To establish an interagency committee to harmonize regulatory regimes in the United States relating to cybersecurity, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill creates a new interagency committee called the Harmonization Committee, led by the National Cyber Director, to coordinate and align cybersecurity regulations across all federal agencies. The goal is to eliminate duplicative, inconsistent, and contradictory cybersecurity requirements that currently burden businesses regulated by multiple agencies.
Who Benefits and How
Businesses subject to cybersecurity regulations from multiple federal agencies (such as banks, healthcare providers, and critical infrastructure operators) benefit the most. They would face streamlined compliance requirements, with one agency potentially accepting another agency's cybersecurity assessments through reciprocity agreements. This reduces paperwork, compliance costs, and the need to satisfy overlapping requirements from different regulators.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal regulatory agencies face new coordination requirements and must consult with the Harmonization Committee before issuing or updating cybersecurity rules. The National Cyber Director's office gains new administrative responsibilities. CISA and the Secretary of Homeland Security face additional congressional reporting requirements every 180 days.
Key Provisions
- Creates the Harmonization Committee with the National Cyber Director as chair and heads of all regulatory agencies as members
- Requires development of a regulatory framework for harmonizing cybersecurity requirements within 1 year
- Establishes a voluntary pilot program with at least 3 agencies testing reciprocal compliance for at least 3 cybersecurity requirements
- Mandates that regulatory agencies consult with the Committee before issuing new cybersecurity rules
- Requires regular congressional reporting on incident reporting coordination efforts
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Establishes an interagency Harmonization Committee led by the National Cyber Director to align and streamline federal cybersecurity regulations, reducing duplicative compliance burdens on entities regulated by multiple agencies.
Key Policy Areas
Cybersecurity, Federal Regulation, Homeland Security, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Establishes an interagency Harmonization Committee led by the National Cyber Director to align and streamline federal cybersecurity regulations, reducing duplicative compliance burdens on entities regulated by multiple agencies.
Policy Domains
General Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Multi-regulated businesses
- Financial institutions
- Healthcare organizations
- Critical infrastructure operators
- Cybersecurity compliance service providers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal regulatory agencies
- Office of the National Cyber Director
- CISA
- Department of Homeland Security
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. …
Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congressional oversight committees, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Positive-direction: Congressional oversight committees
Negative-direction: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Federal regulatory agencies, Office of the National Cyber Director
Entities regulated by multiple federal cybersecurity agencies, Regulated entities
Multi-regulated entities (banks, healthcare, critical infrastructure)
Critical infrastructure operators subject to multiple regulators
Healthcare organizations with multiple regulatory obligations
Industry groups and critical infrastructure trade associations
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "cisa_director"
- → Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- "the_committee"
- → Harmonization Committee
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "regulatory_agency"
- → Any agency with statutory authority to issue or enforce cybersecurity requirements
- "national_cyber_director"
- → National Cyber Director
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
An administrative, technical, or physical safeguard, requirement, or supervisory activity, including regulations, guidance, bulletins or examinations, relating to information security, information technology, cybersecurity, or cyber risk or resilience.
The recognition or acceptance by one regulatory agency of an assessment, determination, examination, finding, or conclusion of another regulatory agency for determining that a regulated entity has complied with a cybersecurity requirement.
The process of aligning cybersecurity requirements issued by regulatory agencies to consist of a common set of minimum requirements across sectors plus sector-specific requirements that address unique risks.
Any independent regulatory agency or other agency with statutory authority to issue or enforce any cybersecurity requirement.
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