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“I want to thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Delgado) for yielding, and I want to thank Chairwoman Velazquez for prioritizing this critical issue and bringing our bill to the floor. I also want to thank my friend and colead on H.R. 2331, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Balderson), for his leadership on cybersecurity and small business issues and this bill in particular. I value his input and expertise on all of these issues. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this bipartisan legislation I introduced with Ranking Member Balderson, the SBA Cyber Awareness Act. The Small Business Administration houses vital information for small business owners and lenders. We must do everything we can to help the SBA protect its systems and the data of our Nation's small businesses. Our bill would require the SBA to be more proactive in protecting its data and more transparent in the event of a cyber breach. First, our bill requires the SBA to issue a report detailing its cybersecurity efforts within 6 months of enactment. This report must include an assessment of the SBA's existing IT and cybersecurity infrastructure and its strategy to address vulnerabilities. Notably, this bill ensures we are protecting ourselves against China by requiring an audit of any SBA system or IT equipment manufactured by a company headquartered in China. The report must detail every cybersecurity risk or incident in the last 2 years and the SBA's strategy to address them going forward.…”