117 HR 5881 IH: Transparency in Cybersecurity Initiatives for Small Contractors Act of 2021 U.S. House of Representatives 2021-11-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5881IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 4, 2021Mr. Phillips (for himself and Ms. Van Duyne) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo require the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the effects on small businesses of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Cybersecurity Initiatives for Small Contractors Act of 2021.

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Report on Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification effects on small business

Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report on the effects of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework of the Department of Defense on small business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)), including—(1)the estimated costs of complying with each level of the framework;(2)any decrease in the number of small business concerns that are part of the defense industrial base resulting from the implementation and use of the framework; and(3)an explanation of how the Department of Defense will mitigate the negative effects to small business concerns that are part of the defense industrial base resulting from the implementation and use of the framework.