Dear SBIR Insider,
It's 2:00am (local time) and I'm sitting in a hotel room in Nashville with some vital SBIR/STTR information I just received, which you should be made aware of. With blurry eyes, let's get started.
This coming Wednesday morning, May 4, 2011 the full Senate will vote on their SBIR reauthorization bill (S.493). This bill has been a victim of circumstance (over 120 amendments) and is in grave danger of not passing.
The Senate will try to invoke cloture (close the bill to additional amendments) and then immediately vote to try and pass the bill. If passed, the Senate will have this bill as a tool to negotiate with the House when they pass their bill. Both bodies will then work in conference to pass a final SBIR/STTR reauthorization.
To read the full, original article click on this link: SBIR Insider 5-02-11 Issue
Author: Rick Shindell
