119th Congress, 2D Session — To require the Comptroller General to evaluate Federal cybersecurity assistance
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Bill text of the Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026, a bill of the 119th Congress to require the Comptroller General to evaluate Federal cybersecurity assistance to small business concerns. Section 2 directs the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of current Federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and services intended to assist owners of small business concerns. The required content includes information on the most common cyberattacks affecting small business concerns. The Comptroller General is to report to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate.
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- 407452 2026 05 21 House Committee On Small Business Reports Nine Bil Att1
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- 2026-05-21
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- 407452 2026 05 21 House Committee On Small Business Reports Nine Bil Att1
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“119th Congress, 2D Session — To require the Comptroller General to evaluate Federal cybersecurity assistance.”
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(Original Signature of Member)
H. R. ll
119TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
To require the Comptroller General to evaluate Federal cybersecurity
assistance to small business concerns, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Ml. llllll introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on llllllllllllll
A BILL
To require the Comptroller General to evaluate Federal cy-
bersecurity assistance to small business concerns, and
for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Cyber-
5 security Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026’’.
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1 SEC. 2. GAO STUDY ON SMALL BUSINESS CYBERSECURITY
2 ASSISTANCE.
3 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United
4 States shall conduct a study of current Federal cybersecu-
5 rity initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and services in-
6 tended to assist owners of small business concerns (as de-
7 fined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
8 U.S.C. 632)) with—
9 (1) identifying cyber risks, cyber threats, and
10 cybersecurity vulnerabilities relating to such con-
11 cerns;
12 (2) assessing the preparedness of such concerns
13 for such risks, threats, and vulnerabilities;
14 (3) planning for, mitigating, and recovering
15 from cyberattacks and incidents of social engineer-
16 ing, scams, and fraud (including developing, adopt-
17 ing, and implementing cybersecurity measures, train-
18 ing, protocols, tools, and infrastructure); and
19 (4) identifying sources of capital, or obtaining
20 capital, to carry out the activities specified in para-
21 graphs (1), (2), and (3).
22 (b) REQUIRED CONTENT.—The study required by
23 subsection (a) shall include—
24 (1) information on the most common
25 cyberattacks affecting small business concerns;
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1 (2) an identification and description of the Fed-
2 eral cybersecurity initiatives, programs, resources,
3 tools, and services included in the study described in
4 subsection (a);
5 (3) an assessment of the awareness and use of
6 such Federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs, re-
7 sources, tools, and services by small business con-
8 cerns and reasons for differences in levels of such
9 awareness and use;
10 (4) an assessment of the coordination and inte-
11 gration among such Federal cybersecurity initiatives,
12 programs, resources, tools, and services;
13 (5) an assessment of the effectiveness of such
14 Federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs, re-
15 sources, tools, and services in assisting small busi-
16 ness concerns with the activities listed in paragraphs
17 (1) through (4) of subsection (a);
18 (6) an identification of any foundational cyber-
19 security concepts absent from such Federal cyberse-
20 curity initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and
21 services; and
22 (7) recommendations on how to improve the ef-
23 fectiveness, awareness, and coordination of such
24 Federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs, re-
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1 sources, tools, and services for small business con-
2 cerns.
3 (c) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall submit
4 to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Rep-
5 resentatives and the Committee on Small Business and
6 Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report containing all
7 findings and determinations made in carrying out the
8 study required under subsection (a).
9 SEC. 3. COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO.
10 No additional amounts are authorized to carry out
11 this Act.
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