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SBA Cyber Awareness Act

USA116th CongressS-772| Senate 
| Updated: 4/1/2019
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (3)
James E. Risch (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
SBA Cyber Awareness Act This bill addresses the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Specifically, it requires the SBA to report annually to Congress on (1) an assessment of SBA's information technology (IT) and cybersecurity; (2) a strategy to increase such cybersecurity; (3) a detailed account of SBA's IT component or system manufactured by a company located in the People's Republic of China; and (4) any SBA major incident that occurred during two years before the report, including SBA's actions to respond to or remediate it.

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Timeline
Mar 13, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 13, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Mar 13, 2019
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-47.
Mar 27, 2019
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 1, 2019
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Rubio with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Apr 1, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 52.
Jul 16, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2331
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 151.
  • March 13, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 13, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.


  • March 13, 2019
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-47.


  • March 27, 2019
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • April 1, 2019
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Rubio with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • April 1, 2019
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 52.


  • July 16, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2331
    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 151.

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2500: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • HR 116-2331: SBA Cyber Awareness Act
AsiaChinaComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsPublic contracts and procurementSmall businessSmall Business AdministrationTechnology assessment

SBA Cyber Awareness Act

USA116th CongressS-772| Senate 
| Updated: 4/1/2019
SBA Cyber Awareness Act This bill addresses the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Specifically, it requires the SBA to report annually to Congress on (1) an assessment of SBA's information technology (IT) and cybersecurity; (2) a strategy to increase such cybersecurity; (3) a detailed account of SBA's IT component or system manufactured by a company located in the People's Republic of China; and (4) any SBA major incident that occurred during two years before the report, including SBA's actions to respond to or remediate it.

Bill Text Versions

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2 versions available

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Timeline
Mar 13, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 13, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Mar 13, 2019
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-47.
Mar 27, 2019
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 1, 2019
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Rubio with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Apr 1, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 52.
Jul 16, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2331
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 151.
  • March 13, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 13, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.


  • March 13, 2019
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-47.


  • March 27, 2019
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • April 1, 2019
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Rubio with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • April 1, 2019
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 52.


  • July 16, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2331
    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 151.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (3)
James E. Risch (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2500: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • HR 116-2331: SBA Cyber Awareness Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaChinaComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsPublic contracts and procurementSmall businessSmall Business AdministrationTechnology assessment