Securing Open Source Software Act of 2023

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<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3286 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3286

 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the duties of 
 the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 
    regarding open source software security, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2023

 Mr. Green of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Garbarino, and Mr. Swalwell) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 
   Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the duties of 
 the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 
    regarding open source software security, 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 ``Securing Open Source Software Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE SECURITY DUTIES.

    (a) In General.--Title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 650 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 2200 (6 U.S.C. 650)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (22) through (28) 
                as paragraphs (25) through (31), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (21) the following 
                new paragraphs:
            ``(22) Open source software.--The term `open source 
        software' means software for which the human-readable source 
        code is made available to the public for use, study, re-use, 
        modification, enhancement, and re-distribution.
            ``(23) Open source software community.--The term `open 
        source software community' means the community of individuals, 
        foundations, nonprofit organizations, corporations, and other 
        entities that--
                    ``(A) develop, contribute to, maintain, and publish 
                open source software; or
                    ``(B) otherwise work to ensure the security of the 
                open source software ecosystem.
            ``(24) Open source software component.--The term `open 
        source software component' means an individual repository of 
        open source software that is made available to the public.'';
            (2) in section 2202(c) (6 U.S.C. 652(c))--
                    (A) in paragraph (13), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph 
                (15); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (13) the 
                following:
            ``(14) support, including by offering services, the secure 
        usage and deployment of software, including open source 
        software, in the software development lifecycle at Federal 
        agencies in accordance with section 2220F; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 2220F. OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE SECURITY DUTIES.

    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `software bill of 
materials' has the meaning given such term in the Minimum Elements for 
a Software Bill of Materials published by the Department of Commerce, 
or any superseding definition published by the Agency.
    ``(b) Employment.--The Director shall, to the greatest extent 
practicable, employ individuals in the Agency who--
            ``(1) have expertise and experience participating in the 
        open source software community; and
            ``(2) perform the duties described in subsection (c).
    ``(c) Duties of the Director.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director shall--
                    ``(A) perform outreach and engagement to bolster 
                the security of open source software;
                    ``(B) support Federal efforts to strengthen the 
                security of open source software;
                    ``(C) coordinate, as appropriate, with non-Federal 
                entities on efforts to ensure the long-term security of 
                open source software;
                    ``(D) serve as a public point of contact regarding 
                the security of open source software for non-Federal 
                entities, including State, local, Tribal, and 
                territorial partners, the private sector, international 
                partners, and open source software communities; and
                    ``(E) support Federal and non-Federal supply chain 
                security efforts by encouraging efforts to bolster open 
                source software security, such as--
                            ``(i) assisting in coordinated 
                        vulnerability disclosures in open source 
                        software components pursuant to section 
                        2209(n); and
                            ``(ii) supporting the activities of the 
                        Federal Acquisition Security Council.
            ``(2) Assessment of critical open source software 
        components.--
                    ``(A) Framework.--Not later than one year after the 
                date of the enactment of this section, the Director 
                shall publicly publish a framework, incorporating 
                government, private sector, and open source software 
                community frameworks and best practices, including 
                those published by the National Institute of Standards 
                and Technology, for assessing the risk of open source 
                software components, including direct and indirect open 
                source software dependencies, which shall incorporate, 
                at a minimum, the following with respect to a given 
                open source software component:
                            ``(i) The security properties of code, such 
                        as whether the code is written in a memory-safe 
                        programming language.
                            ``(ii) The security practices of 
                        development, build, and release processes, such 
                        as the use of multi-factor authentication by 
                        maintainers and cryptographic signing of 
                        releases.
                            ``(iii) The number and severity of publicly 
                        known, unpatched vulnerabilities.
                            ``(iv) The breadth of deployment.
                            ``(v) The level of risk associated with 
                        where such component is integrated or deployed, 
                        such as whether such component operates on a 
                        network boundary or in a privileged location.
                            ``(vi) The health of the open source 
                        software community, including, where 
                        applicable, the level of current and historical 
                        investment and maintenance in such component, 
                        such as the number and activity of individual 
                        maintainers.
                    ``(B) Updating framework.--Not less frequently than 
                annually after the date on which the framework is 
                published under subparagraph (A), the Director shall--
                            ``(i) determine whether updates are needed 
                        to such framework, including the augmentation, 
                        addition, or removal of the elements described 
                        in clauses (i) through (vi) of such 
                        subparagraph; and
                            ``(ii) if the Director so determines that 
                        such additional updates are needed, make such 
                        updates.
                    ``(C) Developing framework.--In developing the 
                framework described in subparagraph (A), the Director 
                shall consult with the following:
                            ``(i) Appropriate Federal agencies, 
                        including the National Institute of Standards 
                        and Technology.
                            ``(ii) Individuals and nonprofit 
                        organizations from the open source software 
                        community.
                            ``(iii) Private sector entities from the 
                        open source software community.
                    ``(D) Usability.--The Director shall ensure, to the 
                greatest extent practicable, that the framework 
                described in subparagraph (A) is usable by the open 
                source software community, including through the 
                consultation required under subparagraph (C).
                    ``(E) Federal open source software assessment.--Not 
                later than one year after the publication of the 
                framework under subparagraph (A) and not less 
                frequently than every two years thereafter, the 
                Director shall, to the greatest extent practicable and 
                using such framework--
                            ``(i) perform an assessment of each open 
                        source software component used directly or 
                        indirectly by Federal agencies based on readily 
                        available, and, to the greatest extent 
                        practicable, machine readable, information, 
                        such as--
                                    ``(I) software bills of material 
                                that are, at the time of the 
                                assessment, made available to the 
                                Agency or are otherwise accessible via 
                                the internet;
                                    ``(II) software inventories, 
                                available to the Director at the time 
                                of the assessment, from the Continuous 
                                Diagnostics and Mitigation program of 
                                the Agency; and
                                    ``(III) other publicly available 
                                information regarding open source 
                                software components; and
                            ``(ii) develop one or more ranked lists of 
                        components described in clause (i) based on the 
                        assessment, such as ranked by the criticality, 
                        level of risk, or usage of the components, or a 
                        combination thereof.
                    ``(F) Automation.--The Director shall, to the 
                greatest extent practicable, automate the assessment 
                performed pursuant to subparagraph (E).
                    ``(G) Publication.--The Director shall publicly 
                publish and maintain any tools developed to perform the 
                assessment under subparagraph (E) as open source 
                software.
                    ``(H) Sharing.--
                            ``(i) Results.--The Director shall 
                        facilitate the sharing of the results of each 
                        assessment under subparagraph (E)(i) with 
                        appropriate Federal and non-Federal entities 
                        working to support the security of open source 
                        software, including by offering means for 
                        appropriate Federal and non-Federal entities to 
                        download the assessment in an automated manner.
                            ``(ii) Datasets.--The Director may publicly 
                        publish, as appropriate, any datasets or 
                        versions of the datasets developed or 
                        consolidated as a result of an assessment under 
                        subparagraph (E)(i).
                    ``(I) Critical infrastructure assessment study and 
                pilot.--
                            ``(i) Study.--Not later than two years 
                        after the publication of the framework under 
                        subparagraph (A), the Director shall conduct a 
                        study regarding the feasibility of the Director 
                        conducting the assessment under subparagraph 
                        (E) for critical infrastructure entities.
                            ``(ii) Pilot.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--If the Director 
                                determines that the assessment 
                                described in clause (i) is feasible, 
                                the Director may conduct a pilot 
                                assessment on a voluntary basis with 
                                one or more critical infrastructure 
                                sectors, in coordination with the 
                                Sector Risk Management Agency and the 
                                sector coordinating council of each 
                                participating sector.
                                    ``(II) Termination.--If the 
                                Director proceeds with the pilot 
                                assessment described in subclause (I), 
                                such pilot assessment shall terminate 
                                not later than two years after the date 
                                on which the Director begins such pilot 
                                assessment.
                            ``(iii) Reports.--
                                    ``(I) Study.--Not later than 180 
                                days after the date on which the 
                                Director completes the study conducted 
                                under clause (i), the Director shall 
                                submit to the appropriate congressional 
                                committees a report that--
                                            ``(aa) summarizes the 
                                        study; and
                                            ``(bb) states whether the 
                                        Director plans to proceed with 
                                        the pilot assessment described 
                                        in clause (ii)(I).
                                    ``(II) Pilot.--If the Director 
                                proceeds with the pilot assessment 
                                described in clause (ii), not later 
                                than one year after the date on which 
                                the Director begins such pilot 
                                assessment, the Director shall submit 
                                to the appropriate congressional 
                                committees a report that includes the 
                                following:
                                            ``(aa) A summary of the 
                                        results of such pilot 
                                        assessment.
                                            ``(bb) A recommendation as 
                                        to whether the activities 
                                        carried out under such pilot 
                                        assessment should be continued 
                                        after the termination of such 
                                        pilot assessment in accordance 
                                        with clause (ii)(II).
            ``(3) Coordination with national cyber director.--The 
        Director shall--
                    ``(A) brief the National Cyber Director on the 
                activities described in this subsection; and
                    ``(B) consult with the National Cyber Director 
                regarding such activities, as appropriate.
            ``(4) Reports.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than one year after 
                the date of the enactment of this section and every two 
                years thereafter, the Director shall submit to the 
                appropriate congressional committees a report that 
                includes for the period covered by each such report the 
                following:
                            ``(i) A summary of the work on open source 
                        software security performed by the Director, 
                        including a list of the Federal and non-Federal 
                        entities with which the Director interfaced.
                            ``(ii) The framework under paragraph (2)(A) 
                        or a summary of any updates to such framework 
                        pursuant to paragraph (2)(B), as the case may 
                        be.
                            ``(iii) A summary of each assessment under 
                        paragraph (2)(E)(i).
                            ``(iv) A summary of changes made to each 
                        such assessment, including overall security 
                        trends.
                            ``(v) A summary of the types of entities 
                        with which each such assessment was shared 
                        pursuant to paragraph (2)(H), including a list 
                        of the Federal and non-Federal entities with 
                        which such assessment was shared.
                    ``(B) Public report.--Not later than 30 days after 
                the date on which the Director submits each report 
                required under subparagraph (A), the Director shall 
                make a version of each such report publicly available 
                on the website of the Agency.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 2220E the following new 
item:

``Sec. 2220F. Open source software security duties.''.
    (c) Software Security Advisory Subcommittee.--Section 2219(d)(1) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665e(d)(1)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Software security, including open source 
                software security.''.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments 
made by this Act may be construed to provide any additional regulatory 
authority to any Federal agency described therein.
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