To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report about the effectiveness of the procedural safeguards used by the Secretary of Defense to protect classified information from insider threats, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report about the effectiveness of the procedural safeguards used by the Secretary of Defense to protect classified information from insider threats, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Defense, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H68779EA211AC4AB9B04C42B43961EA0E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Insider Threat Assessment Act or ITAA.
- Section H39DB49565ADF4411A421A6389A711951: 2. GAO study on protecting classified information from insider threats within the Department of Defense The Comptroller General of the United States shall...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report about the effectiveness of the procedural safeguards used by the Secretary of Defense to protect classified information from insider threats, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Defense, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report about the effectiveness of the procedural safeguards used by the Secretary of Defense to protect classified information from insider threats, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Ryan introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a program of an executive agency established to deter, detect, and mitigate insider threats within the agency in accordance with the policy set out by the Insider Threat Task Force established under Executive Order 13587 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note
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