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On the recordJuly 25, 2018
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (S. 770) to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida? There was no objection. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 770 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Making Available Information Now to Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance Enterprise Technology Cybersecurity Act of 2017'' or the ``MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) Small businesses play a vital role in the economy of the United States, accounting for 54 percent of all United States sales and 55 percent of jobs in the United States. (2) Attacks targeting small and medium businesses account for a high percentage of cyberattacks in the United States. (3) The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7421 et seq.) calls on the National Institute of Standards and Technology to facilitate and support a voluntary public- private partnership to reduce cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure.…
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