SBA Cyber Awareness Act

To require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SBA Cyber Awareness Act 2. Cybersecurity awareness reporting Section 10 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 639 (b) Cybersecurity reports (1) Annual report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, and every year thereafter, the Administrator shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (A) an assessment of the information technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code) and cybersecurity infrastructure of the Administration; (B) a strategy to increase the cy­ber­se­cu­ri­ty infrastructure of the Administration; (C) a detailed account of any information technology equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment of the Administration that was manufactured by an entity that has its principal place of business located in the People’s Republic of China; and (D) an account of any cybersecurity risk or incident that occurred at the Administration during the 2-year period preceding the date on which the report is submitted, and any action taken by the Administrator to respond to or remediate any such cybersecurity risk or incident. (2) Additional reports If the Administrator determines that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that a cybersecurity risk or incident occurred at the Administration, the Administrator shall— (A) not later than 7 days after the date on which the Administrator makes that determination, notify the appropriate congressional committees of the cybersecurity risk or incident; and (B) not later than 30 days after the date on which the Administrator makes a determination under subparagraph (A)— (i) provide notice to individuals and small business concerns affected by the cybersecurity risk or incident; and (ii) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, based on information available to the Administrator as of the date which the Administrator submits the report, that includes— (I) a summary of information about the cybersecurity risk or incident, including how the cybersecurity risk or incident occurred; and (II) an estimate of the number of individuals and small business concerns affected by the cybersecurity risk or incident, including an assessment of the risk of harm to affected individuals and small business concerns. (3) Rule of construction Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect the reporting requirements of the Administrator under chapter 35 (4) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees (i) the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and (ii) the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives. (B) Cybersecurity risk; incident The terms cybersecurity risk incident . June 13, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: 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 infrastructure; (2) a strategy to increase such infrastructure; (3) a detailed account of SBA's IT equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment manufactured by an entity that has its principal place of business in the People's Republic of China; and (4) any SBA cybersecurity risk or incident that occurred during two years before the report, including SBA's action to respond to or remediate it.