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SENATE 1691117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

SBA Cyber Awareness Act

Last Action
5/18/2021

Actions

  • 2021-05-18Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
  • 2021-05-18Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2021-05-18 (00)

SBA Cyber Awareness Act

This bill addresses the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration (SBA).

Specifically, it requires the SBA to report annually to Congress on (1) an assessment of SBA's information technology (IT) and cybersecurity; (2) a strategy to increase such cybersecurity; (3) a detailed account of SBA's IT component or system manufactured by a company located in the People's Republic of China; and (4) any SBA cyber threat, breach, or cyber attack that occurred during two years before the report, including SBA's actions to respond to or remediate it.

Cosponsors (6)

  • James Risch (R-ID)
  • Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
  • Josh Hawley (R-MO)
  • Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
  • Raphael Warnock (D-GA)
  • Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)

Subjects

  • Asia
  • China
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Congressional oversight
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Small Business Administration
  • Small business
  • Technology assessment
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