H.R. 5064 · 114th Congress
Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act of 2016
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Carter12 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Apr 26, 2016
- House Passed Sep 21, 2016
SBDCs shall have access to cybersecurity specialists to counsel their small business clients.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Sep 21, 2016
Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make grants to small business development centers (SBDCs) in furtherance of a Small Business Development Center Cyber Strategy to be developed by the SBA and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issues a report that reviews federal cybersecurity resources aimed at assisting small businesses.
SBDCs shall have access to cybersecurity specialists to counsel their small business clients.
(Sec. 3) The Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Small Business Act are amended to allow DHS and other federal agencies coordinating with DHS to leverage SBDCs to disseminate cybersecurity risk information and other homeland security information to help small businesses in developing cybersecurity infrastructure, threat awareness, and employee training programs.
(Sec. 5) The GAO's cyber resources report must include: (1) an accounting, description, and assessment of the utilization of federal programs that provide cybersecurity assistance to small businesses; and (2) an assessment of whether the resources are duplicative of other programs or accessible to small businesses.
The strategy must include:
- plans for leveraging SBDCs into existing federal cyber programs to assist small businesses;
- methods for the provision of counsel and assistance to improve small businesses' cyber security infrastructure, threat awareness, and training programs for employees, including agreements with Information Sharing and Analysis Centers to gain awareness of actionable threat information that may be beneficial to small businesses; and
- an analysis of how SBDCs can leverage federal programs and develop partnerships with federal, state, and local governments and private entities to improve cyber support services to small businesses.
The SBA's and DHS's strategy must be developed in consultation with entities representing SBDC concerns and submitted to Congress.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act of 2016
Latest action (Sep 22, 2016): Received in the Senate.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 26, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Apr 26, 2016
- House Passed Sep 21, 2016
No recorded floor vote found.