1. Annual meeting for Federal agencies with a SBIR or STTR program (a) In general Section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (tt) Annual meeting (1) In general The head of each Federal agency required to have a program under this section (or a designee) and the Administrator (or a designee), shall meet annually to discuss methods— (A) to improve the collection of data under this section; (B) to improve the reporting of data to the Administrator under this section; (C) to make the application processes for programs under this section more efficient; and (D) to increase participation in the programs under this section. (2) Reporting Not later than 60 days after the date on which an annual meeting required under paragraph (1) is held, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, a report on the findings of such meeting and recommendations on how to implement changes to programs under this section. . (b) Funding for annual meeting Section 9(mm)(1) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking the and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and