[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3611]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2579. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle I of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 896. 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 has received a 
     grant from the Administration.
       ``(2) Certification program.--The Administrator shall 
     establish a cyber counseling program, or designate an 
     existing program, under which the Administrator may 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 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 a lead 
     small business development center for costs relating to the 
     certification of an employee of the lead small business 
     center in providing cyber planning assistance under the 
     program established 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) 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).
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