Title: Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017
This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish for the federal government, the private sector, and any individual or organization a list of best practices to defend against common cybersecurity threats and risks.
The Department of Homeland Security must assess cybersecurity threats, the effect of such threats on the federal government's information systems and networks, and submit recommendations for addressing such threats.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3010 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3010

 To provide for the identification and documentation of best practices 
     for cyber hygiene by the National Institute of Standards and 
                  Technology, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2017

   Ms. Eshoo (for herself and Mrs. Brooks of Indiana) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, 
                             and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the identification and documentation of best practices 
     for cyber hygiene by the National Institute of Standards and 
                  Technology, 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 ``Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. CYBER HYGIENE BEST PRACTICES.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, in consultation with the Federal Trade Commission and the 
Department of Homeland Security, after notice and an opportunity for 
public comment, shall establish a list of best practices for effective 
and usable cyber hygiene for use by the Federal Government, the private 
sector, and any individual or organization utilizing an information 
system or device. Such list shall--
            (1) be a list of simple, basic controls that have the most 
        impact in defending against common cybersecurity threats and 
        risks;
            (2) utilize technologies that are commercial off-the-shelf 
        and based on international standards; and
            (3) to the degree practicable, be based on and consistent 
        with the Cybersecurity Framework contained in Executive Order 
        13636, entitled Improving Critical Infrastructure 
        Cybersecurity, issued in February 2013, or any successor 
        framework.
    (b) Voluntary Practices.--The best practices on the list 
established under this section shall be considered voluntary and are 
not intended to be construed as a list of mandatory actions.
    (c) Baseline.--The best practices on the list established under 
this section are intended as a baseline for the Federal Government, the 
private sector, and any individual or organization utilizing an 
information system or device. Such entities are encouraged to use and 
improve on those best practices.
    (d) Updates.--The National Institute of Standards and Technology 
shall review and update the list of best practices established under 
this section on an annual basis.
    (e) Public Availability.--The list of best practices established 
under this section shall be published in a clear and concise format and 
made available prominently on the public websites of the Federal Trade 
Commission and the Small Business Administration.
    (f) Other Federal Cybersecurity Requirements.--Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to supersede, alter, or otherwise affect any 
cybersecurity requirements applicable to Federal agencies.
    (g) Considerations.--In carrying out subsection (a), the agencies 
shall consider the benefits, as they pertain to cyber hygiene, of 
emerging technologies and processes that provide enhanced security 
protections, including multi-factor authentication, data loss 
prevention, micro-segmentation, data encryption, cloud services, 
anonymization, software patching and maintenance, phishing education, 
and other standard cybersecurity measures to achieve trusted security 
in the infrastructure.
    (h) Study on Emerging Concepts To Promote Effective Cyber Hygiene 
for the Internet of Things.--
            (1) Internet of things defined.--In this subsection, the 
        term ``Internet of Things'' means the set of physical objects 
        embedded with sensors or actuators and connected to a network.
            (2) Study required.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
        coordination with the Director of the National Institute of 
        Standards and Technology and the Federal Trade Commission, 
        shall conduct a study on cybersecurity threats relating to the 
        Internet of Things.
            (3) Matters studied.--As part of the study required by 
        paragraph (2), the Secretary shall--
                    (A) assess cybersecurity threats relating to the 
                Internet of Things;
                    (B) assess the effect such threats may have on the 
                cybersecurity of the information systems and networks 
                of the Federal Government (except for the information 
                systems and networks of the Department of Defense and 
                the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of 
                the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003))); 
                and
                    (C) develop recommendations for addressing such 
                threats.
            (4) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) complete the study required by paragraph (2); 
                and
                    (B) submit to Congress a report that contains the 
                findings of such study and the recommendations 
                developed.
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