The SBIR Administrative Funding Act would: Extend the administrative funding allowance for five years until September 30, 2030, and increase the funding percentage from 3% to 3.3%. Eliminate the outreach and technical assistance waiver... Require the five largest participating SBIR agencies... to transfer at least 10% of their administrative funds to the Small Business Administration (SBA)... Clarify the need for the SBA to report on their uses of these funds.
Enact legislation to extend the SBIR administrative funding allowance through September 30, 2030, raise the funding cap to 3.3%, eliminate the outreach and technical assistance waiver, require the five largest SBIR agencies to transfer at least 10% of administrative funds to the SBA, and require the SBA to report on use of those funds.
Occurrences
Sponsor: Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (Introduced 01/22/2026).
H.R. 4913 - CHALLENGES Act
Rep. Latimer Introduces Bill to Strengthen Small Business Innovation and Commercialization... introduced the SBIR Administrative Funding Act, legislation to facilitate long-term agency planning and coordination for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.
Evidence
Enrolled bill text states: “An Act To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.” The underlying text includes the sought SBIR changes, including extension through September 30, 2030, raising the cap to 3.3 percent, ending the outreach/technical assistance waiver, requiring the five largest SBIR agencies to transfer at least 10 percent of administrative funds to SBA, and requiring SBA reporting on use of funds.
GovInfo lists Public Law 119-83, signed April 13, 2026, with the title “An Act to extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.”
Rep. George Latimer said he introduced the SBIR Administrative Funding Act to facilitate long-term agency planning and coordination for the SBIR Program and noted the statutory authority for the allowance expired September 30, 2025.
Committee release says the House passed SBIR/STTR reauthorization legislation on March 17, 2026, describing passage on the House Floor with bipartisan support.
GovInfo records Public Law 119-83, approved April 13, 2026, titled "An act to extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes."
The enrolled bill text includes the SBIR changes sought in the promise, including the 2030 extension, 3.3% cap, waiver elimination, 10% transfers, and SBA reporting.
Assessments
Latimer introduced the SBIR Administrative Funding Act, and the enacted Public Law 119-83 in his term included the requested SBIR administrative-funding changes: extension through September 30, 2030, a 3.3% cap, elimination of the outreach/technical assistance waiver, 10% transfers to SBA, and SBA reporting. That is a full same-term legislative delivery rather than mere partial credit.
The promised legislative package appears to have been enacted in full during Latimer's current federal term. Evidence shows Latimer introduced the SBIR Administrative Funding Act advancing the exact policy changes in the promise. More importantly, the enrolled text of S. 3971 and Public Law 119-83 indicate the final enacted law included the specific provisions claimed: extending the administrative funding allowance through September 30, 2030, increasing the cap to 3.3%, eliminating the outreach and technical assistance waiver, requiring the five largest SBIR agencies to transfer at least 10% of administrative funds to SBA, and requiring SBA reporting. Because the outcome was actually enacted, this is more than a mere attempt, and because enactment occurred on April 13, 2026 while Latimer was in office, the timing is same_term. Although he was not necessarily the sole actor and the enacted vehicle was a Senate bill, his documented introduction of matching House legislation shows material credit toward the delivered result.