Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026

Lateefah Simon

Democrat · CA · Representative

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• Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA-8)Original· 2026-05-19

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2026-06-24

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Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study current federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and services that assist small businesses to identify and prepare for cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities. The study must include information about the most common cyberattacks affecting small businesses and recommendations for improving the effectiveness, awareness, and coordination of federal cybersecurity initiatives and programs.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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

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