H.R. 6497 · 117th Congress · House

Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2022

Active· Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Introduced
Jan 25, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2022

This bill addresses federal information security management, notification and remediation of cybersecurity incidents, and the roles of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

CISA must perform, on an ongoing and continuous basis, assessments of federal risk posture. The bill requires evaluation by each agency of whether additional cybersecurity procedures are appropriate at least once every three years.

An agency, as expeditiously as practicable and without unreasonable delay, and within 45 days after it has a reasonable basis to conclude that a breach has occurred, must (1) determine whether notice to any individual potentially affected by the breach is appropriate based on a risk assessment; and (2) as appropriate, provide written notice to each individual potentially affected. Notification may be delayed under specified circumstances.

Each agency must provide any information relating to a major incident to CISA, the OMB, the Office of the National Cyber Director, the agency's office of inspector general, the Government Accountability Office, and Congress.

An agency's contractors and grant recipients must notify the agency of an incident involving federal information within a specified time frame.

Each agency shall develop training for individuals at the agency with access to federal information or information systems on how to identify and respond to an incident.

CISA must establish a program to provide ongoing, hypothesis-driven threat-hunting services on the network of each agency.

The bill establishes specified pilot programs to enhance federal cybersecurity.

Action Timeline

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  1. FEB 02, 2022Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  2. FEB 02, 2022Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  3. JAN 25, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. JAN 25, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. JAN 25, 2022IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

  6. JAN 25, 2022IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

Committees

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Referred: Feb 2, 2022

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Science, Space, and Technology Committee

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Referred: Jan 25, 2022

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Referred: Jan 25, 2022

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