3.0.0 2410 2023-01-11T13:32:21Z 2023-01-11T13:32:21Z Senate S 2015-12-17 114 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-12-17T18:17:51Z 2015-12-17 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8795) IntroReferral 2015-12-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2015-12-17 True Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory procedures Computer security and identity theft Financial services and investments Government information and archives Securities Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Finance and Financial Sector 00 2015-12-17 Introduced in Senate 2016-04-20T14:36:43Z Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2015

This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue final rules requiring each reporting company to:

  • disclose in its mandatory annual report or annual proxy statement whether any member of its governing body has expertise or experience in cybersecurity, including details necessary to describe fully the nature of that expertise or experience; and
  • if no member has such expertise or experience, describe what other company cybersecurity steps were taken into account by any persons, such as a nominating committee, responsible for identifying and evaluating nominees for the governing body.

The SEC shall also, in coordination with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, define what constitutes expertise or experience in cybersecurity, such as professional qualifications to administer information security program functions or experience detecting, preventing, mitigating, or addressing cybersecurity threats.

]]> Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2015 Display Title Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote transparency in the oversight of cybersecurity risks at publicly traded companies. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2410is/xml/BILLS-114s2410is.xml 2015-12-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8795) 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.