[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1687 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1687

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT


 
    To amend section 21 of the Small Business Act to require cyber 
certification for small business development center counselors, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Cyber Training Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. DUTIES OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER COUNSELORS.

    (a) Cyber Training.--Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o) Cyber Strategy Training for Small Business Development 
Centers.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `cyber strategy' means resources and 
                tactics to assist in planning for cybersecurity and 
                defending against cyber risks and attacks; and
                    ``(B) the term `lead small business development 
                center' means a small business development center that 
                receives reimbursement from the Administrator under 
                paragraph (5).
            ``(2) Certification program.--The Administrator shall 
        establish a cyber counseling certification program, or 
        designate 1 or more substantially similar governmental or 
        private cybersecurity certification programs, to certify the 
        employees of lead small business development centers in 
        providing cyber planning assistance to small business concerns.
            ``(3) Number of certified employees.--The Administrator 
        shall ensure that the number of employees of each lead small 
        business development center who are certified in providing 
        cyber planning assistance is not less than the lesser of--
                    ``(A) 5; or
                    ``(B) 10 percent of the total number of employees 
                of the lead small business development center.
            ``(4) Cyber strategy.--In carrying out paragraph (2), the 
        Administrator, to the extent practicable, shall consider any 
        cyber strategy methods included in the Small Business 
        Development Center Cyber Strategy developed under section 
        1841(a)(3)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2662).
            ``(5) Reimbursement for certification.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
                appropriations, the Administrator shall reimburse each 
                lead small business development center for costs 
                relating to the certification of 1 or more employees of 
                the lead small business center in providing cyber 
                planning assistance under a program established or 
                designated under paragraph (2).
                    ``(B) Limitation.--The total amount reimbursed by 
                the Administrator under subparagraph (A) may not exceed 
                $350,000 in any fiscal year.
            ``(6) Funding under sbdc program.--Amounts made available 
        to fund grants under this section for fiscal year 2022, and 
        each fiscal year thereafter, shall be available for 
        reimbursements under this subsection.''.
    (b) Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration shall implement paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 
21(o) of the Small Business Act, as added by subsection (a).

            Passed the Senate September 28, 2022.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1687

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

    To amend section 21 of the Small Business Act to require cyber 
certification for small business development center counselors, and for 
                            other purposes.