Sec. 2. SBA activities to bolster small business development center cybersecurity support functions
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Section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1), by inserting management, training, and technical assistance regarding cybersecurity; after technology transfer; ; and in paragraph (8)— by redesignating subparagraph
(B)as subparagraph (C); and by inserting after subparagraph
(A)the following: In furtherance of the Small Business Development Center Cyber Strategy developed under section 1841(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ; 130 Stat. 2662), not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Act of 2019 , the Administrator, in consultation with America's SBDC (or any subsequent association identified by the Administrator that represents small business development centers), any federally affiliated small business-focused entity as determined appropriate by the Administrator, and, as appropriate, any other Federal agency, shall advise the Secretary of Homeland Security on the development and maintenance of a Cybersecurity Clearinghouse platform (in this subparagraph referred to as the Clearinghouse ). The Administrator and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly manage the content maintained on the Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse shall contain public-facing cybersecurity resources, to the extent possible focused on small business concerns, in a single location for easy reference by small business development centers, federally affiliated small-business focused entities, and small business concerns. The Clearinghouse shall— be publicly available online; and contain cybersecurity reference material for small business concerns— developed by entities in the Federal Government; and for any other purpose as determined jointly by the Administrator and the Secretary of Homeland Security. The Administrator, in consultation with America's SBDC (or any subsequent association identified by the Administrator that represents small business development centers), any federally affiliated small business-focused entity as determined appropriate by the Administrator, the Department of Homeland Security, and, as appropriate, any other Federal agency, shall provide periodic training sessions, online or in-person, to employees of small business development centers and other federally affiliated small business-focused entities on the Clearinghouse, including utilization of the Clearinghouse. The Administrator may maintain the Clearinghouse on an online platform or website in existence as of the date of enactment of the Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Act of 2019 . The Administration shall include a hyperlink for the public to access the Clearinghouse on the website of the Administration. ; and in subsection (c)(3)— in subparagraph (T), by striking and at the end; in the first subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; by redesignating the second subparagraph
(U)as subparagraph (V); in subparagraph (V), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: providing information and assistance to small business concerns with respect to cybersecurity policies, management, or technical strategies. .
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