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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 43
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report on cyber
vulnerability disclosures, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2019
Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit
a report on cyber vulnerability disclosures, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cyber Vulnerability
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Disclosure Reporting Act’’.
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON CYBER VULNERABILITIES.
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(a) REPORT.—Not later than 240 days after the date
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of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland
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Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
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curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee
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on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
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Senate a report that contains a description of the policies
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and procedures developed for coordinating cyber vulner-
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ability disclosures, in accordance with section 2209(m) of
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the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659(m)).
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To the extent possible, such report shall include an annex
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with information on instances in which such policies and
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procedures were used to disclose cyber vulnerabilities in
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the year prior to the date such report is required and,
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where available, information on the degree to which such
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information was acted upon by industry and other stake-
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holders. Such report may also contain a description of how
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the Secretary is working with other Federal entities and
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critical infrastructure owners and operators to prevent, de-
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tect, and mitigate cyber vulnerabilities.
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(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b)
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shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain
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a classified annex.
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