1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2017 . 2. Definition of senior procurement executive Section 9(e) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(e) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (12)(B), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (13)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (13) the term senior procurement executive means an official designated under section 1702(c) of title 41, United States Code, as the senior procurement executive of a Federal agency participating in a SBIR or STTR program. . 3. Inclusion of senior procurement executives in SBIR and STTR (a) In general Section 9(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (8), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and