Review - HR 4915 Introduced – Project Spectrum

Last month, Rep Joyce (R,OH) introduced HR 4915, the Project Spectrum Authorization Act. The bill would specifically authorize DOD’s existing Project Spectrum which is designed to “to provide to covered entities, through an online platform, digital resources and services that increase awareness about cybersecurity risks and help such covered entities to comply with the cybersecurity requirements of the defense acquisition system.” No funding is authorized by this bill.

Moving Forward

Joyce is not a member of the House Armed Services Committee to which this bill was assigned for consideration, but one of his three co-sponsors {Rep Escobar (D,TX)} is a member of that Committee. This means that there may be sufficient influence to see this bill considered in Committee. I do not see anything in this bill that would engender any organized opposition to the bill. So there should be some level of bipartisan support for this bill. While it should be sufficient to see the bill adopted in Committee, it is too early to determine if there would be sufficient support for the bill to be considered under the House suspension of the rules process. If not, it is not likely that the bill would advance past the committee approval.

 

For more details about the provisions of the legislation, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/hr-4915-introduced - subscription required.