#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,in   
the ,house of ,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41
  ,december #f1 #bjbb  ,,amendment3     
,that the bill from the ,senate 7,s4    
#afhg7 entitled ,an ,act to amend       
section #ba of the ,small ,business ,act
 to require cyber certification for     
small business development center       
counselors1 and for other purposes41 do 
pass with the following ,strike out all 
after the enacting clause and insert3   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,small ,business ,cyber         
,training ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,duties of
 small business development center      
counselors  7a7 ,cyber training ,section
 #ba of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #fdh7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7o7 ,cyber      
strategy training for small business    
development centers  7#a7 ,definitions  
,in this subsection-- 7,a7 the term     
cyber strategy means resources and      
tactics to assist in planning for       
cybersecurity and defending against     

cyber risks and attacks2 and  7,b7 the  
term lead small business development    
center means a small business           
development center that receives        
reimbursement from the ,administrator   
under paragraph 7#e74  7#b7             
,certification program ,the             
,administrator shall establish a cyber  
counseling certification program1 or    
designate #a or more substantially      
similar governmental or private         
cybersecurity certification programs1 to
 certify the employees of lead small    
business development centers in         
providing cyber planning assistance to  
small business concerns4  7#c7 ,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-- 7,a7 #e2 or  7,b7 #aj percent of   
the total number of employees of the    
lead small business development center4 

7#d7 ,cyber strategy ,in carrying out   
paragraph 7#b71 the ,administrator1 to  
the extent practicable1 shall consider  
any cyber strategy methods included in  
the ,small ,business ,development       
,center ,cyber ,strategy developed under
 section #ahda7;a77#c77;,b7 of the      
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law   
#aad-cbh2 #acj ,stat4 #bffb74  7#e7     
,reimbursement for certification  7,a7  
,in general ,subject to the availability
 of appropriations1 the ,administrator  
may reimburse each lead small business  
development center for costs relating to
 the certification of #a or more        
employees of the lead small business    
center in providing cyber planning      
assistance under a program established  
or designated under paragraph 7#b74     
7,b7 ,limitation ,the total amount      
reimbursed by the ,administrator under  
subparagraph 7,a7 may not exceed        
#cej1jjj in any fiscal year4  4  7b7    
,implementation ,not later than #ahj    

days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,administrator of the ,small 
,business ,administration shall         
implement paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and    
7#d7 of section #ba7o7 of the ,small    
,business ,act1 as added by subsection  
7a74  ,clerk4