State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act

Bill: 116-hr-8048
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2020-08-14 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Digital media
Emergency Management
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Homeland security
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-08-14
text: 

State and Local 

IT Modernization and 

Cybersecurity Improvement Act

 
This bill establishes in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant programs to assist states and Indian tribal governments with emergency information technology (IT) expenses and modernization, and to assist state, local, tribal, or territorial governments to address cybersecurity risks and threats.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes a Public Health Emergency Information Technology Grant Program to make grants to states and tribal governments for emergency IT expenses during a public health emergency, specifically COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
The bill establishes in DHS the Modernizing IT Grant Program to make grants to states and Indian tribal governments to modernize IT to securely enable digital delivery of government services.
 
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) shall distribute grants to states for addressing cybersecurity risks and threats to the information systems of state, local, tribal, or territorial governments. 
 
The CISA must (1) establish a State and Local Cybersecurity Resiliency Committee; (2) develop and make publicly available a Homeland Security Strategy to Improve the Cybersecurity of State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments; (3) conduct a study to assess the feasibility of implementing a short-term rotational program for the detail of approved government employees in cyber workforce positions to the agency; and (4) develop a resource guide for use by state, local, tribal, and territorial government officials.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
action_date: 2020-08-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2020-08-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2020-08-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2020-08-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-08-14
text: Introduced in House