; (ii) for the Federal and State Technology Partnership Program established under section 34; and (iii) to support the Office of the Administration that administers the SBIR program and the STTR program, subject to agreement from other agencies about how the funds will be used, in carrying out those programs and the programs described in clauses (i) and (ii). (8) Pilot program (A) In general Of amounts provided to the Administration under paragraph (7), not less than $5,000,000 shall be used to provide awards under the Regional SBIR State Collaborative Initiative Pilot Program established under subsection (tt) for each fiscal year in which the program is in effect. (B) Disbursement flexibility The Administration may use any unused funds made available under subparagraph (A) as of April 1 of each fiscal year for awards to carry out clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (7)(B) after providing written notice to— (i) the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (ii) the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (tt) Regional SBIR State collaborative initiative pilot program (1) Definitions In this subsection— (A) the term eligible entity means— (i) a research institution; and (ii) a small business concern; (B) the term eligible State means— (i) a State that the Administrator determines is in the bottom half of States, based on the average number of annual SBIR program awards made to companies in the State for the preceding 3 years for which the Administration has applicable data; and (ii) an EPSCoR State that— (I) is a State described in clause (i); or (II) is— (aa) not a State described in clause (i); and (bb) invited to participate in a regional collaborative