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SECURE Small Business Act
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H. R. 5669 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5669


To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to assist small business concerns with purchasing cybersecurity products and services, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 24, 2020

Ms. Finkenauer (for herself and Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

A BILL

To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to assist small business concerns with purchasing cybersecurity products and services, 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 “Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity Usage to Reach Every Small Business Act” or the “SECURE Small Business Act”.

SEC. 2. Cybersecurity cooperative marketplace program.

(a) Establishment.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall establish a program to assist small business concerns with purchasing cybersecurity products and services.

(b) Duties.—In the program established under subsection (a), the Administrator shall do the following:

(1) Educate small business concerns about the types of cybersecurity products and services that are specific to each covered industry sector.

(2) Provide outreach to covered vendors and small business concerns to encourage use of the cooperative marketplace described in subsection (c).

(c) Cooperative marketplace for purchasing cybersecurity products and services.—The Administrator shall—

(1) establish and maintain a website that—

(A) is free to use for small business concerns and covered vendors; and

(B) provides a cooperative marketplace that facilitates the creation of mutual agreements under which small business concerns cooperatively purchase cybersecurity products and services from covered vendors; and

(2) determine whether each covered vendor and each small business concern that participates in the marketplace described in this subsection is legitimate, as determined by the Administrator.

(d) Sunset.—This section ceases to be effective on September 30, 2024.

SEC. 3. GAO study on available Federal cybersecurity initiatives.

(a) In general.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study that identifies any improvements that could be made to Federal initiatives that—

(1) train small business concerns how to avoid cybersecurity threats; and

(2) are in effect on the date on which the Comptroller General commences the study.

(b) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report that contains the results of the study required under subsection (a).

SEC. 4. Definitions.

In this Act:

(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

(2) COVERED INDUSTRY SECTOR.—The term “covered industry sector” means the following industry sectors:

(A) Accommodation and food services.

(B) Agriculture.

(C) Construction.

(D) Healthcare and social assistance.

(E) Retail and wholesale trade.

(F) Transportation and warehousing.

(G) Entertainment and recreation.

(H) Finance and insurance.

(I) Manufacturing.

(J) Information and telecommunications.

(K) Any other industry sector the Administrator determines to be relevant.

(3) COVERED VENDOR.—The term “covered vendor” means a vendor of cybersecurity products and services, including cybersecurity risk insurance.

(4) CYBERSECURITY.—The term “cybersecurity” means—

(A) the art of protecting networks, devices, and data from unauthorized access or criminal use; and

(B) the practice of ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.

(5) CYBERSECURITY THREAT.—The term “cybersecurity threat” means the possibility of a malicious attempt to infiltrate, damage, disrupt, or destroy computer networks or systems.

(6) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term “small business concern” has the meaning given under section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).