Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 770
115th Congress(2017-2018)
NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act
Became Law
Amendments
Became Law
Became Public Law 115-236 on Aug 14, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 29, 2017
Latest Action
Aug 14, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
770
Congress
115
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on September 28, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6233)
Summary

Making Available Information Now to Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance Enterprise Technology Cybersecurity Act of 2017 or the MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017

This bill amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to consider small businesses when it facilitates and supports the development of voluntary, consensus-based, industry-led guidelines and procedures to cost-effectively reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure.

NIST must disseminate, and publish on its website, standard and method resources that small business may use voluntarily to help reduce their cybersecurity risks. The resources must be: (1) technology-neutral, (2) based on international standards to the extent possible, (3) able to vary with the nature and size of the implementing small business and the sensitivity of the data collected or stored on the information systems, and (4) consistent with the national cybersecurity awareness and education program under the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014.

Other federal agencies that NIST considers appropriate must also publish the resources on their own websites.

Text (5)
Amendments (2)
Jul 25, 2018
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 951
An amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert a new text of a bill entitled the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act.
Agreed To
Sep 28, 2017
Agreed to in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 977
To improve the bill.
Agreed To
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 22, 2023 7:50:59 PM