S. 770: NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-29 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Became Public Law No: 115-236.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 115-236. (final step reached)
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Official title

NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act

Plain summary

NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to consider small businesses when it facilitates and supports the development of voluntary, consensus-based, industry-led guidelines and procedures to cost-effectively reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure. NIST must disseminate, and publish on its website, standard and method resources that small business may use voluntarily to help identify, assess, manage, and reduce their cybersecurity risks. The resources must be: (1) technology-neutral, (2) based on international standards to the extent possible, (3) able to vary with the nature and size of the implementing small business and the sensitivity of the data collected or stored on the information systems, and (4) consistent with the national cybersecurity awareness and education program under the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014. Additionally, the resources must include case studies of practical application. Other federal agencies may also elect to publish the resources on their own websites.

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NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · 9 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 (2017-05-08)

Cosponsors on this site

James E. Risch (R-ID), John Thune (R-SD), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s770.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s770 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115