To improve the cybersecurity of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve the cybersecurity of the Federal Government, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Technology, Defense.
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 idBFD9DC6E9430482082CB4EB8C418DD73: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2023. The table of contents for this Act is as...
- Section id3af7e09f637e4aabb7d982ff53563f55: 2. Definitions In this Act, unless otherwise specified: The term agency has the meaning given the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code. The...
- Section id75d870a3ffd54523837c51196da4c78f: 3. Amendments to title 44 Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— in section 3504— in subsection (a)(1)(B)— by striking clause...
- Section id97741c148d3445e7a63932484e84d90f: 3591. Definitions Except as provided in subsection (b), the definitions under sections 3502 and 3552 shall apply to this subchapter. As used in this...
- Section id78ca636c765140579889407acb629b95: 3592. Notification of breach In this section, the term covered breach means a breach— involving not less than 50,000 potentially affected individuals; or the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve the cybersecurity of the Federal Government, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Technology, Defense
Primary Purpose
This bill, To improve the cybersecurity of the Federal Government, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Hawley) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Agency Chief Information Officers, CISA shared services, Chief Data Officer Council
Positive-direction: CISA shared services, Chief Data Officer Council, Congressional oversight committees, Federal Chief Data Officers, Federal Chief Information Officer, Federal agency CISOs, Federal cybersecurity policy community, Federal cybersecurity professionals, Federal cybersecurity workforce, National Cyber Director office, Office of the National Cyber Director, Senior federal cybersecurity professionals
Negative-direction: Agency Chief Information Officers, Federal agencies, Federal agencies receiving contractor reports, Federal agencies seeking modernization funding, Federal agencies subject to CISA analysis, Federal agencies subject to FISMA requirements, Federal agencies using mobile devices, Federal agencies with high value assets, Federal agencies with open security recommendations, Federal employees with system access, National Cyber Director, Sector Risk Management Agencies
AI and machine learning cybersecurity vendors, Bug bounty platform operators, Cybersecurity automation tool vendors
Positive-direction: AI and machine learning cybersecurity vendors, Bug bounty platform operators, Cybersecurity automation tool vendors, Cybersecurity penetration testing firms, Data analytics and automation vendors, Data encryption solution vendors, Data loss prevention (DLP) vendors, Federal IT contractors and cybersecurity vendors, Federal IT modernization contractors, Identity and access management (IAM) vendors, Managed security service providers (MSSPs), Penetration testing and security assessment firms, Red team and ethical hacking service providers, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) vendors, Security operations center technology vendors, Security researchers, Security researchers and ethical hackers, Zero trust architecture solution vendors
Negative-direction: Federal IT contractors, Federal contractors and their employees, Federal contractors handling federal information
American public, American public whose data is held by federal agencies
Cybersecurity consulting firms, Network security consultants
Private organizations that submit sensitive data to agencies
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual who obtains access to a Federal information system because of the status of the individual as— an employee, contractor, awardee, volunteer, or intern of an agency
a breach— involving not less than 50,000 potentially affected individuals
an individual who obtains access to a Federal information system because of the status of the individual as— an employee, contractor, awardee, volunteer, or intern of an agency
an individual who obtains access to a Federal information system because of the status of the individual as— an employee, contractor, awardee, volunteer, or intern of an agency
a breach— involving not less than 50,000 potentially affected individuals
a geographic division that is among the 9 geographic divisions determined by the Bureau of the Census. The term rural hospital means a healthcare facility that— is located in a non-urbanized area, as determined by the Bureau of the Census
an individual who obtains access to a Federal information system because of the status of the individual as— an employee, contractor, awardee, volunteer, or intern of an agency
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