I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2862 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2009 Mr. Space introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to provide education and resources to small business concerns that assist such concerns to protect themselves from phishing, and for other purposes.

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Provision of education and resources to small business concerns with respect to phishing

The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended— (1)by redesignating section 44 as section 45; and (2)by inserting after section 43 the following:

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Provision of education and resources to small business concerns with respect to phishing

(a)

In general

The Administrator shall establish and carry out a program to provide education and resources to small business concerns that assist such concerns to— (1)understand the dangers of and identify phishing; (2)train employees to understand the dangers of and identify phishing; and (3)determine methods to protect such concerns from phishing. (b)

Definition of phishing

In this section, the term phishing means the use by any person of a Web page, electronic mail message, or otherwise through use of the Internet, to solicit, request, or take any action to induce another person to provide identifying information by representing itself to be a business without the authority or approval of the business.

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