Reauthorize and extend the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) due diligence programs for five years.

The SBIR Foreign Interference Safeguard Act will reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Due Diligence programs for five years.

Bacon highlights the law extending SBIR/STTR due diligence programs for five years to protect small-business innovation from foreign interference.

Bacon, Tran Celebrate Bipartisan Small Business Legislation Signed into Law | U.S. Representative Don Bacon
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NIST states the SBIR and STTR programs were reauthorized on April 13, 2026 and extended through September 30, 2031.

Within the lookback window, an official participating agency page confirms the reauthorization remains in effect through FY2031.

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NIST Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)
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NASA says SBIR/STTR was reauthorized through September 2031 and that due diligence to assess security risks is now formally required or strengthened by the new legislation.

Recent agency implementation material links the 2031 reauthorization to strengthened due-diligence requirements, directly matching the promise subject.

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nasa-sbir-sttr-spring-2026-newsletter.pdf
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Public Law 119-83 approved April 13, 2026 extends SBIR/STTR authorization to September 30, 2031 and amends the Due Diligence Program sunset to September 30, 2031.

The enacted statute delivers the commitment by extending both the SBIR/STTR programs and the due-diligence program through FY2031.

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Public Law 119-83 - Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act
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NIH says the April 13, 2026 law reauthorized SBIR, STTR and related pilots through September 30, 2031 and changed the Foreign Risk Due Diligence program.

An implementing HHS/NIH notice confirms the enacted law extended the programs and updated due-diligence requirements for applicants and awardees.

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NIH Notice NOT-OD-26-074: Policy Changes to SBIR and STTR Foreign Disclosure and Risk Management
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Rep. Bacon’s office says the SBIR Foreign Interference Safeguard Act was signed into law on April 13 as part of the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act and reauthorizes SBIR/STTR Due Diligence programs for five years.

Bacon publicly tied his bipartisan bill to the enacted five-year SBIR/STTR due-diligence extension, showing both delivery and candidate effort.

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Bacon, Tran Celebrate Bipartisan Small Business Legislation Signed into Law | U.S. Representative Don Bacon
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The House Clerk records S. 3971 passing 345-41 on March 17, 2026, with Rep. Don Bacon voting Yea.

Bacon voted for the final House passage of the bill that later became Public Law 119-83.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House Roll Call 89, S. 3971
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GovInfo shows Mr. Tran, for himself and Mr. Bacon, introduced H.R. 4775; Section 2 proposed extending the due diligence program sunset from September 30, 2025 to September 30, 2030.

Before enactment, Bacon co-led a concrete bill to extend the SBIR/STTR due-diligence program, supporting an effort badge even though that bill itself did not become the final vehicle.

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H.R. 4775 Introduced in House - SBIR/STTR Foreign Interference Safeguard Act
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