S.Amdt. 2631

1. Adds SEC. 416. STUDY AND REPORT ON CYBERWORK BY SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS at the end of title IV

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   In S. 3414 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (4) any public actions commenced by the Commission relating to the enforcement of disclosure requirements pertaining to the information security risks and related events.

   Inserted: SEC. 416. STUDY AND REPORT ON CYBERWORK BY SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.

   Inserted: (a) Definitions.--In this section--

   Inserted: (1) the term "covered Federal agency" means--

   Inserted: (A) the Department of Homeland Security;

   Inserted: (B) the Department of Defense; and

   Inserted: (C) each element of the intelligence community;

   Inserted: (2) the term "intelligence community" has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)); and

   Inserted: (3) the term "small business concern" has the meaning given that term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).

   Inserted: (b) Study.--The heads of the covered Federal agencies, in consultation with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, shall jointly conduct a study of cyberwork performed by small business concerns for the covered Federal agencies.

   Inserted: (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the heads of the covered Federal agencies shall jointly submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study under subsection (b) that contains--

   Inserted: (1) the number of small business concerns with top secret or sensitive compartmented information site clearances and an evaluation of whether small business concerns are carrying out a proportional amount of cyberwork for covered Federal agencies;

   Inserted: (2) a description of challenges faced by small business concerns in--

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   Inserted: (A) securing cyberwork with covered Federal agencies;

   Inserted: (B) securing classified information technology work with covered Federal agencies;

   Inserted: (C) securing sponsorship by covered Federal agencies for site security clearances;

   Inserted: (D) obtaining security clearances for employees; and

   Inserted: (E) matters relating to the matters described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D);

   Inserted: (3) recommendations for overcoming the challenges described in paragraph (2);

   Inserted: (4) an evaluation of the feasibility of and benefits to the Federal Government, the private sector, and small business concerns of establishing a program that would use small business concerns as incubators for developing cyberworkers who have top secret or sensitive compartmented information security clearances while the small business concerns perform other cyberwork for covered Federal agencies; and

   Inserted: (5) recommendations, if any, for legislation that would enable covered Federal agencies to better use the talents of small business concerns for cleared cyberwork.

   Original wording

   At the end of title IV, add the following:

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