[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4773 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4773

    To require the Administrator for General Services to obtain an 
  antivirus product to make available to Federal agencies in order to 
   provide the product to individuals whose personally identifiable 
                 information may have been compromised.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2018

 Mr. Cartwright (for himself and Ms. Norton) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require the Administrator for General Services to obtain an 
  antivirus product to make available to Federal agencies in order to 
   provide the product to individuals whose personally identifiable 
                 information may have been compromised.

    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 ``A Necessary and Targeted Impediment 
to Viruses Act'' or the ``ANTI Viruses Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVISION OF ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE TO CERTAIN 
              INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY DATA BREACH.

    (a) Requirement To Procure Antivirus Product.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator for General Services 
        shall procure an antivirus product suitable for Federal 
        agencies to provide to individuals whose personally 
        identifiable information may have been compromised.
            (2) Deadline.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue a 
        solicitation for vendors to provide the antivirus product 
        described in paragraph (1). Not later than 1 year after such 
        date, the Administrator shall award the contract for the 
        product.
    (b) Requirement To Provide One-Year License for Use of Antivirus 
Product.--A Federal agency that experiences a compromise in its 
computer systems resulting in the loss of personally identifiable 
information shall provide to any individual directly affected a one-
year license of the antivirus product procured under subsection (a).
    (c) Federal Agency.--In this section, the term ``Federal agency'' 
has the meaning provided the term ``Executive agency'' in section 105 
of title 5, United States Code, and also includes the United States 
Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission.
    (d) Source of Funds.--The funds used by a Federal agency to carry 
out this Act shall be derived from amounts made available to the agency 
for operating expenses.
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