,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #af1
 #bjbj,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself and ,mr4 
,young7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide for assistance for  
small manufacturers in the defense      
industrial supply chain on matters      
relating to cybersecurity4  #a4         
,assistance for small manufacturers in  
the defense industrial supply chain on  
matters relating to cybersecurity  7a7  
,in general ,subject to the availability
 of appropriations1 the ,secretary of   
,defense1 in consultation with the      
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology1 may award  
financial assistance to a ,center for   
the purpose of providing cybersecurity  
services to small manufacturers4  7b7   
,criteria ,the ,secretary1 in           
consultation with the ,director1 shall  
establish and publish on the grants4gov 

website1 or successor website1 criteria 
for selecting recipients for financial  
assistance under this section4  7c7 ,use
 of financial assistance ,financial     
assistance under this section-- 7#a7    
shall be used by a ,center to provide   
small manufacturers with cybersecurity  
services relating to-- 7,a7 compliance  
with the cybersecurity requirements of  
the ,department of ,defense ,supplement 
to the ,federal ,acquisition            
,regulation1 including awareness1       
assessment1 evaluation1 preparation1 and
 implementation of cybersecurity        
services2 and  7,b7 achieving compliance
 with the ,cybersecurity ,maturity      
,model ,certification framework of the  
,department of ,defense2 and  7#b7 may  
be used by a ,center to employ trained  
personnel to deliver cybersecurity      
services to small manufacturers4  7d7   
,biennial reports  7#a7 ,in general ,not
 less frequently than once every two    
years1 the ,secretary shall submit to   
the congressional defense committees1   

the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation of the ,senate1 and 
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives a biennial report on   
financial assistance awarded under this 
section4  7#b7 ,contents ,to the extent 
practicable1 each report submitted under
 paragraph 7#a7 shall include the       
following with respect to the years     
covered by the report3 7,a7 ,the number 
of small manufacturing companies        
assisted4  7,b7 ,a description of the   
cybersecurity services provided4  7,c7  
,a description of the cybersecurity     
matters addressed4  7,d7 ,an analysis of
 the operational effectiveness and      
cost-effectiveness of the cybersecurity 
services provided4  7e7 ,termination    
,the authority of the ,secretary to     
award financial assistance under this   
section shall terminate on the date that
 is five years after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4  7f7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the

 term ,center has the meaning given such
 term in section #be7;a7 of the         
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#bghk7a774  7#b7 ,the term congressional
 defense committees has the meaning     
given that term in section #aja7;a77#af7
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4   
7#c7 ,the term small manufacturer has   
the meaning given that term in section  
#afdd7;g7 of the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain     
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjai 7,public ,law   
#aae-bcb2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbd note74