SBDC GRANTEE ELIGIBILITY.

SEC. 6. SBDC GRANTEE ELIGIBILITY. Section 21 of the Small Business Act is amended by striking the period at the end of the first sentence of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and inserting the following: “: Provided, That after December 31, 1990, the Administration shall not make a grant to any applicant other than an institution of higher education as a Small Business Development Center unless the applicant was receiving a grant (including a contract or cooperative agreement) on such date. The Administration shall require any applicant for a small business development center grant with performance commencing on or after January 1, 1992 to have its own budget and to primarily utilize institutions of higher education to provide services to the small business community.”.