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 PUBLIC LAW 97-219—JULY 22, 1982 "(2) report not less than annually, and at such other times as the Director may deem appropriate, to the Committees on Small Business of the Senate and the House of Representatives on all phases of the implementation and operation of SBIR programs within agencies required to establish an SBIR program, together with such recommendations as the Director may deem appropriate.". SEC. 5. Effective October 1, 1988, paragraphs (4) through (7) of section 9(b) of the Small Business Act (as added by section 3) and subsections (e) through (k) of section 9 of the Small Business Act (as added by section 4) are repealed. SEC. 6. The Comptroller General shall, not more than five years after the date of enactment of this Act, transmit a report to the Senate and the House of Representatives on the implementation of, and nature of research conducted under this Act, including the judgments of the heads of Departments and agencies as to the effect of this Act on research programs. Approved July 22, 1982.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 881 (H.R. 4326): HOUSE REPORTS: No. 97-349, Pts. 1-7 accompanying H. R. 4326 (Comms. on Small Business; Energy and eommerce; Veterans' Affairs; Science and Technology; Foreign Affairs; Armed Services; and Permanent Select eommittee on Intelligence), respectively. SENATE REPORT No. 97-194 (Comm. on Small Business). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 127 (1981): Dec. 7, 8, considered and passed Senate. Vol. 128 (1982): June 17, 22, 23, H.R. 4326 considered and passed House; passage vacated and S. 881, amended, passed in lieu. June 29, Senate concurred in House amendment. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS: Vol. 18, No. 29 (1982): July 22, Presidential statement.

96 STAT. 221 Report to congressional committees.

15 USC 638.

Report to Congress. 15 USC 638 note.

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