Bill - Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026 (119th Congress, 2d Session)
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A bill of the 119th Congress, 2d Session, introduced in the House of Representatives on May 19, 2026 by Simon (for herself and Bresnahan) and referred to the Committee on Small Business, to require the Comptroller General to evaluate Federal cybersecurity assistance to small business concerns. It may be cited as the Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026. Section 2 directs the Comptroller General to study current Federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and services intended to assist owners of small business concerns, including recommendations for improvement. A report goes to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate. No additional amounts are authorized.
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- 2026-06-23
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“Bill - Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026 (119th Congress, 2d Session).”
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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.
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
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’’.
6 SEC. 2. GAO STUDY ON SMALL BUSINESS CYBERSECURITY
7 ASSISTANCE.
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8 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United
9 States shall conduct a study of current Federal cybersecu-
10 rity initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and services in-
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1 tended to assist owners of small business concerns (as de-
2 fined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
3 U.S.C. 632)) with—
4 (1) identifying cyber risks, cyber threats, and
5 cybersecurity vulnerabilities relating to such con-
6 cerns;
7 (2) assessing the preparedness of such concerns
8 for such risks, threats, and vulnerabilities;
9 (3) planning for, mitigating, and recovering
10 from cyberattacks and incidents of social engineer-
11 ing, scams, and fraud (including developing, adopt-
12 ing, and implementing cybersecurity measures, train-
13 ing, protocols, tools, and infrastructure); and
14 (4) identifying sources of capital, or obtaining
15 capital, to carry out the activities specified in para-
16 graphs (1), (2), and (3).
17 (b) REQUIRED CONTENT.—The study required by
18 subsection (a) shall include—
19 (1) information on the most common
20 cyberattacks affecting small business concerns;
21 (2) an identification and description of the Fed-
22 eral cybersecurity initiatives, programs, resources,
23 tools, and services included in the study described in
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24 subsection (a);
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1 (3) an assessment of the awareness and use of
2 such Federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs, re-
3 sources, tools, and services by small business con-
4 cerns and reasons for differences in levels of such
5 awareness and use;
6 (4) an assessment of the coordination and inte-
7 gration among such Federal cybersecurity initiatives,
8 programs, resources, tools, and services;
9 (5) an assessment of the effectiveness of such
10 Federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs, re-
11 sources, tools, and services in assisting small busi-
12 ness concerns with the activities listed in paragraphs
13 (1) through (4) of subsection (a);
14 (6) an identification of any foundational cyber-
15 security concepts absent from such Federal cyberse-
16 curity initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and
17 services; and
18 (7) recommendations on how to improve the ef-
19 fectiveness, awareness, and coordination of such
20 Federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs, re-
21 sources, tools, and services for small business con-
22 cerns.
23 (c) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall submit
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24 to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Rep-
25 resentatives and the Committee on Small Business and
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1 Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report containing all
2 findings and determinations made in carrying out the
3 study required under subsection (a).
4 SEC. 3. COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO.
5 No additional amounts are authorized to carry out
6 this Act.
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