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S 1691 117th Congress Senate Commerce Asia China Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Public contracts and procurement Small Business Administration Small business Technology assessment

SBA Cyber Awareness Act

Introduced: May 24, 2021 See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
May 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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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 cyber threat, breach, or cyber attack that occurred during two years before the report, including SBA's actions to respond to or remediate it.

What's happening now May 18, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3462 Related bill SBA Cyber Awareness Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 4
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Aug 3, 2021
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · May 28, 2021
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 25, 2021
 R
Hawley, Josh
Missouri · May 24, 2021
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 18, 2021
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · May 18, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1691: SBA Cyber Awareness Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1691/
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"S. 1691: SBA Cyber Awareness Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1691/.
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S. 1691, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1691/.
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