### Question
Can you define what pilot program period means?


### Answer
**Pilot program period** is defined as the following in *8 U.S.C. § 1187*:

> the period beginning on October 1, 1988, and ending on September 30, 1997

#### Citation:
  - *8 U.S.C. § 1187*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY > SUBCHAPTER II-IMMIGRATION > Part II-Admission Qualifications for Aliens; Travel Control of Citizens and Aliens**

