Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2015

To ensure the functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2015 2. Ensuring functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (a) Certification requirement (1) In general Except as otherwise provided under this subsection, an agency may not deploy or make available to the public a new Federal PII website until the date on which the chief information officer of the agency submits a certification to Congress that the website is fully functional and secure. (2) Transition In the case of a new Federal PII website that is operational on the date of the enactment of this Act, paragraph (1) shall not apply until the end of the 90-day period beginning on such date of enactment. If the certification required under paragraph (1) for such website has not been submitted to Congress before the end of such period, the head of the responsible agency shall render the website inaccessible to the public until such certification is submitted to Congress. (3) Exception for beta website with explicit permission Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a website (or portion thereof) that is in a development or testing phase, if the following conditions are met: (A) A member of the public may access PII-related portions of the website only after executing an agreement that acknowledges the risks involved. (B) No agency compelled, enjoined, or otherwise provided incentives for such a member to access the website for such purposes. (4) Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as applying to a website that is operated entirely by an entity (such as a State or locality) that is independent of the Federal Government, regardless of the receipt of funding in support of such website from the Federal Government. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term agency (2) Fully functional The term fully functional (3) New Federal personally identifiable information website (New Federal PII website) The terms new Federal personally identifiable information website new Federal PII website (A) is operated by (or under a contract with) an agency; (B) elicits, collects, stores, or maintains personally identifiable information of individuals and is accessible to the public; and (C) is first made accessible to the public and collects or stores personally identifiable information of individuals, on or after October 1, 2012. (4) Operational The term operational (5) Personally identifiable information (PII) The terms personally identifiable information PII (A) any information that can be used to distinguish or trace the identity of an individual, such as a name, a social security number, a date and place of birth, a mother’s maiden name, or biometric records; and (B) any other information that is linked or linkable to an individual, such as medical, educational, financial, and employment information. (6) Responsible agency The term responsible agency (7) Secure The term secure (A) The website is in compliance with subchapter II of chapter 35 (B) The website ensures that personally identifiable information elicited, collected, stored, or maintained in connection with the website is captured at the latest possible step in a user input sequence. (C) The responsible agency for the website has encrypted, masked, or taken other similar actions to protect personally identifiable information elicited, collected, stored, or maintained in connection with the website. (D) The responsible agency for the website has taken reasonable efforts to minimize domain name confusion, including through additional domain registrations. (E) The responsible agency requires all personnel who have access to personally identifiable information in connection with the website to have completed a Standard Form 85P and signed a non-disclosure agreement with respect to personally identifiable information, and the agency takes proper precautions to ensure that only the fewest reasonable number of trustworthy persons may access such information. (F) The responsible agency maintains (either directly or through contract) sufficient personnel to respond in a timely manner to issues relating to the proper functioning and security of the website, and to monitor on an ongoing basis existing and emerging security threats to the website. (8) State The term State 3. Privacy breach requirements (a) Information security amendment Subchapter II of chapter 35 3559. Privacy breach requirements (a) Policies and Procedures The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall establish and oversee policies and procedures for agencies to follow in the event of a breach of information security involving the disclosure of personally identifiable information, including requirements for— (1) not later than 72 hours after the agency discovers such a breach, or discovers evidence that reasonably indicates such a breach has occurred, notice to the individuals whose personally identifiable information could be compromised as a result of such breach; (2) timely reporting to a Federal cybersecurity center, as designated by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and (3) any additional actions that the Director finds necessary and appropriate, including data breach analysis, fraud resolution services, identity theft insurance, and credit protection or monitoring services. (b) Required Agency Action The head of each agency shall ensure that actions taken in response to a breach of information security involving the disclosure of personally identifiable information under the authority or control of the agency comply with policies and procedures established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under subsection (a). (c) Report Not later than March 1 of each year, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall report to Congress on agency compliance with the policies and procedures established under subsection (a). (d) Federal cybersecurity center defined The term Federal cybersecurity center (1) The Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center. (2) The Intelligence Community Incident Response Center. (3) The United States Cyber Command Joint Operations Center. (4) The National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force. (5) Central Security Service Threat Operations Center of the National Security Agency. (6) The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team. (7) Any successor to a center, team, or task force described in paragraphs (1) through (6). (8) Any center that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines is appropriate to carry out the requirements of this section. . (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 35 3559. Privacy breach requirements. . January 6, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2015 This bill establishes security and privacy requirements for new federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (PII) (i.e., information that can be used to distinguish or trace the identity of an individual or that is linked or linkable to an individual). (Sec. 2) A federal agency may not deploy or make available to the public a new federal PII website until the agency's chief information officer (CIO) certifies to Congress that the website is fully functional and secure. The CIO must make such certification within 90 days after enactment of this Act. After such 90-day period, any new federal PII website that has not been certified must be rendered inaccessible until certification is submitted. The prohibition does not apply to a website that is: (1) operated entirely by an entity that is independent of the federal government, or (2) in a development or testing phase (beta website). The exemption for beta websites applies only if: (1) a member of the public may access PII-related portions of the website only after executing an agreement that acknowledges the risks involved; and (2) no agency compelled, enjoined, or otherwise provided incentives for a member of the public to access such website. The bill defines a "new federal PII website" as a website that: (1) is operated by (or under contract with) an agency; (2) elicits, collects, stores, or maintains PII and is accessible to the public; and (3) is first made accessible to the public and collects or stores PII on or after October 1, 2012. The bill also sets forth requirements that must be met to deem a new federal PII website as "secure." (Sec. 3) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must establish and oversee policies and procedures for federal agencies to follow in the event of a breach of information security involving the disclosure of PII, including: (1) notice, not later than 72 hours after discovery of a breach or possible breach, to individuals whose PII could be compromised; and (2) timely reporting to a federal cybersecurity center designated by the OMB and defined in this Act. Agency heads must ensure that agency actions taken in response to a breach of information security involving the disclosure of PII comply with OMB policies and procedures established by this Act. The OMB must report to Congress, not later than March 1 of each year, on agency compliance with such policies and procedures. A "federal cybersecurity center" is defined to include: (1) the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, (2) the Intelligence Community Incident Response Center, (3) the U.S. Cyber Command Joint Operations Center, (4) the National Cyber Investigative Task Force, (5) the Central Security Service Threat Operations Center of the National Security Agency, (6) the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, and (7) any center that the OMB determines is appropriate to carry out privacy breach notice and reporting requirements.