[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8880 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8880

 To require the Comptroller General to evaluate Federal cybersecurity 
     assistance to small business concerns, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2026

  Ms. Simon (for herself and Mr. Bresnahan) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Comptroller General to evaluate Federal cybersecurity 
     assistance to small business concerns, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Cybersecurity 
Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. GAO STUDY ON SMALL BUSINESS CYBERSECURITY ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study of current Federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs, 
resources, tools, and services intended to assist owners of small 
business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632)) with--
            (1) identifying cyber risks, cyber threats, and 
        cybersecurity vulnerabilities relating to such concerns;
            (2) assessing the preparedness of such concerns for such 
        risks, threats, and vulnerabilities;
            (3) planning for, mitigating, and recovering from 
        cyberattacks and incidents of social engineering, scams, and 
        fraud (including developing, adopting, and implementing 
        cybersecurity measures, training, protocols, tools, and 
        infrastructure); and
            (4) identifying sources of capital, or obtaining capital, 
        to carry out the activities specified in paragraphs (1), (2), 
        and (3).
    (b) Required Content.--The study required by subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) information on the most common cyberattacks affecting 
        small business concerns;
            (2) an identification and description of the Federal 
        cybersecurity initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and 
        services included in the study described in subsection (a);
            (3) an assessment of the awareness and use of such Federal 
        cybersecurity initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and 
        services by small business concerns and reasons for differences 
        in levels of such awareness and use;
            (4) an assessment of the coordination and integration among 
        such Federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs, resources, 
        tools, and services;
            (5) an assessment of the effectiveness of such Federal 
        cybersecurity initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and 
        services in assisting small business concerns with the 
        activities listed in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection 
        (a);
            (6) an identification of any foundational cybersecurity 
        concepts absent from such Federal cybersecurity initiatives, 
        programs, resources, tools, and services; and
            (7) recommendations on how to improve the effectiveness, 
        awareness, and coordination of such Federal cybersecurity 
        initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and services for small 
        business concerns.
    (c) Report.--The Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee 
on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report containing 
all findings and determinations made in carrying out the study required 
under subsection (a).

SEC. 3. COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO.

    No additional amounts are authorized to carry out this Act.
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