Two bills were introduced yesterday that may be of potential
interest to the chemical security/safety and cybersecurity communities. That ‘may
be’ is a bit more tenuous today than normal, bill titles can be misleading. The
two bills are:
HR 2495 Latest Title: To amend the
Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 to improve
the high-end computing research and development program of the Department of
Energy, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep
Hultgren, Randy (R,IL)
HR
2498 Latest Title: To reauthorize agricultural programs
through 2018. Sponsor: Rep
Loebsack, David (D,IA)
These ‘High-End Computing’ bills frequently (but not nearly
always) include significant cybersecurity provisions. This ag authorization
bill might end up containing chemical safety and security provisions following
the West Fertilizer explosion.
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