Bills Introduced – 7-19-21

Yesterday, with both the House and Senate back in Washington, there were 56 bills introduced. Of those there were seven bills that may receive additional coverage in this blog:

HR 4502 Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]

HR 4505 Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]

HR 4513 To amend the Small Business Act to provide for the establishment of an enhanced cybersecurity assistance and protections for small businesses, and for other purposes. Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]

 

HR 4515 To amend the Small Business Act to require cyber certification for small business development center counselors, and for other purposes. Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]

HR 4530 To establish the Office of Technologists within the Federal Trade Commission. Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]

S 2377 An original bill to invest in the energy and outdoor infrastructure of the United States to deploy new and innovative technologies, update existing infrastructure to be reliable and resilient, and secure energy infrastructure against physical and cyber threats, and for other purposes. Sen. Manchin, Joseph [D-WV]

S 2382 A bill to authorize the National Cyber Director to accept details from other elements of the Federal Government on nonreimbursable basis, and for other purposes. Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]

The two spending bills will be rolled into the first minibus that I discussed yesterday.

I will be watching HR 4513 and HR 4515 for language and definitions that would indicate that industrial control systems would be included in their coverage.

Okay, I probably will not be covering HR 4530, but I have to see what an “Office of Technologists” is.

S 2377 is Sen Manchin’s (D,WV) infrastructure bill (counter point to the similar but unrelated HR 3684) that was marked up in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee last week. The bill incorporates a number of cybersecurity bills. I am not sure that this will go anywhere, but it will be worth watching.

S 2382 is a housekeeping bill to allow the fleshing out of the Office of the National Cyber Director. I will probably be covering this even though it will almost certainly not have ICS specific language.