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    <item congress="118" measure-type="s" measure-number="1835" measure-id="id118s1835" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2023-06-06" update-date="2024-08-27">
        <title>National Cybersecurity Awareness Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id118s1835v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2024-08-27">
            <action-date>2023-06-06</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>National Cybersecurity Awareness Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security to lead and coordinate federal efforts to promote national cybersecurity awareness and to establish a program for planning and coordinating federal cybersecurity awareness campaigns.</p><p>CISA must also inform nonfederal entities of voluntary cyber hygiene best practices, including information on how to prevent cyberattacks and mitigate cybersecurity risks.</p><p>Further, CISA shall consult with private sector entities, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, academia, and civil society to</p><ul><li>promote cyber hygiene best practices, including by focusing on tactics that are cost effective and result in significant cybersecurity improvement;</li><li>promote awareness of cybersecurity risks and mitigation with respect to malicious applications on internet-connected devices;</li><li>help consumers identify products that are designed to support user and product security;</li><li>coordinate with other federal agencies and departments to promote relevant cybersecurity-related awareness activities and ensure the federal government is coordinated in communicating accurate and timely cybersecurity information; and</li><li>expand nontraditional outreach mechanisms to ensure that entities including low-income and rural communities, small and medium- sized businesses and institutions, and state, local, tribal, and territorial partners receive cybersecurity awareness outreach in an equitable manner.</li></ul><p>CISA must (1) report within 180 days after this bill's enactment and annually thereafter regarding the campaign program; and (2) develop and maintain a central repository for its resources, tools, and public communications that promote cybersecurity awareness.</p>]]></summary-text>
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