Reveiw - HR 4623 Introduced – Cybersecurity Standards

Review - Last month, Rep Lieu (D,CA) introduced HR 4623, the Cyber Shield Act of 2023. The bill would establish require the Department of Commerce to establish the Cyber Shield Program; a program for the voluntary certification and labeling of products that meet industry-leading cybersecurity and data security benchmarks to enhance cybersecurity and protect data.

This bill is identical to HR 2236, introduced by Lieu last session. No action was taken on that bill.

Moving Forward

Lieu is not a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to which this bill is assigned for consideration. This means that it is unlikely that he has enough influence with that Committee to see this bill considered. Lieu will need to get a member of that Committee to cosponsor the bill for it to move forward.

 

For more details about the provisions of the program, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/hr-4623-introduced - subscription required.