3.0.0 2585 2023-01-01T20:17:50Z 2023-01-01T20:17:50Z Senate S 2021-08-03 117 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-08-03T20:08:02Z 2021-08-03 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-08-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2021-08-03 True S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2021-08-03 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2021-08-03 True Science, Technology, Communications Science, Technology, Communications 00 2021-08-03 Introduced in Senate 2022-02-22T19:37:38Z State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act

This bill establishes a grant program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for state, territorial, and tribal governments to address cybersecurity risks and threats to information systems.

A grant applicant must submit a cybersecurity plan that assesses current efforts to address cybersecurity concerns and outlines grant-funded activities. FEMA may award grant funding to support the development of a plan.

A grant recipient must make available at least 80% of funds to local governments with a particular focus on rural areas.

The bill requires various reports concerning the grant program, including an assessment of cybersecurity needs of tribal governments. The Government Accountability Office must also study the program.

]]> State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize a grant program relating to the cybersecurity of State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act Short Title(s) as Introduced State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2585is/xml/BILLS-117s2585is.xml 2021-08-03 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.