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Small Business Development Center Cyber Strategy developed under section 1841(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4515/text/eh#H070097531EB74ED4B3E16C4756114FCE"}},{"text":"Requires the Administrator, subject to the availability of appropriations, to reimburse a lead small business development center for certification costs, with total reimbursements not exceeding $350,000 in any fiscal year.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4515/text/eh#H070097531EB74ED4B3E16C4756114FCE"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in 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H.R. 4515, 117th Congress: Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2021. House: 409 Yea, 14 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 2 Nov 2021."}}