H.R. 5433 · 115th Congress
Hack Your State Department Act
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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 115th Congress ended.
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LieuSponsor3 cosponsors · 2 D, 1 R
1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Apr 5, 2018
- House Passed Sep 25, 2018
This bill requires the Department of State to design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process to improve cybersecurity.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Sep 25, 2018
Hack Your State Department Act
This bill requires the Department of State to design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process to improve cybersecurity. The process requirements include: (1) identifying which information technology should be included, (2) providing a readily available means of reporting discovered security vulnerabilities, and (3) identifying the offices and position that will be responsible for addressing security vulnerability disclosures.
The bill requires the State Department to establish a bug bounty pilot program to provide compensation for reports of previously unidentified security vulnerabilities of its internet-facing information technology.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Hack Your State Department Act
Latest action (Sep 26, 2018): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 5, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Apr 5, 2018
- House Passed Sep 25, 2018
No recorded floor vote found.