Amendment instructs the SBA to provide assistance to small businesses and small financial institutions to participate in programs under the bill and ensures that the Federal Government performs outreach to small businesses and to small financial institutions.

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   Inserted: (f) Small Business Participation.--

   Inserted: (1) Assistance.--The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall provide assistance to small businesses and small financial institutions to monitor information and information systems, operate defensive measures, and share and receive cyber threat indicators and defensive measures under this section

   Inserted: (2) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall submit to the President a report on the degree to which small businesses and small financial institutions are able to engage in cyber threat information sharing under this section. Such report shall include the recommendations of the Administrator for improving the ability of such businesses and institutions to engage in cyber threat information sharing and to use shared information to defend their networks.

   Inserted: (3) Outreach.--The Federal Government shall conduct outreach to small businesses and small financial institutions to encourage such businesses and institutions to exercise their authority under this section.

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