US HB2481 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on May 17 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 17 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
PATCH Act of 2017 Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking Act of 2017 This bill establishes the Vulnerability Equities Review Board to establish and make available to the public policies on matters relating to whether, when, how, to whom, and to what degree information about a vulnerability in a technology, product, system, service, or application that is not publicly known should be shared or released by the government to a non-federal entity. The board must submit to Congress and the President a draft of such policies, along with a description of challenges or impediments requiring legislative or administrative action. Each federal agency shall, upon obtaining information about such a vulnerability, subject such information to a process established by the board for sharing or releasing the information. Process considerations shall include: which technologies, products, systems, services, or applications are subject to the vulnerability; the potential risks of leaving the vulnerability unpatched or unmitigated;
Title
PATCH Act of 2017 Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking Act of 2017
Sponsors
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA] | Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX] | Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY] | Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-05-17 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |
2017-05-17 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1157 (Related) 2017-05-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Subjects
Computer security and identity theft
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Public contracts and procurement
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Public contracts and procurement
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2481/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2481/BILLS-115hr2481ih.pdf |