House Science Advances NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act
The House Science Committee advanced the National Institute of Standards and Technology Small Business Cybersecurity Act (HR-2105) Tuesday on a voice vote. The bill, a House companion to the Making Available Information Now to Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance…
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Enterprise Technology Cybersecurity Act (S-770), would direct NIST to facilitate a voluntary public-private partnership to develop best practices for reducing critical infrastructure small- and medium-sized businesses' cybersecurity risks (see 1704210038). The committee cleared an amendment from Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Calif., that would require NIST's small business guidance to include cybersecurity case studies. House Science ranking member Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, said she supports HR-2105 because it “addresses a significant need” to aid small businesses in addressing cybersecurity issues, but noted she's also concerned the bill doesn't allocate additional funds to NIST to address those issues.