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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3786 

To reauthorize and improve the Small Business Act and the Small Business 

Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 3, 2006 

Ms. SNOWE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 

A BILL 

To reauthorize and improve the Small Business Act and 

the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Infor5 mation Security Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act— 

8 (1) the terms ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Adminis9 trator’’ mean the Small Business Administration 

10 and the Administrator thereof, respectively; 


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1 (2) the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the 

2 meaning given the term in section 3 of the Small 

3 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); and 

4 (3) the term ‘‘task force’’ means the task force 

5 established under section 3(a). 

6 SEC. 3. INFORMATION SECURITY TASK FORCE. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es8 tablish a task force, to be known as the Small Business 

9 Information Security Task Force, to address the informa10 tion technology security needs of small business concerns. 

11 (b) DUTIES.—The task force shall— 

12 (1) identify— 

13 (A) the information technology security 

14 needs of small business concerns; and 

15 (B) the programs and services of the Ad16 ministration, and of the Federal Government as 

17 a whole, that serve those needs; 

18 (2) assess the extent to which those programs 

19 and services serve those needs; 

20 (3) make recommendations to the Adminis21 trator on how to more effectively serve those needs; 

22 (4) promote those programs and services; and 

23 (5) inform and educate with respect to those 

24 needs and those programs and services. 


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1 (c) INTERNET PORTAL RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 

2 task force shall make recommendations to the Adminis3 trator on the establishment of an Internet portal to be 

4 used by the Administration to receive and dispense infor5 mation and resources with respect to the needs identified 

6 under subsection (a)(1)(A) and the programs and services 

7 identified under subsection (a)(1)(B). As part of the rec8 ommendations, the task force shall identify the Internet 

9 sites of appropriate programs, services, and organizations, 

10 both public and private, to which the Internet portal 

11 should link. 

12 (d) EXISTING MATERIALS.—The task force shall or13 ganize and distribute existing materials that inform and 

14 educate with respect to the needs identified under sub15 section (a)(1)(A) and the programs and services identified 

16 under subsection (a)(1)(B). 

17 (e) COORDINATION WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SEC18 TOR.—In carrying out its responsibilities under this sec19 tion, the task force shall coordinate with, and may accept 

20 materials and assistance as it deems appropriate from— 

21 (1) any subordinate officer of the Adminis22 trator; 

23 (2) any organization authorized by the Small 

24 Business Act to provide assistance and advice to 

25 small business concerns; 


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1 (3) other Federal agencies, their officers, or 

2 employees; and 

3 (4) any other organization, entity, or person not 

4 set forth in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3). 

5 (f) CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR.—The task force shall 

6 have— 

7 (1) a Chair, appointed by the Administrator; 

8 and 

9 (2) a Vice-Chair, appointed by the Adminis10 trator, in consultation with appropriate nongovern11 mental organizations, entities, or persons. 

12 (g) MEMBERS.— 

13 (1) CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR.—The Chair and 

14 the Vice-Chair shall serve as members of the task 

15 force. 

16 (2) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The task force shall 

18 have additional members, each of whom shall be 

19 appointed by the Chair, with the approval of 

20 the Administrator. 

21 (B) NUMBER OF MEMBERS.—The number 

22 of additional members shall be determined by 

23 the Chair, in consultation with the Adminis24 trator, except that— 


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1 (i) the additional members shall in2 clude, for each of the groups specified in 

3 paragraph (3), at least 1 member ap4 pointed from within that group; and 

5 (ii) the number of additional members 

6 shall not exceed 13. 

7 (3) GROUPS REPRESENTED.—The groups re8 ferred to in paragraph (2)(B) are— 

9 (A) subject matter experts; 

10 (B) users of information technologies with11 in small business concerns; 

12 (C) vendors of information technologies to 

13 small business concerns; 

14 (D) academics with expertise in the use of 

15 information technologies to support business; 

16 (E) small business trade associations; and 

17 (F) Federal, State, or local agencies en18 gaged in securing cyber space. 

19 (h) MEETINGS.— 

20 (1) FREQUENCY.—The task force shall meet at 

21 least 2 times per year, and more frequently if nec22 essary to perform its duties. 

23 (2) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 

24 the task force shall constitute a quorum. 


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1 (3) LOCATION.—The Administrator shall des2 ignate, and make available to the task force, a loca3 tion at a facility under the control of the Adminis4 trator for use by the task force for its meetings. 

5 (4) MINUTES.—Not later than 90 days after 

6 each meeting, the task force shall publish the min7 utes of the meeting and shall submit to Adminis8 trator any findings or recommendations approved at 

9 the meeting. Not later than 60 days after receiving 

10 such a submission from the task force, the Adminis11 trator shall submit those findings, together with any 

12 comments the Administrator considers appropriate, 

13 to the Committee on Small Business of the House 

14 of Representatives and the Committee on Small 

15 Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate. 

16 (i) PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 

17 (1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each mem18 ber of the task force shall serve without pay. 

19 (2) DETAIL OF SBA EMPLOYEES.—The Admin20 istrator may detail, without reimbursement, any of 

21 the personnel of the Administration to the task force 

22 to assist it in carrying out its duties. Such a detail 

23 shall be without interruption or loss of civil status 

24 or privilege. 


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1 (3) SBA SUPPORT OF THE TASK FORCE.— 

2 Upon the request of the task force, the Adminis3 trator shall provide to the task force the administra4 tive support services that the Administrator and the 

5 Chair jointly determine to be necessary for the task 

6 force to carry out its duties. 

7 (j) NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL ADVISORY COM8 MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

9 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to the task force. 

10 (k) STARTUP DEADLINES.—The appointment of the 

11 initial set of members shall be completed not later than 

12 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and the 

13 first meeting of the task force shall be not later than 180 

14 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

15 (l) TERMINATION.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para17 graph (2), the task force shall terminate at the end 

18 of fiscal year 2010. 

19 (2) EXCEPTION.—If, as of the termination date 

20 under paragraph (1), the task force has not com21 plied with subsection (h)(4) with respect to 1 or 

22 more meetings, then the task force shall continue 

23 after the termination date for the sole purpose of 

24 achieving compliance with subsection (h)(4) with re25 spect to those meetings. 


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1 (m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $100,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010. 

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