Best practices on investor informational rights
Title IV — Protecting American Innovation from Adversarial Influence
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Section 9(uu) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(uu)) is amended to read as follows: (uu) Best practices on investor informational rights (1) In general The Administrator, in coordination with the heads of all agencies with an SBIR program, the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, shall develop best practices to be shared with each recipient of an SBIR or STTR award by the agency granting the award. (2) Contents The best practices developed under paragraph (1) shall include recommendations for protecting the proprietary technology and intellectual property of the small business concern from being shared unintentionally to foreign individuals and entities through informational rights of limited partners in venture capital, hedge fund, or private equity firms that have investments in SBIR or STTR recipients..