3.0.0 2483 2023-03-08T19:59:05Z 2023-03-08T19:59:05Z Senate S 2021-07-27 117 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2022-12-05T23:46:22Z Markup by 2022-02-02T16:19:19Z Referred to 2021-07-27T20:11:05Z S. Rept. 117-217 Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Local Governments Act 117 6541 HR 2022-02-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation. Related bill CRS 2022-12-05 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 573. Calendars 2022-12-05 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-217. Committee 2022-12-05 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-217. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2022-02-02 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2021-07-27 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-07-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2021-07-27 True O000174 Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] Jon Ossoff D GA 2021-11-01 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2022-01-31 False 2022-05-13T16:00:00Z S. 2483, Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Local Governments Act of 2021 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58097 S. 2483, Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Local Governments Act of 2021 Science, Technology, Communications Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations Internet, web applications, social media Small business Science, Technology, Communications 00 2021-07-27 Introduced in Senate 2021-08-25T17:57:21Z Improving Cybersecurity of Small Organizations Act of 2021

This bill requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to maintain and promote cybersecurity guidance for use by small organizations.

Specifically, the bill requires CISA to maintain cybersecurity guidance that documents and promotes evidence-based cybersecurity policies and controls for use by small organizations to improve their cybersecurity. This guidance must be publicly available at no cost, and CISA, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Department of Commerce must promote the guidance through relevant resources that are regularly used by small organizations.

Commerce must report on methods of incentivizing small organizations to improve their cybersecurity, including through the adoption of policies, controls, products, and services that have been demonstrated to reduce cybersecurity risk. Every two years, the SBA must submit and make publicly available specified data on the state of small businesses' cybersecurity.

]]> 25 2022-12-05 Reported to Senate 2022-12-16T19:43:11Z Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Local Governments Act of 2021

This bill requires reporting and other efforts to improve the cybersecurity of small entities. These include small businesses, governments (or certain governmental bodies) that represent populations of less than 50,000, and small nonprofits.

Specifically, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) must periodically report on and make recommendations about cybersecurity policies and controls for small entities. CISA, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Minority Business Development Agency must (1) promote the report, including by making it available through their respective websites; and (2) make voluntary training and technical assistance available to employees of small entities concerning cybersecurity recommendations identified in the report.

In addition, the Department of Commerce must report to Congress about improving the cybersecurity of small entities. Further, the SBA must collect information from small businesses concerning cybersecurity matters and report to Congress about the cybersecurity of small businesses.

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