[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8103 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8103

 To amend section 3553 of title 44, United States Code, to strengthen 
               Federal networks, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 25, 2020

 Mr. Green of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Katko, and Mr. 
  Gallagher) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 3553 of title 44, United States Code, to strengthen 
               Federal networks, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Protecting Federal Networks Act''.

SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING FEDERAL NETWORKS.

    (a) Authority.--Section 3553(b) of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6)(D), by striking ``; and'' at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(7) hunting for and identifying, with or without advance 
        notice, threats and vulnerabilities within Federal information 
        systems; and''.
    (b) Binding Operational Directive.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall issue a binding operational directive pursuant to 
subsection (b)(2) of section 3553 of title 44, United States Code, to 
implement paragraph (7) of section 3553(b) of title 44, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a).
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