ROLE OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS IN CYBERSECURITY AND PREPAREDNESS.

SEC. 1842. ROLE OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS IN CYBERSECURITY AND PREPAREDNESS. Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking “and providing access to business analysts who can refer small business concerns to available experts:” and inserting “providing access to business analysts who can refer small business concerns to available experts; and, to the extent practicable, providing assistance 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:”; and (2) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking “and” at the end; (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (C) by adding at the end of the following new subparagraph: “(G) access to cybersecurity specialists to counsel, assist, and inform small business concern clients, 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.” .