S 4598
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Government information and archives
Manufacturing
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
A bill to provide for assistance for small manufacturers in the defense industrial supply chain on matters relating to cybersecurity.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 16, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to award financial assistance to a Manufacturing Extension Center for the purpose of providing cybersecurity services to small manufacturers. The center must use such assistance for compliance with cybersecurity requirements and may use such assistance to employ trained personnel to deliver cybersecurity services to small manufacturers.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1