SBA IT Modernization Reporting Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4491 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4491

 To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
 implement certain recommendations relating to information technology 
                 modernization, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 2025

Mr. Cisneros (for himself and Mr. Jack) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
 implement certain recommendations relating to information technology 
                 modernization, and for other purposes.

    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 ``SBA IT Modernization Reporting 
Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO INFORMATION 
              TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration, acting through the Chief Information Officer of the 
Administration, shall take such actions as may be necessary to 
implement the recommendations contained in the report of the 
Comptroller General of the United States titled ``IT MODERNIZATION: SBA 
Urgently Needs to Address Risks on Newly Deployed System'' (GAO-25-
106963; published November 6, 2024).
    (b) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate an 
implementation plan detailing the actions the Small Business 
Administration will undertake to establish and implement policies and 
procedures to govern information technology modernization projects of 
the Administration. Such policies and procedures shall, with respect to 
each project--
            (1) for each risk identified, explicitly state the source 
        of such risk in the relevant risk documentation;
            (2) clearly define risk parameters;
            (3) establish and maintain risk management strategies;
            (4) identify and document risks for all phases of the life 
        cycle;
            (5) evaluate, categorize, and prioritize risks based on 
        defined risk parameters and develop project risk management 
        plans;
            (6) connect measures to mitigate risk to risk mitigation 
        plans;
            (7) require that any information technology acquisition 
        plan and any strategic plan contains information needed to 
        manage cyber risks;
            (8) require that a traceability analysis is performed and 
        documented;
            (9) require that security-related subject matter experts 
        are involved in selection process for contractors for a 
        project;
            (10) develop master schedules using the guidelines 
        contained in the publication of the Comptroller General titled 
        ``GAO Schedule Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Project 
        Schedules'' (GAO-16-89G; published December 22, 2015); and
            (11) develop cost estimates using the guidelines contained 
        in the publication of the Comptroller General titled ``Cost 
        Estimating and Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Developing 
        and Managing Program Costs'' (GAO-20-195G; published March 12, 
        2020).
    (c) Additional Requirements.--The implementation plan required by 
this section shall include the actions required to carry out the 
requirements listed in paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (b), 
an identification of the office of the Administration responsible for 
implementation, and the timelines for completion of each action.
    (d) Briefing Required.--Not later than 30 days after the submission 
of the implementation plan required under this section, the 
Administrator shall provide to the Committee on Small Business of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate a briefing on the plan.
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