Streamlining program administration

Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as amended by this Act, is amended— (1) in subsection (bb)(3), by inserting or another component of the same Federal agency after another Federal agency; (2) in subsection (gg)— (A) in the heading, by striking Pilot Program and inserting Commercialization Readiness Program; (B) by striking pilot each place the term appears; (C) by striking paragraph (7); (D) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (7); and (E) by amending paragraph (7), as so redesignated, to read as follows: (7) Definition In this subsection, the term covered Federal agency — (A) means a Federal agency participating in the SBIR program or the STTR program; and (B) does not include the Department of Defense.; (3) in subsection (hh)— (A) by striking Funding. — and all that follows through Federal agencies participating and inserting Funding. —Federal agencies participating; and (B) by striking paragraph (2); (4) in subsection (ii)(2)(B)— (A) in clause (ii), by adding and at the end; (B) in clause (iii), by striking; and and inserting a period; and (C) by striking clause (iv); (5) in subsection (qq)(3), by striking subparagraph (I); (6) in subsection (vv)(3), by striking subparagraph (C); (7) in subsection (yy)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking Pilot; (B) by striking STTR Program.— and all that follows through Not later than and inserting STTR Program. —Not later than; (C) by striking paragraph (2); and (D) by striking pilot; and (8) in subsection (zz)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking Pilot; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking pilot and inserting program; (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 3.25 and inserting 3.50; and (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 0.46 and inserting 0.21; (C) by striking paragraph (3); and (D) by striking pilot each place the term appears.