,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dibj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ah1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,ros5 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,moran7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve ! cybs]security
 ( small organizations ) respect to     
telework+1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,improv+
 ,telework ,cyb]security = ,small       
,organizations ,act4  #b4 ,small        
organization telework cyb]security  7a7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,trade ,commission4  7#b7        
,coronavirus public heal? em]g5cy ,! t]m
 coronavirus public heal? em]g5cy means 
! public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
pursuant to section #cai ( ! ,public    
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bdg;d7 on ,janu>y #ca1 #bjbj1 z a      
result ( confirm$ cases ( ,,covid-#ai4  

7#c7 ,director ,! t]m ,director means ! 
,director ( ! ,cyb]security &           
,infra/ructure ,security ,ag5cy4  7#d7  
,small bus9ess ,! t]m small bus9ess has 
! mean+ giv5 ! t]m small bus9ess conc]n 
9 section #c ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7 & any associat$    
regulations promulgat$ by ! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration4     
7#e7 ,small gov]nm5tal jurisdiction ,!  
t]m small gov]nm5tal jurisdiction means 
gov]nm5ts ( cities1 c\nties1 t[ns1      
t[n%ips1 villages1 s*ool di/ricts1 or   
special di/ricts1 ) a population ( less 
?an #ej1jjj4  7#f7 ,small nonpr(it ,!   
t]m small nonpr(it means any n-=-pr(it  
ent]prise t is indep5d5tly own$ & op]at$
 & is n dom9ant 9 its field4  7#g7      
,small organization ,! t]m small        
organization means organizations        
unlikely to employ a speciali/ 9        
cyb]security1 includ+-- 7,a7 a small    
bus9ess2  7,b7 a small nonpr(it2 &  7,c7
 a small gov]nm5tal jurisdiction4  7b7  
,cyb]security & ,infra/ructure ,security

 ,ag5cy telework guidance = small       
organizations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 #de days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,director1 9 consultation ) !   
,commission1 %all publi% a res\rce on ! 
website ( ! ,cyb]security &             
,infra/ructure ,security ,ag5cy describ+
 be/ practices a small organization may 
take to improve cyb]security ) respect  
to telework+4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,! res\rce 
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7    
include basic /eps t h ! mo/ impact 9   
improv+ ! security ( telework+ = a small
 organization2  7,b7 recomm5d1 z        
practicable1 configurations & sett+s =  
commonly us$ s(tw>e t c improve !       
cyb]security ( small organizations )    
increas$ telework+2 &  7,c7 be consi/5t 
)-- 7i7 relevant /&>ds & guidel9es      
publi%$ by ! ,director ( ! ,national    
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology2  7ii7  
guidance f ! ,director entitl$ ,telework
 ,guidance & ,res\rces1 issu$ on ,april 
#bd1 #bjbj1 or any successor guidance2 &
  7iii7 ,al]t 7,,aa#bj-jgc;,a7 reg>d+   

,ent]prise ,,vpn ,security issu$ by !   
,director on ,m>* #ac1 #bjbj1 or any    
successor guidance4  7c7 ,f$]al ,trade  
,commission ,program ,to ,assi/         
,cyb]security ,ef=ts ,n lat] ?an #cj    
days aft] ! publi%+ ( ! res\rce requir$ 
"u subsection 7b71 ! ,commission1 9     
coord9ation ) ! ,director1 %all e/abli% 
a program-- 7#a7 to educate consum]s &  
small organizations on improv+ !        
cyb]security ( ! te*nologies increas+ly 
us$ = di/ance le>n+1 telem$ic9e1 &      
telework z a result ( ! coronavirus     
public heal? em]g5cy2 &  7#b7 t %all be 
consi/5t ) ! res\rce requir$ "u         
subsection 7b74