To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence to submit a joint report on foreign threats to elections in the United States and to establish procedures to test for and monitor cybersecurity vulnerabilities in certain equipment used in the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence to submit a joint report on foreign threats to elections in the United States and to establish procedures to test for and monitor cybersecurity vulnerabilities in certain equipment used in the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Defense, Technology.
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 HB8585234A10449449F518C472CB9CC3E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Election Security Assistance Act.
- Section HABDE71425F08435C9616459EEC671B0E: 2. Reports to Congress on foreign threats to elections Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and 30 days after the end of each fiscal...
- Section H1F9270F3EC9C458DA51E5A5598B2BA95: 3. Process to test for and monitor cybersecurity vulnerabilities in election equipment The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of...
- Section HB2AAF12294E24EAA9A923822A65707C0: 4. Duty of Secretary of Homeland Security to notify State and local officials of election cybersecurity incidents If a Federal entity receives information...
- Section H68FE4772C74247BFB8D6C583E4EC0EFA: 5. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed as authorizing the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out the administration of an election...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence to submit a joint report on foreign threats to elections in the United States and to establish procedures to test for and monitor cybersecurity vulnerabilities in certain equipment used in the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Defense, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence to submit a joint report on foreign threats to elections in the United States and to establish procedures to test for and monitor cybersecurity vulnerabilities in certain equipment used in the administration of elections for Federal office, 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
IntroducedMs. Mace introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Secretary of Homeland Security
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