3.0.0 7998 2023-01-11T13:45:28Z 2023-01-11T13:45:28Z House HR 2020-08-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 143 (Tuesday, August 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BARR:H.R. 7998.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18:``The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H4231]]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-08-11T16:05:05Z 2020-08-11 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2020-08-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001282 Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] Andy Barr R KY 6 N L000491 Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] FRANK LUCAS R OK D. 3 2020-08-11 True W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 2020-08-25 False M001198 Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1] Roger Marshall R KS 1 2020-08-25 False G000588 Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] Anthony Gonzalez R OH 16 2020-08-25 False Science, Technology, Communications Cardiovascular and respiratory health Computer security and identity theft Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Higher education Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical research Research administration and funding Science, Technology, Communications 00 2020-08-11 Introduced in House 2020-09-17T21:28:44Z NIST COVID-19 Cybersecurity Act

This bill instructs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to consider institutions of higher education when facilitating and supporting the development of a voluntary, consensus-based, industry-led set of standards, guidelines, best practices, methodologies, procedures, and processes to cost-effectively reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure.

In using such authority, NIST shall disseminate and make publicly available resources to help research institutions and institutions of higher education identify, assess, manage, and reduce their cybersecurity risk related to conducting research with respect to COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019).

]]> NIST COVID–19 Cybersecurity Act Display Title NIST COVID–19 Cybersecurity Act Short Title(s) as Introduced NIST COVID–19 Cybersecurity Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate guidance to institutions of higher education and nonprofit research institutions to help mitigate cybersecurity risks to COVID-19 related research, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7998ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7998ih.xml 2020-08-11 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. 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.