,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bjcd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #bg1 #bjai ,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship ,a ,,bill ,to authorize small business development centers to provide cybersecurity assistance to small business concerns1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,small ,business ,cybersecurity ,assistance ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,,sba activities to bolster small business development center cybersecurity support functions 7a7 ,in general ,section #ba of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdh7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting management1 training1 and technical assistance regarding cybersecurity2 after technology transfer22 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#h7-- 7i7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,c72 and 7ii7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,a7 the following3 7,b7 ,cybersecurity clearinghouse 7i7 ,in general ,in furtherance of the ,small ,business ,development ,center ,cyber ,strategy developed under section #ahda7;a7 of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #acj ,stat4 #bffb71 not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of the ,small ,business ,cybersecurity ,assistance ,act of #bjai1 the ,administrator1 in consultation with ,america's ,,sbdc 7or any subsequent association identified by the ,administrator that represents small business development centers71 any federally affiliated small business-focused entity as determined appropriate by the ,administrator1 and1 as appropriate1 any other ,federal agency1 shall advise the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security on the development and maintenance of a ,cybersecurity ,clearinghouse platform 7in this subparagraph referred to as the ,clearinghouse74 7ii7 ,management ,the ,administrator and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall jointly manage the content maintained on the ,clearinghouse4 7iii7 ,resources ,the ,clearinghouse shall contain public-facing cybersecurity resources1 to the extent possible focused on small business concerns1 in a single location for easy reference by small business development centers1 federally affiliated small-business focused entities1 and small business concerns4 7iv7 ,contents ,the ,clearinghouse shall-- 7,i7 be publicly available online2 and 7,,ii7 contain cybersecurity reference material for small business concerns-- 7aa7 developed by entities in the ,federal ,government2 and 7bb7 for any other purpose as determined jointly by the ,administrator and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4 7v7 ,training ,the ,administrator1 in consultation with ,america's ,,sbdc 7or any subsequent association identified by the ,administrator that represents small business development centers71 any federally affiliated small business-focused entity as determined appropriate by the ,administrator1 the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 and1 as appropriate1 any other ,federal agency1 shall provide periodic training sessions1 online or in-person1 to employees of small business development centers and other federally affiliated small business-focused entities on the ,clearinghouse1 including utilization of the ,clearinghouse4 7vi7 ,existing platform or website ,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 #bjai4 7vii7 ,reference ,the ,administration shall include a hyperlink for the public to access the ,clearinghouse on the website of the ,administration4 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c77#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,t71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in the first subparagraph 7,u71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 7,c7 by redesignating the second subparagraph 7,u7 as subparagraph 7,v72 7,d7 in subparagraph 7,v71 as so redesignated1 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,e7 by adding at the end the following3 7,w7 providing information and assistance to small business concerns with respect to cybersecurity policies1 management1 or technical strategies4 4 #c4 ,department of ,homeland ,security activities to bolster small business development center cybersecurity support functions 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,small ,business ,administration2 7#b7 the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security2 and 7#c7 the terms small business concern and small business development center has the meanings given those terms in section #c of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74 7b7 ,program 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,administrator1 ,america's ,,sbdc 7or any subsequent association identified by the ,administrator that represents small business development centers71 any federally affiliated small business-focused entity as determined appropriate by the ,administrator1 and1 as appropriate1 any other ,federal agency1 shall develop-- 7,a7 educational cybersecurity materials for employees of small business development centers1 and other federally affiliated small business-focused entities as determined appropriate by the ,administrator1 to utilize during cybersecurity events and counseling sessions with small business concerns1 which shall address1 at a minimum-- 7i7 cybersecurity policies and procedures for small businesses2 7ii7 cybersecurity defensive strategies for small businesses2 and 7iii7 cybersecurity response strategies for small businesses2 and 7,b7 training programs1 such as webinars1 on-line tools1 or software1 for employees of small business development centers1 and other federally affiliated small business-focused entities as determined appropriate by the ,administrator1 to utilize during cybersecurity events and counseling sessions with small business concerns4 7#b7 ,training ,the ,secretary shall provide periodic training sessions1 online or in-person1 to employees of small business development centers1 and other federally affiliated small business-focused entities as determined appropriate by the ,administrator1 on the utilization of the materials and training programs described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,posting of material ,not later than #ahj days after the date on which the ,administrator establishes the ,cybersecurity ,clearinghouse required under subparagraph 7,b7 of section #ba7;a77#h7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdh7;a77#h771 as added by section #b of this ,act-- 7,a7 the ,secretary shall complete development of the materials described in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 and submit them to the ,administrator2 and 7,b7 the ,administrator or the ,secretary shall upload those materials to the ,cybersecurity ,clearinghouse4