H.R. 8880

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8880 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8880

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 24, 2026

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs

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AN ACT

To require the Comptroller General to evaluate Federal cybersecurity 
assistance to small business concerns, 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 ``Small Business Cybersecurity 
Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. GAO STUDY ON SMALL BUSINESS CYBERSECURITY ASSISTANCE.

(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study of current Federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs, 
resources, tools, and services intended to assist owners of small 
business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632)) with--
(1) identifying cyber risks, cyber threats, and 
cybersecurity vulnerabilities relating to such concerns;
(2) assessing the preparedness of such concerns for such 
risks, threats, and vulnerabilities;
(3) planning for, mitigating, and recovering from 
cyberattacks and incidents of social engineering, scams, and 
fraud (including developing, adopting, and implementing 
cybersecurity measures, training, protocols, tools, and 
infrastructure); and
(4) identifying sources of capital, or obtaining capital, 
to carry out the activities specified in paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3).
(b) Required Content.--The study required by subsection (a) shall 
include--
(1) information on the most common cyberattacks affecting 
small business concerns;
(2) an identification and description of the Federal 
cybersecurity initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and 
services included in the study described in subsection (a);
(3) an assessment of the awareness and use of such Federal 
cybersecurity initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and 
services by small business concerns and reasons for differences 
in levels of such awareness and use;
(4) an assessment of the coordination and integration among 
such Federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs, resources, 
tools, and services;
(5) an assessment of the effectiveness of such Federal 
cybersecurity initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and 
services in assisting small business concerns with the 
activities listed in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection 
(a);
(6) an identification of any foundational cybersecurity 
concepts absent from such Federal cybersecurity initiatives, 
programs, resources, tools, and services; and
(7) recommendations on how to improve the effectiveness, 
awareness, and coordination of such Federal cybersecurity 
initiatives, programs, resources, tools, and services for small 
business concerns.
(c) Report.--The Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee 
on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report containing 
all findings and determinations made in carrying out the study required 
under subsection (a).

SEC. 3. COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO.

No such funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
Act.

Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2026.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.