,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dgja  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #b1 #bjbb,ms4   
,hassan introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,small ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a   
,,bill  ,to provide cyb]security support
 = small bus9ess conc]ns ?r\gh ! small  
bus9ess developm5t c5t] program1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,small ,bus9esses       
,cyb]security ,act4  #b4 ,small ,bus9ess
 ,cyb]security ,grants ,section #ba ( ! 
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fdh7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7o7 ,cyb]security ,grants  7#a7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7,a7 ,rural
 area ,! t]m rural area has ! mean+ giv5
 ! t]m 9 section #cdc7;a7 ( !           
,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t  
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiia7;a774  7,b7    
,small ,/ate ,! t]m small ,/ate means   
any ,/ate t is m9imally fund$ by ! fund+
 =mula ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,developm5t  
,c5t] ,program "u subsection            

7a77#d77;,c74  7,c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate  
means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia1 & any t]ritory or          
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7     
,grants  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator  
%all e/abli% a grant program "u :i* !   
,adm9i/rator may aw>d grants on a       
noncompetitive basis to small bus9ess   
developm5t c5t]s to support !           
cyb]security ne$s ( ! small bus9ess     
conc]ns s]v$ by ! small bus9ess         
developm5t c5t]s4  7,b7 ,grant crit]ia  
,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is subsection1 !    
,adm9i/rator may consid] ! foll[+       
crit]ia3 7i7 ,! plan ( ! small bus9ess  
developm5t c5t] = ! use ( ! grant funds1
 includ+ h[ funds w\ld b5efit small     
bus9ess conc]ns 9 rural areas4  7ii7    
,evid5ce submitt$ by ! small bus9ess    
developm5t c5t] t ! grant w\ld increase 
! cyb]security ( ! small bus9ess conc]ns
 t ! small bus9ess developm5t c5t]      
s]ves1 includ+ evid5ce ( pa/ success 9  
(f]+ cyb]security support to small      
bus9ess conc]ns4  7,c7 ,applications ,to

 be eligible = a grant "u ?is           
subsection1 a small bus9ess developm5t  
c5t] %all submit to ! ,adm9i/rator an   
application 9 su* =m1 at su* "t1 &      
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,adm9i/rator  
det]m9es is appropriate4  7,d7 ,use (   
,funds ,a small bus9ess developm5t c5t] 
may use am\nts receiv$ "u a grant "u ?is
 subsection to support ! cyb]security ( 
! small bus9ess conc]ns s]v$ by ! small 
bus9ess developm5t c5t]1 includ+-- 7i7  
cyb]security tra9+ = employees ( ! small
 bus9ess conc]ns2  7ii7 reviews ( !     
cyb]security policies1 plans1 &         
proc$ures us$ by ! small bus9ess        
conc]ns1 includ+ tabletop ex]cises to   
te/ ! policies1 plans1 & proc$ures2     
7iii7 te/+ ( ! cyb]security /&+ ( !     
small bus9ess conc]ns1 includ+ via      
p5etration te/+2 &  7iv7 hir+           
consultants to support ! cyb]security   
ne$s ( ! small bus9ess conc]ns4  7,e7   
,grant ,am\nt  7i7 ,=mula ,!            
,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% a #c-ti] =mula
 = grant fund+ di/ribution bas$ on !    

locations ( small bus9ess developm5t    
c5t]s 9 "o ( ! foll[+ categories3 7,i7  
,small ,/ates4  7,,ii7 ,m$ium-siz$      
,/ates1 z def9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator4      
7,,iii7 ,l>ge ,/ates1 z def9$ by !      
,adm9i/rator4  7ii7 ,maximum ,am\nt ,!  
maximum am\nt ( a grant "u ?is          
subsection %all be1 = a small bus9ess   
developm5t c5t] locat$ 9-- 7,i7 a small 
,/ate1 #bjj1jjj2  7,,ii7 a m$ium-siz$   
,/ate1 #cjj1jjj2 or  7,,iii7 a l>ge     
,/ate1 #djj1jjj4  7,f7 ,duration (      
,grant ,! p]iod ( a grant "u ?is        
subsection %all be #a fiscal ye>4  7,g7 
,ann\ncem5t ( ,grant ,program ,!        
,adm9i/rator %all make widely available 
to ! public in=mation on ! grant program
 "u ?is subsection4  7#c7 ,au?orization 
( appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is subsection 
#bj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbc & ea*    
fiscal ye> !reaft]1 to rema9 available  
until exp5d$4  4