B-217925: Jul 29, 1985

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) requested an advance decision concerning whether funds appropriated for payments in foreign currencies for foreign market development research may be utilized in part to fund the USDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. GAO noted that the appropriation for the Small Business Innovation Development Act included funds for external research for fore...

B-217925: Jul 29, 1985

THE SECRETARY STATES THAT TO FUND THE SBIR PROGRAM ALL EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH FUNDS WERE ASSESSED A PRO RATA SHARE OF 0.2 PERCENT BY THE DEPARTMENT SO AS TO AVOID A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON ONE OR MORE OF THE RESEARCH PROJECTS AND THAT THESE FUNDS ARE POOLED TO SUPPORT THE SBIR PROGRAM. WE ARE TOLD THAT THE DECISION TO ASSESS ALL PROGRAM FUNDS IDENTIFIED AS MAKING UP THE EXTRAMURAL BUDGET FOLLOWED FROM...