Bills Introduced – 7-13-20

Yesterday with both the House and Senate meeting in pro forma session there were 39 bills introduced. Of those six may receive additional coverage in this blog:

HR 7588 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to of the ability of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security to fulfill its current mission requirements, and for other purposes. Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] 

HR 7589 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish term limits for the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]

HR 7590 To establish in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security a pilot program for the purpose of carrying out a talent exchange program between the private sector and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and for other purposes. Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]

HR 7608 Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]

HR 7609 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.  Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] 

HR 7610 Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]

I will be watching the spending bills for cybersecurity provisions so I do not really expect that the first two will be seen again in this blog.

I doubt that the three CISA bills will have any specific language or definitions that will specifically apply to control system security, but CISA is so important to the cybersecurity community that I will probably cover these bills anyway.