E-Security Fellows Act

Bill: 115-hr-3622
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2017-07-28
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>E-Security Fellows Act</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3622 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the E–Security Fellows Act . 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: 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. .