Protecting Federal Networks Act

Bill: 116-hr-8103
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2020-08-25
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Computers and information technology

Homeland security
Latest action: action_date: 2020-08-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-08-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protecting Federal Networks Act</b></p> <p>This bill includes within the responsibilities of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency hunting for and identifying threats and vulnerabilities within federal information systems.</p> <p>The Department of Homeland Security shall issue a binding operational directive to implement this change.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8103 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 25, 2020 Mr. Green of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Langevin , Mr. Katko , and Mr. Gallagher ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend section 3553 of title 44, United States Code, to strengthen Federal networks, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Federal Networks Act . 2. Strengthening Federal networks (a) Authority Section 3553(b) of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (6)(D), by striking ; and at the end and inserting a semicolon; (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph: (7) hunting for and identifying, with or without advance notice, threats and vulnerabilities within Federal information systems; and . (b) Binding operational directive Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue a binding operational directive pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of section 3553 of title 44, United States Code, to implement paragraph (7) of section 3553(b) of title 44, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).