752796</id>
    <updated>2009-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SBDCs in the News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... Small Business Administration's (SBA) outreach and assistance programs and the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233), to reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Transfer Te. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbdcnet.org/sbdcs-in-the-news/a-few-strategies-can-help-businesses-keep-customers.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Research Entrepreneur: New Continuing Resolution</title>
    <link href="http://researchentrepreneur.blogspot.com/2009/07/new-continuing-resolution.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-26:/commentary/7152499</id>
    <updated>2009-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Research Entrepreneur </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Word is that negotiations are in good faith, and that a compromise between H.R. 2965 and S. 1233 will result before SBIR is allowed to expire. Let&amp;#39;s just hope this is all done sooner than later, and better than worse, so we can all get ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://researchentrepreneur.blogspot.com/2009/07/new-continuing-resolution.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The SBIR Coach's Blog: Final SBIR Strategy Set - Urgent Action Needed</title>
    <link href="http://sbircoach.blogspot.com/2009/07/final-sbir-strategy-set-urgent-action.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-21:/commentary/5643463</id>
    <updated>2009-07-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The SBIR Coach's Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It provides Senator Landrieu and the Senate conference committee delegates with much-needed leverage to achieve a compromise SBIR reauthorization bill that is more like S. 1233 than its House counterpart. We need SBIR to remain a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbircoach.blogspot.com/2009/07/final-sbir-strategy-set-urgent-action.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>DownsizeDC.org</title>
    <link href="http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/the-dirty-little-secret" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-20:/commentary/5614480</id>
    <updated>2009-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DownsizeDC.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... Small Business Technology Transfer Program, after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof, the text of S. 1233, to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, Senate companion measure; 64 pages ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/the-dirty-little-secret&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Joel Rash: Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship</title>
    <link href="http://joelrash.blogspot.com/2009/07/policy-dialogue-on-entrepreneurship_20.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-19:/commentary/5699600</id>
    <updated>2009-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Joel Rash </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Late on Monday (07/13/2009), the Senate passed S. 1233 via unanimous consent. This bill would reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs through 2023 and change the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://joelrash.blogspot.com/2009/07/policy-dialogue-on-entrepreneurship_20.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Research Entrepreneur: Worthy of Note (17 July 2009)</title>
    <link href="http://researchentrepreneur.blogspot.com/2009/07/worthy-of-note-17-july-2009.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-16:/commentary/7164558</id>
    <updated>2009-07-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Research Entrepreneur </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Now that both the Senate and House have passed this bill [SBIR reauthorization bills H.R. 2965 &amp;amp; S. 1233], it goes to conference committee, a joint Senate-House committee that will work out a compromise bill that both chambers can agree ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://researchentrepreneur.blogspot.com/2009/07/worthy-of-note-17-july-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Research Entrepreneur: Russ Feingold&amp;#39;s statement on S. 1233</title>
    <link href="http://researchentrepreneur.blogspot.com/2009/07/russ-feingolds-statement-on-s-1233.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-14:/commentary/6364235</id>
    <updated>2009-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Research Entrepreneur </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Russ Feingold&amp;#39;s statement on S. 1233. SENATE PASSES FEINGOLD&amp;#39;S SMALL BUSINESS PRIORITIES, PART OF E4 INITIATIVE Feingold Helps Prioritize Federal Funding for Small Business Research and Development of Energy, Water, Domestic Security ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://researchentrepreneur.blogspot.com/2009/07/russ-feingolds-statement-on-s-1233.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>SBIR Pittsburgh: Senate Passes Their Version of the SBIR/STTR ...</title>
    <link href="http://sbirpittsburgh.blogspot.com/2009/07/senate-passes-their-version-of-sbirsttr.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-14:/commentary/5559108</id>
    <updated>2009-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SBIR Pittsburgh </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Monday afternoon, July 13, 2009 the Senate put the finishing touches on their SBIR reauthorization bill, S.1233 and passed it via unanimous consent.The Senate bill, which differs from the House version, provides for an increase to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbirpittsburgh.blogspot.com/2009/07/senate-passes-their-version-of-sbirsttr.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate passes SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.sbirga.com/2009/07/senate-passes-sbirsttr-reauthorization-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-14:/commentary/5549498</id>
    <updated>2009-07-14T14:50:08Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SBIR Blog</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate passed  S.1233  today.&#160; With the House bill that passed last week, we now have two possible bills with&#160;three possible solutions:    The House and Senate reach a compromise and then send the bill onto the President for his signature into law   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbirga.com/2009/07/senate-passes-sbirsttr-reauthorization-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The SBIR Coach's Blog: Senate passes SBIR Reauthorization Bill ...</title>
    <link href="http://sbircoach.blogspot.com/2009/07/senate-passes-sbir-reauthorization-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-13:/commentary/5546476</id>
    <updated>2009-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The SBIR Coach's Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S.1233 is now &quot;engrossed&quot; and passed, along with H.R.2965, to a yet to be named Conference Committee. We have heard that Representatives Ed Markey and Nikki Tsongas will be circulating a Dear Conferee Letter encouraging that provisions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbircoach.blogspot.com/2009/07/senate-passes-sbir-reauthorization-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Research Entrepreneur: The fight begins: S. 1233 passes by ...</title>
    <link href="http://researchentrepreneur.blogspot.com/2009/07/fight-begins-s-1233-passes-by-unanimous.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-13:/commentary/5546475</id>
    <updated>2009-07-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Research Entrepreneur </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Last night, the U.S. Senate passed S. 1233 (&quot;the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009&quot;) with a single amendment by unanimous consent. The amendment was offered by Sen. Thomas Coburn (R-OK) and co-sponsored by Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://researchentrepreneur.blogspot.com/2009/07/fight-begins-s-1233-passes-by-unanimous.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Sprint Might Be Doing Away With The Mail-In Rebate for Palm Pre ...</title>
    <link href="http://palmgoon.com/sprint-might-be-doing-away-with-the-mail-in-rebate/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-12:/commentary/7487876</id>
    <updated>2009-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Palm Goon </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Need SBIR/STTR compromise by July 31, or Reauthorization Bill S.1233 hosed. http://sbirga.com 07/14/09 08:14pm. en : @ResourcefulMom they want you to tweet under their account or they want you to advertise in your own tweets? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://palmgoon.com/sprint-might-be-doing-away-with-the-mail-in-rebate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Halve finalisten Grote prijs NL bekend :</title>
    <link href="http://www.qualitytimeonline.nl/2009/07/11/halve-finalisten-grote-prijs-nl-bekend/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-10:/commentary/5582530</id>
    <updated>2009-07-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Need SBIR/STTR compromise by July 31, or Reauthorization Bill S.1233 hosed. http://sbirga.com 07/14/09 08:14pm. en : @ResourcefulMom they want you to tweet under their account or they want you to advertise in your own tweets? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qualitytimeonline.nl/2009/07/11/halve-finalisten-grote-prijs-nl-bekend/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>SBIR Pittsburgh: House Passess HR 2965 &quot;The Enhancing Small ...</title>
    <link href="http://sbirpittsburgh.blogspot.com/2009/07/house-passess-hr-2965-enhancing-small.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-09:/commentary/5510099</id>
    <updated>2009-07-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SBIR Pittsburgh </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House bill must now be reconciled with a Senate committee version, S.1233, the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009, that limits how much of the SBIR awards can go to venture capital backed firms (18 percent of National Institutes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbirpittsburgh.blogspot.com/2009/07/house-passess-hr-2965-enhancing-small.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Believers Global Watch &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Washington Watch.com ...</title>
    <link href="http://believersglobalwatch.com/?p=376" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-07:/commentary/5857047</id>
    <updated>2009-07-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Believers Global Watch </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S. 1233. The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009. Costs $1.96 per family. H.R. 1275. The Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2009. Costs $0.00 per family. S. 962. The Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://believersglobalwatch.com/?p=376&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The SBIR Coach's Blog: Wall Street wins House SBIR Fight by TKO ...</title>
    <link href="http://sbircoach.blogspot.com/2009/07/wall-street-wins-house-sbir-fight-by.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-07:/commentary/5501971</id>
    <updated>2009-07-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The SBIR Coach's Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Now it goes to the Senate, which of course has S.1233. Markedly different. This skirmish was lost, but the battle is not over. A Conference Committee will ultimately decide this. Oh goodie. Are we in for more behind closed doors ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbircoach.blogspot.com/2009/07/wall-street-wins-house-sbir-fight-by.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>SBIR Woes &#171; Medical Writing, Editing &amp;amp; Grantsmanship</title>
    <link href="http://writedit.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/sbir-woes/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-05:/commentary/9301005</id>
    <updated>2009-07-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Medical Writing, Editing &amp; Grantsmanship </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Right now, the bill extends the life of SBIR/STTR only until 2011 (corresponding Senate bill, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 [S. 1233], goes through 2023 and gradually increases the set-aside amount until it reaches 3.5% in 2020) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://writedit.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/sbir-woes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Amazon Top Tweets July 1st, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://tweetiebuy.com/amazoncom-twittters/amazon-top-tweets-july-1st-2009.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-01:/commentary/8955309</id>
    <updated>2009-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tweetie Buy </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Need SBIR/STTR compromise by July 31, or Reauthorization Bill S.1233 hosed. http://sbirga.com 07/14/09 08:14pm. en : undecited... should I go camping this wkend or rafting Saturday. 07/14/09 08:14pm ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tweetiebuy.com/amazoncom-twittters/amazon-top-tweets-july-1st-2009.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.2965: SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009... OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2965/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-27:/commentary/5559107</id>
    <updated>2009-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1233 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Jul 13, 2009: See also S. 1233. Jul 13, 2009: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. Jul 13, 2009: Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2965/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today's Science Policy News for June, 26th 2009 - Scientists ...</title>
    <link href="http://sefora.org/2009/06/26/todays-science-policy-news-for-june-26th-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5439691</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Scientists &amp; Engineers for America Action Fund </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate measure (S.1233) would raise the amount that the 11 largest federal R&amp;D-funding agencies must withhold from their external research budgets, from a current 2.5% to 3.5%, to support R&amp;D proposals from small businesses. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sefora.org/2009/06/26/todays-science-policy-news-for-june-26th-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>S. 1233</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=10343&amp;amp;sequence=0&amp;amp;from=6" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/6298429</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
    </author>
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S. 1233. SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009. As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on June 18, 2009. SUMMARY. S. 1233 would extend and expand programs that require certain federal agencies ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=10343&amp;amp;sequence=0&amp;amp;from=6&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>VENTURE CAPITAL DISPATCH FOR JUNE 23, 2009 - Vox</title>
    <link href="http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/venture-capital-dispatch-for-june-23-2009.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5430278</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PBT Consulting </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill, S. 1233, would allow companies that are majority-owned by multiple venture firms to access up to 18% of SBIR funds at the Department of Health and Human Services and up to 8% at all other participating agencies. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/venture-capital-dispatch-for-june-23-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>S. 1233</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10343" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5420227</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S. 1233. SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009. As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on June 18, 2009. SUMMARY. S. 1233 would extend and expand programs that require certain federal agencies ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10343&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>VENTURE CAPITAL DISPATCH FOR JUNE 23, 2009 - Vox</title>
    <link href="http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/venture-capital-dispatch-for-june-23-2009.html?_c=feed-atom" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5354604</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PBT Consulting </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill, S. 1233, would allow companies that are majority-owned by multiple venture firms to access up to 18% of SBIR funds at the Department of Health and Human Services and up to 8% at all other participating agencies. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tommytoy.vox.com/library/post/venture-capital-dispatch-for-june-23-2009.html?_c=feed-atom&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>NSBA urges Congress to act on compromise SBIR bill | Advantage</title>
    <link href="http://advantagebizmag.com/archives/1109" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5354603</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Advantage </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Action by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship to approve compromise language, the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233), is the first step toward a much needed reauthorization for the highly successful ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://advantagebizmag.com/archives/1109&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Snowe Hails Committee Approval of Vital Small Business Legislation ...</title>
    <link href="http://sbdcnet.ning.com/xn/detail/2876185:BlogPost:2606" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/6724555</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Everyone's Blog Posts - SBDC National Network </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233) renews the SBIR and STTR programs for 14 years, and amends the eligibility requirements to allow businesses owned and controlled by multiple venture capital firms to compete for a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbdcnet.ning.com/xn/detail/2876185:BlogPost:2606&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>PA House Commerce Committee Chair Calls for Investment in Small ...</title>
    <link href="http://sbdcnet.org/sbdcs-in-the-news/pa-house-commerce-committee-chair-calls-for-investment-in-small-business-development-cen-3.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/6009842</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SBDCs in the News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... Small Business Administration&amp;#39;s (SBA) outreach and assistance programs and the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233), to reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Transfer Te. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbdcnet.org/sbdcs-in-the-news/pa-house-commerce-committee-chair-calls-for-investment-in-small-business-development-cen-3.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Snowe Hails Committee Approval of Vital Small Business Legislation ...</title>
    <link href="http://sbdcnet.org/sbdcs-in-the-news/snowe-hails-committee-approval-of-vital-small-business-legisla-3.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5517331</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SBDCs in the News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233) renews the SBIR and STTR programs for 14 years, and amends the eligibility requirements to allow businesses owned and controlled by multiple venture capital firms to compete for a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbdcnet.org/sbdcs-in-the-news/snowe-hails-committee-approval-of-vital-small-business-legisla-3.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Snowe Hails Committee Approval of Vital Small Business Legislation ...</title>
    <link href="http://sbdcnet.ning.com/profiles/blogs/snowe-hails-committee-approval" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5484578</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Everyone's Blog Posts - SBDC National Network </name>
    </author>
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The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233) renews the SBIR and STTR programs for 14 years, and amends the eligibility requirements to allow businesses owned and controlled by multiple venture capital firms to compete for a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbdcnet.ning.com/profiles/blogs/snowe-hails-committee-approval&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Snowe Hails Committee Approval of Vital Small Business Legislation ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5377844</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SBDCs in the News </name>
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The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233) renews the SBIR and STTR programs for 14 years, and amends the eligibility requirements to allow businesses owned and controlled by multiple venture capital firms to compete for a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbdcnet.org/sbdcs-in-the-news/snowe-hails-committee-approval-of-vital-small-business-legisla.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Snowe Hails Committee Approval of Vital Small Business Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://www.awcsbdcblog.com/?p=5805" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5354602</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AWC Small Business Development Center (SBDC) </name>
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... to reauthorize and bolster the Small Business Administration's (SBA) outreach and assistance programs and the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233), to reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.awcsbdcblog.com/?p=5805&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Florida Photonics Cluster: Senate Offers Compromise Bill to Keep ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-20:/commentary/5326054</id>
    <updated>2009-06-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Florida Photonics Cluster </name>
    </author>
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The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship has marked up S. 1233, a bill to reauthorize and expand the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://floridaphotonicscluster.blogspot.com/2009/06/senate-offers-compromise-bill-to-keep.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The SBIR Coach's Blog: BIO Endorses Senate SBIR Reauthorization ...</title>
    <link href="http://sbircoach.blogspot.com/2009/06/bio-endorses-senate-sbir.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-19:/commentary/5420228</id>
    <updated>2009-06-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The SBIR Coach's Blog </name>
    </author>
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OK, let's get S.1233 Co-Sponsors lined up! If we can show overwhelming bi-partisan support for this Bill, there will be intense pressure put on the House to conform to it. There's a Call to Action for enlisting S.1233 Co-Sponsors on the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbircoach.blogspot.com/2009/06/bio-endorses-senate-sbir.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR.2965 | Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.votetocracy.com/house_bills/hr2965-enhancing-small-business-research-and-innovation-act-of-2009-19105" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-18:/commentary/10121530</id>
    <updated>2009-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latest Government Activity </name>
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. Jul 13 2009. Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1233 amended. Jul 13 2009. See also S. 1233. Jul 09 2009. Received in the Senate, read twice. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.votetocracy.com/house_bills/hr2965-enhancing-small-business-research-and-innovation-act-of-2009-19105&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US Senate Committee Passes SBIR/STTR Bill | GenomeWeb Daily News ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.genomeweb.com/us-senate-committee-passes-sbirsttr-bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-18:/commentary/5305880</id>
    <updated>2009-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
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The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship unanimously passed the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233) this week, which will fund the two programs with over $2 billion per year in support grants to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.genomeweb.com/us-senate-committee-passes-sbirsttr-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>As SBIR Bill Passes To Senate, Venture Industry Not Pleased - Wall ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.entrepreneursmallbusinessgrants.com/2009/06/18/as-sbir-bill-passes-to-senate-venture-industry-not-pleased-wall-street-journal.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-18:/commentary/5302897</id>
    <updated>2009-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Entrepreneur Small Business Grant </name>
    </author>
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The bill, S. 1233, would allow companies that are majority-owned by multiple venture firms to &#226;&#8364;&#166; Should the Government Focus Resources on High-Potential Start-Ups? New York Times Industry Urges Congress to Revise Small Business Funding ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.entrepreneursmallbusinessgrants.com/2009/06/18/as-sbir-bill-passes-to-senate-venture-industry-not-pleased-wall-street-journal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Daily Kos: Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/6/17/743835/-Today-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/commentary/9301004</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
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Small Business &amp;amp; Entrepreneurship, Thu., 6/18, 10:00 a.m., Markup of S.1233, A Bill to Reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs; and S.1229, A Bill to Reauthorize the SBAs ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/6/17/743835/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>News Release</title>
    <link href="http://www.ado.alabama.gov/content/media/press/BN.aspx?ID=1713" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/commentary/5458875</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>State of Alabama: All State Agencies </name>
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S. 1233 would reauthorize the SBA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, which fund more than $2 billion annually in early-stage research and development projects at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ado.alabama.gov/content/media/press/BN.aspx?ID=1713&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>News Release</title>
    <link href="http://ado.alabama.gov/content/media/press/PR.aspx?ID=1713" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/commentary/5371361</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>State of Alabama: All State Agencies </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S. 1233 would reauthorize the SBA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, which fund more than $2 billion annually in early-stage research and development projects at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ado.alabama.gov/content/media/press/PR.aspx?ID=1713&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>As SBIR Bill Passes To Senate, Venture Industry Not Pleased - Wall ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ceoself.com/news/2009/06/18/as-sbir-bill-passes-to-senate-venture-industry-not-pleased-wall-street-journal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/commentary/5291543</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CEOself </name>
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The bill, S. 1233, would allow companies that are majority-owned by multiple venture firms to ... Industry Urges Congress to Revise Small Business Funding Program FDA news (subscription) Small Business Committee Votes to Reauthorize ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ceoself.com/news/2009/06/18/as-sbir-bill-passes-to-senate-venture-industry-not-pleased-wall-street-journal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FLORIDA SPACErePORT: June 18 News Items</title>
    <link href="http://spacereport.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-18-news-items.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/commentary/5291401</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FLORIDA SPACErePORT </name>
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The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship has marked up S. 1233, a bill to reauthorize and expand the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://spacereport.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-18-news-items.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Advocacy Comments on EPA's Plan to Require Reporting of Greenhouse ...</title>
    <link href="http://sbdcnet.org/sbdcs-in-the-news/advocacy-comments-on-epas-plan-to-require-reporting-of-greenhouse-g.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5729056</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SBDCs in the News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... Small Business Administration's (SBA) outreach and assistance programs and the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233), to reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Transfer Te. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbdcnet.org/sbdcs-in-the-news/advocacy-comments-on-epas-plan-to-require-reporting-of-greenhouse-g.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Allele Biotech's Outpost Blog: Time to renew the SBIR law and the ...</title>
    <link href="http://launchingofalelleipsproductline.blogspot.com/2009/06/time-to-renew-sbir-law-and-fight-is-on.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-14:/commentary/5439692</id>
    <updated>2009-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Allele Biotech's Outpost Blog </name>
    </author>
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It is highly recommended that if you like the basis of this bill, contact your Senators and ask them to cosponsor this legislation, (S.1233 - A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs and for other purposes). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://launchingofalelleipsproductline.blogspot.com/2009/06/time-to-renew-sbir-law-and-fight-is-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Time to renew the SBIR law and the fight is on again ...</title>
    <link href="http://allelebiotech.com/blogs/2009/06/time-to-renew-sbir-lawthe-fight-is-on-again/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-14:/commentary/5269976</id>
    <updated>2009-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Allelebiotech.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It is highly recommended that if you like the basis of this bill, contact your Senators and ask them to cosponsor this legislation, (S.1233 - A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs and for other purposes). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://allelebiotech.com/blogs/2009/06/time-to-renew-sbir-lawthe-fight-is-on-again/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S.1265: Military Voters&amp;#39; Equal Access to Voter Registration Act of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1265/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-13:/commentary/6116198</id>
    <updated>2009-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Senate Rules and Administration... </name>
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S.1265 - Mortgage Life Insurance Bill No S.1233 - Veterans&amp;#39; Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Act of 2007 No S.1266 - Veterans&amp;#39; Dignified Burial Assistance Act No S.1261 - GI Bill for Life Act of 2007 Yes ... Source: Politics Daily ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1265/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress This Week - Jun 13, 2009 : Conservative Thoughts</title>
    <link href="http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/06/14/congress-this-week-jun-13-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-13:/commentary/5251532</id>
    <updated>2009-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Thoughts </name>
    </author>
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Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Business meeting to markup S.1233, to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs and for other purposes, and S.1229, to reauthorize and improve the entrepreneurial development programs ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/06/14/congress-this-week-jun-13-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Press Release - Committee to Hold Markup on SBA Reauthorization Bills</title>
    <link href="http://pressrelated.com/press-release-committee-to-hold-markup-on-sba-reauthorization-bills.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/commentary/5244528</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T11:01:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Press Related - RSS Press Releases and PR</name>
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On Thursday, June 18, 2009, the United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship will mark up two bills filed this week: S ...  of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee   What: Markup of &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;S.1233&lt;/stro&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pressrelated.com/press-release-committee-to-hold-markup-on-sba-reauthorization-bills.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The SBIR Coach's Blog: SBIR on the front burner - stir the pot!</title>
    <link href="http://sbircoach.blogspot.com/2009/06/sbir-on-front-burner-stir-pot.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5301802</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The SBIR Coach's Blog </name>
    </author>
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Actually the bill is S.1233. The GovTrack link is http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s111-1233. Not there yet, but it'll be up soon. If you just can't wait, send me an email. I was sent a PDF version this afternoon. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbircoach.blogspot.com/2009/06/sbir-on-front-burner-stir-pot.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Ready to Steamroll Venture Capital Bill | Business Intelligence</title>
    <link href="http://www.allbusiness.com/government/government-bodies-offices-us-federal-government/12358646-1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5233327</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AllBusiness.com - Business Intelligence </name>
    </author>
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The Senate is working on S.1233, &quot;A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs and for other purposes&quot;. You can follow the progress of all of these on http://www.govtrack.us/congress/legislation.xpd ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allbusiness.com/government/government-bodies-offices-us-federal-government/12358646-1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S.1229: Native American Small Business... OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1229/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5430277</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Senate Small Business and... </name>
    </author>
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S. 1233, the &quot;SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009,&quot; and S. 1229, the &quot;Entrepreneurial Development Act of 2009,&quot; include key provisions to increase technology opportunities and strengthen entrepreneurial development programs for . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1229/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S.1233: SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 -... OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1233/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5377843</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Senate Small Business and... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Action by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship to approve compromise language, the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 1233), is the first step toward a much needed reauthorization for the highly successful ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1233/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S. 1233: A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-1233" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5244527</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us </name>
    </author>
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A bill in the US Congress: A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-1233&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.2747: Rural Technology Development and... OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2747/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-06:/commentary/5342381</id>
    <updated>2009-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : House Science and Technology... </name>
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H.R. 2747, ?Rural Technology Development and Outreach Act? The Senate is working on S.1233, &quot;A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs and for other purposes&quot;. You can follow the progress of all of these on . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2747/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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