; (6) submit to the Administration an annual report on actions taken by the Federal agency, and the results of those actions, to simplify, standardize, and expedite the application process and requirements, procedures, and contracts as required under subsection (hh) and described in subsection (aaa)(1)(E); and (7) carry out such other duties as the Federal agency determines necessary. . (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives summarizing the metrics relating to and an evaluation of the authority provided under section 9(cc) of the Small Business Act, as amended by subsection (a), which shall include the size and location of the small business concerns receiving awards under the SBIR or STTR program. 3. Improvements to technical and business assistance; commercialization impact assessment; patent assistance Section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 ), as amended by section 2, is amended— (1) in subsection (q)— (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking may enter into an agreement with 1 or more vendors selected under paragraph (2)(A) and inserting shall authorize recipients of awards under the SBIR or STTR program to select, if desired, commercialization activities provided under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) ; and (ii) by inserting , cybersecurity assistance after intellectual property protections ; (B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: (C) Staff A small business concern may, by contract or otherwise, use funding provided under this section to hire new staff, augment staff, or direct staff to conduct or participate in training activities consistent with the goals listed in paragraph (1).