1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2017 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) According to a report by the Federal Communications Commission entitled Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan , dated March 2010, the Commission recommends that— (A) To fully implement next-generation technology within its operations, the SBA should also appoint a broadband and emerging IT coordinator. This individual would ensure that SBA programs maintain the requisite broadband expertise, tools and training courses to serve small businesses. ; (B) Congress should consider ways to leverage existing assistance provided through entrepreneurial development programs, to focus training on advanced IT and broadband applications ; (C) Congress could also consider ways to support technology training among women entrepreneurs through women’s business centers; (D) The training programs should include an entry-level Broadband 101 course to give small businesses an introduction to how to capitalize on broadband connectivity, as well as more advanced applications for IT staff. ; and (E) small and medium enterprise IT training should include resources for non-IT staff, such as how to use e-commerce tools for sales, streamline finance with online records or leverage knowledge management across an organization. . (2) According to a report by the Broadband Opportunity Council, dated August 20, 2015, the availability of and access to broadband technology enables— (A) greater civic participation, by providing tools for open government and streamlining government process; (B) changes in how people access educational resources, collaborate in the educational process, conduct research, and continue to learn anytime, anyplace, and at any pace; (C) improved healthcare access, treatments, and information