[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3481 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3481

   To require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to 
investigate the feasibility and costs of implementing a secure computer 
    system for remote voting and communication for the Congress and 
 establishing a system to ensure business continuity for congressional 
                              operations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 13, 2001

 Mr. Langevin (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. 
  Thurman, and Mr. Lipinski) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to 
the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to 
investigate the feasibility and costs of implementing a secure computer 
    system for remote voting and communication for the Congress and 
 establishing a system to ensure business continuity for congressional 
                              operations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Congressional Security and 
Continuity Act''.

SEC. 2. REMOTE VOTING, COMMUNICATION, AND CONTINUITY SYSTEMS FOR 
              CONGRESS.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall transmit to 
the Congress a report on the results of an investigation by the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology of the feasibility and 
costs of--
            (1) implementing a secure system for remote voting and 
        communication for Members of the Congress if circumstances 
        require the Congress to convene without being at a single 
        location; and
            (2) establishing a system to ensure business continuity in 
        circumstances where Members of Congress and their staff cannot 
        access their offices in Washington, D.C.
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