Sec. 876. Cyber counseling certification program for lead small business development centers
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Section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Administrator shall establish a cyber counseling certification program, or approve a similar existing program, to certify employees of lead small business development centers to provide cyber planning assistance to small business concerns. The Administrator shall ensure that each lead small business development center has at least 1 employee, and not less than 10 percent of the total number of employees of the lead small business development center, certified in providing cyber planning assistance under this subsection.
In carrying out this subsection, 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) and any cybersecurity outreach conducted pursuant to section 2209(l) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall reimburse a lead small business development center in an amount not to exceed $350,000 in any fiscal year for costs relating to the certification of an employee of the lead small business development center under the program established under paragraph (1).
In this subsection: The term cyber planning assistance means counsel and assistance to improve the cybersecurity infrastructure, awareness of cyber threat indicators, and cyber training programs for employees of a small business concern. The term lead small business development center means a small business development center that has received a grant under this section. .
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