LIMITATION ON PILOT PROGRAMS.

SEC. 5164. LIMITATION ON PILOT PROGRAMS. Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as amended by this title, is further amended by adding at the end the following:“(pp) Limitation on Pilot Programs.—“(1) Existing pilot programs.—The Administrator may only carry out a covered pilot program that is in operation on the date of enactment of this subsection during the 3-year period beginning on such date of enactment.“(2) New pilot programs.—The Administrator may only carry out a covered pilot program established after the date of enactment of this subsection—“(A) during the 3-year period beginning on the date on which such program is established; and“(B) if such program does not continue and is not based on, in any manner, a previously established covered pilot program.“(3) Covered pilot program defined.—In this subsection, the term ‘covered pilot program’ means any initiative, project, innovation, or other activity—“(A) established by the Administrator;“(B) relating to an SBIR or STTR program; and“(C) not specifically authorized by law.”.