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Improving Cybersecurity of Small Organizations Act of 2020

Introduced: September 24, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E892-893)
Sep 24, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 24, 2020
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Improving Cybersecurity of Small Organizations Act of 2020

This bill requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to maintain and promote cybersecurity guidance for use by small organizations.

Specifically, the bill requires CISA to maintain cybersecurity guidance that documents and promotes evidence-based cybersecurity policies and controls for use by small organizations to improve their cybersecurity. This guidance must be publicly available at no cost, and CISA, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Department of Commerce must promote the guidance through relevant resources that are regularly used by small organizations.

Commerce must report on methods of incentivizing small organizations to improve their cybersecurity, including through the adoption of policies, controls, products, and services that have been demonstrated to reduce cybersecurity risk. Every two years, the SBA must submit and make publicly available specified data on the state of small businesses' cybersecurity.

What's happening now September 29, 2020

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E892-893)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4731 Identical bill Improving Cybersecurity of Small Organizations Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 13, 2020
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 30, 2020
Katko, John
· Sep 24, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8379: Improving Cybersecurity of Small Organizations Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8379/
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"H.R. 8379: Improving Cybersecurity of Small Organizations Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8379/.
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H.R. 8379, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8379/.
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