Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2022 Public Law 117–319 Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2022 319 117–319 Statute Compilation United States House of Representatives Office of the Legislative Counsel text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Statute Compilations USLM converter, version 20210527.1 2023-02-03 Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2022 17207 117 2022-12-27 Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2022 [(Public Law 117–319)] [This law has not been amended] [Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 117-319. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/] [Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
AN ACTTo 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. [15 U.S.C. 631 note] 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 may 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.” . (b) [15 U.S.C. 648 note] 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).