,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bghj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #f1 #bjag,mr4   
,evans 7= himself & ,mr4 ,brat7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1    
,space1 & ,te*nology1 = a p]iod to be   
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,small   
,bus9ess ,act to create c]ta9           
requirem5ts = ,f$]al ag5cies ) a ,,sbir 
or ,,/tr program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,annual meet+ = ,f$]al ag5cies ) a     
,,sbir or ,,/tr program  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,section #i ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7tt7   
,annual meet+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! head (  
ea* ,f$]al ag5cy requir$ to h a program 
"u ?is section 7or a designee7 & !      
,adm9i/rator 7or a designee71 %all meet 
annually to discuss me?ods--  7,a7 to   

improve ! collection ( data "u ?is      
section2  7,b7 to improve ! report+ (   
data to ! ,adm9i/rator "u ?is section2  
7,c7 to make ! application processes =  
programs "u ?is section m effici5t2 &   
7,d7 to increase p>ticipation 9 !       
programs "u ?is section4  7#b7 ,report+ 
,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date on :i* 
an annual meet+ requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7
 is held1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess &       
,entrepr5eur%ip ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess & !       
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 
a report on ! f9d+s ( su* meet+ &       
recomm5dations on h[ to implem5t *anges 
to programs "u ?is section4  4  7b7     
,fund+ = annual meet+ ,section          
#i7mm77#a7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7mm77#a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 subp>agraph 7,i71 by /rik+ ! & at !  
end2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,j71 by /rik+ 
! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new           

subp>agraph3  7,k7 ! annual meet+       
requir$ "u subsection 7tt74  4  #b4     
,increas+ p>ticipation ( und]s]v$       
populations 9 ! ,,sbir & ,,/tr programs 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #i7mm77#b7 ( !    
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fch7mm77#b77 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3
  7#b7 ,outrea* & te*nical assi/ance ,a 
,f$]al ag5cy p>ticipat+ 9 ! program "u  
?is subsection %all use a portion ( !   
funds au?oriz$ = uses "u p>agraph 7#a7  
to c>ry out ! policy directive requir$  
"u subsection 7j77#b77;,f7 & to increase
 ! p>ticipation ( ,/ates ) respect to   
:i* a l[ level ( ,,sbir aw>ds h         
hi/orically be5 aw>d$4  4  7b7 ,con=m+  
am5dm5t ,section #i7mm77#f7 ( ! ,small  
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4            
#fch7mm77#f77 is am5d$ by /rik+ p>agraph
 7#b77;,a7 & any use ( ! waiv] au?ority 
"u p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 & ins]t+ p>agraph 
7#b74