Title: E-Security Fellows Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
E-Security Fellows Act
This bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to establish and operate the E-Security Fellows Program to provide training on best practices for election cybersecurity to individuals working on political campaigns.


[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3622 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3622

    To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish the E-
 Security Fellows Program to provide individuals who work on political 
      campaigns with training in the best practices for election 
                 cybersecurity, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2017

    Ms. Sewell of Alabama (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
   Ruppersberger, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Clay, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. 
Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Soto, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Dingell, 
   Mr. Beyer, Mr. Moulton, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
   Schiff, and Mr. Quigley) introduced the following bill; which was 
           referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish the E-
 Security Fellows Program to provide individuals who work on political 
      campaigns with training in the best practices for election 
                 cybersecurity, 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 ``E-Security Fellows Act''.

SEC. 2. E-SECURITY FELLOWS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN STAFF 
              WITH TRAINING ON BEST PRACTICES FOR ELECTION 
              CYBERSECURITY.

    (a) Establishment and Operation of Program.--Subtitle C of title II 
of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20981 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 247 as section 248; and
            (2) by inserting after section 246 the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 247. E-SECURITY FELLOWS PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment and Operation of Program.--The Commission shall 
establish and operate a program to be known as the `E-Security Fellows 
Program' under which the Commission shall provide participating 
individuals who work on political campaigns with training in the best 
practices for election cybersecurity, including training in how to 
prevent and respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents which are 
targeted at political campaigns.
    ``(b) Regulations.--The Commission shall establish and operate the 
Program under this section in accordance with such regulations as the 
Commission may promulgate.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2018 and each succeeding fiscal year.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating the item relating to section 247 as 
        relating to section 248; and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 246 the 
        following new item:

``Sec. 247. E-Security Fellows Program.''.
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