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 114 STAT. 2763A-672 PUBLIC LAW 106-554—APPENDIX I SBIR program, and of the quality of research being conducted by small businesses participating under the program, including a comparison of the value of projects conducted under the SBIR program to those funded by other Federal research and development expenditures; (B) to the extent practicable, an evaluation of the economic benefits achieved by the SBIR program, including the economic rate of return, and a comparison of the economic benefits, including the economic rate of return, achieved by the SBIR program with the economic benefits, including the economic rate of return, of other Federal research and development expenditures; (C) an evaluation of the noneconomic benefits achieved by the SBIR program over the life of the program; (D) a comparison of the allocation for fiscal year 2000 of Federal research and development funds to small businesses with such allocation for fiscal year 1983, and an analysis of the factors that have contributed to such allocation; and (E) an analysis of whether Federal agencies, in fulfilling their procurement needs, are making sufficient effort to use small businesses that have completed a second phase award under the SBIR program; and (2) make recommendations with respect to— (A) measures of outcomes for strategic plans submitted under section 306 of title 5, United States Code, and performance plans submitted under section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, of each Federal agency participating in the SBIR program; (B) whether companies who can demonstrate project feasibility, but who have not received a first phase award, should be eligible for second phase awards, and the potential impact of such awards on the competitive selection process of the program; (C) whether the Federal Government should be permitted to recoup some or all of its expenses if a controlling interest in a company receiving an SBIR award is sold to a foreign company or to a company that is not a small business concern; (D) how to increase the use by the Federal Government in its programs and procurements of technology-oriented small businesses; and (E) improvements to the SBIR program, if any are considered appropriate. (b) PARTICIPATION BY SMALL BUSINESS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In a manner consistent with law and with National Research Council study guidelines and procedures, knowledgeable individuals from the small business community with experience in the SBIR program shall be included— (A) in any panel established by the National Research Council for the purpose of performing the study conducted under this section; and (B) among those who are asked by the National Research Council to peer review the study. (2) CONSULTATION.— To ensure that the concerns of small business are appropriately considered under this subsection.

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