To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the Election Assistance Commission to provide for the conduct of penetration testing as part of the testing and certification of voting systems and to provide for the establishment of an Independent Security Testing and Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Pilot Program for Election Systems.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the Election Assistance Commission to provide for the conduct of penetration testing as part of the testing and certification of voting systems and to provide for the establishment of an Independent Security Testing and Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Pilot Program for Election Systems., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Immigration, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
technology companies and users of digital services 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, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H958D12C73FF34D5D85CAD3F2018885BB: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Election Cybersecurity to Uphold Respect for Elections through Independent Testing Act or the SECURE...
- Section H8AAD0FA3EBD04B569503A4A288B489D6: 2. Requiring penetration testing as part of the testing and certification of voting systems Section 231 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20971)...
- Section HD170625F07C54E58AC4F1823A51F0445: 3. Independent security testing and coordinated cybersecurity vulnerability disclosure program for election systems Subtitle D of title II of the Help America...
- Section H5C5BE864E12944A1AE86B88628F35BE9: 297. Independent security testing and coordinated cybersecurity vulnerability disclosure pilot program for election systems The Commission, in consultation...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the Election Assistance Commission to provide for the conduct of penetration testing as part of the testing and certification of voting systems and to provide for the establishment of an Independent Security Testing and Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Pilot Program for Election Systems., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Immigration, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the Election Assistance Commission to provide for the conduct of penetration testing as part of the testing and certification of voting systems and to provide for the establishment of an Independent Security Testing and Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Pilot Program for Election Systems., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- technology companies and users of digital services
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Spanberger (for herself and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following …
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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
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