; and (2) by inserting , or the nature or content of such assistance, to any State, local, or Federal agency, or to any third party, after receiving assistance under this section . 8. Limitation on award of grants to small business development centers (a) In general Section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 ), as amended by section 3 of this Act, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking any women’s business center operating pursuant to section 29, ; (B) by striking or a women’s business center operating pursuant to section 29 as a Small Business Development Center ; and (C) by striking and women’s business centers operating pursuant to section 29 ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (q) Limitation on award of grants Except for nonprofit institutions of higher education, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator may not award a grant or contract to, or enter into a cooperative agreement with, an entity under this section unless that entity— (1) received a grant or contract from, or entered into a cooperative agreement with, the Administrator under this section before the date of enactment of this subsection; and (2) seeks to renew such a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement after such date. . (b) Rule of construction The amendments made by this section may not be construed as prohibiting a women’s business center described in section 29 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 646 ) from receiving a subgrant from an entity receiving a grant under section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 ). 9. Authorization of appropriations for formula grants received by States Section 21(a)(4)(C) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C) ) is amended— (1) in clause (vii), by striking subparagraph and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting subparagraph $175,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027.