; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading for subsection (a), by striking pilot ; and (2) by striking pilot each place it appears. (e) Independent report on program effectiveness (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall direct the Defense Business Board to submit to the congressional defense committees a report evaluating the effectiveness of the Mentor-Protégé Program established under section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 ( Public Law 101–510 ; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), including recommendations for improving the program in terms of performance metrics, forms of assistance, and overall program effectiveness not later than March 31, 2022. (2) Congressional defense committees defined In this subsection, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.