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Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026
People affected—Not determinable from the text provided; the bill does not name a population size or impose any direct legal change on persons.
Fiscal magnitude—No amounts are authorized (Sec. 3); no appropriation is made.
Reach8provisional — pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
The provisions, in plain language.
The Comptroller General (GAO) must conduct a study of all existing federal cybersecurity programs, tools, and services designed to help small businesses identify cyber risks, assess their preparedness, plan for and recover from cyberattacks, and find capital to do so — including an assessment of awareness, use, coordination, effectiveness, and any gaps in those programs.
The Comptroller General must submit a written report of findings and recommendations to the House and Senate Small Business committees.
No new funding is authorized to carry out this Act — the study must be conducted within existing resources.
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Small business ownersThe study and resulting recommendations are explicitly aimed at improving the effectiveness, awareness, and coordination of federal cybersecurity resources for small businesses (Sec. 2(b)(7)), which could lead to better assistance for them.
Who it burdens
- Comptroller General (GAO)The bill imposes a new mandatory study and report obligation on the Comptroller General, requiring research, assessment, and congressional reporting with no additional appropriated funding (Sec. 2(a)-(c), Sec. 3).