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.” .