3.0.0 3484 2023-01-11T13:19:47Z 2023-01-11T13:19:47Z Senate S S 2010-06-14 111 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-06-14T20:46:56Z Secure Federal File Sharing Act 111 4098 HR 2010-03-25 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2010-06-14 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2010-06-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO N B000382 Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] ROBERT BENNETT R UT F. 2010-06-14 True Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Public contracts and procurement Government Operations and Politics 00 2010-06-14 Introduced in Senate 2010-07-15T17:48:45Z Secure Federal File Sharing Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance to: (1) prohibit the download, installation, or use by government employees and contractors of open-network peer-to-peer file sharing software on all federal computers, computer systems, and networks, unless approved in accordance with procedures under this Act; and (2) address the download, installation, or use by government employees and contractors of such software on home or personal computers as it relates to telework and remotely accessing federal computers, computer systems, and networks.

Requires the Director to develop a procedure for receiving requests from heads or chief information officers of agencies for approval for use by government employees and contractors of specific open-network peer-to-peer file sharing software programs that are: (1) necessary for day-to-day business operations, for use in the course of a law enforcement investigation, or to perform official agency business; or (2) instrumental in completing a particular task or project that directly supports the agency's overall mission.

Requires the Director to direct agencies to: (1) establish or update personal use policies to be consistent with the guidance issued under this Act; (2) require contracts to require contractor compliance with that guidance; (3) update their information technology security or ethics training policies to ensure that all employees are aware of the requirements of that guidance and the consequences of engaging in prohibited conduct; and (4) ensure that proper security controls are in place to prevent, detect, and remove file sharing software that is prohibited.

Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the disclosure of any information relating to any confidential government operation or investigation.

]]> Secure Federal File Sharing Act Display Title Secure Federal File Sharing Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance on the use of peer-to-peer file sharing software to prohibit the personal use of such software by Government employees, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Secure Federal File Sharing Act Introduced in Senate 2010-06-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3484is/xml/BILLS-111s3484is.xml 2010-06-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.