1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support Startup Businesses Act of 2017 . 2. Improvements to technical and business assistance Section 9(q) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(q) ) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting and business after technical ; (2) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking a vendor selected under paragraph (2) and inserting 1 or more vendors selected under paragraph (2)(A) ; (ii) by inserting and business before assistance services ; and (iii) by inserting assistance with product sales, intellectual property protections, market research, market validation, and development of regulatory plans and manufacturing plans, after technologies, ; and (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting , including intellectual property protections before the period at the end; (3) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking Each agency may select a vendor to assist small business concerns to meet and inserting the following: (A) In general Each agency may select 1 or more vendors from which small business concerns may obtain assistance in meeting ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (B) Selection by small business concern A small business concern may, by contract or otherwise, select 1 or more vendors to assist the small business concern in meeting the goals listed in paragraph (1). ; and (4) in paragraph (3)— (A) by inserting (A) after paragraph (2) each place it appears; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking $5,000 per year each place it appears and inserting $6,500 per project ; (C) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking $5,000 per year each place it appears and inserting $35,000 per project ; and (ii) in clause (ii), by striking which shall be in addition to the amount of the recipient's award and inserting which may, as determined appropriate by the head of the agency, be included as part of the recipient's award or be in addition to the amount of the recipient's award ; (D) in subparagraph (C)— (i) by inserting or business after technical