With both the House and Senate in session yesterday there
were 27 bills introduced. Of those, three may be of specific interest to
readers of this blog:
HR
4187 To require certain entities who collect and maintain personal
information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice to
such individuals in the case of a breach of security involving such
information, and for other purposes. Rep.
Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
S
2372 A bill to require reporting of terrorist activities and the unlawful
distribution of information relating to explosives, and for other purposes. Sen.
Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
HR 4187 is yet another breach notification bill. I’ll check
it for any ICS references (unlikely) otherwise it probably will not get
mentioned again.
The CG Authorization Act has already been published by the
GAO (an indication that the House leadership intends to move forward with
consideration sooner rather than later). A quick check of the section listings
shows no specific mention of chemical safety, chemical security or MTSA so I
will not be doing my normal analysis of the bill. I will, however, keep an eye
on it as it meanders through the legislative process for any interesting
amendments.
The Feinstein bill is not one that I would typically cover
in this blog, but it does strike a personal cord as it looks like it is one of
those knee jerk reactions to terrorist attacks that cause so many unforeseen problems
down the line. The fact that Feinstein is the Ranking Member of the Senate
Intelligence Committee and her co-sponsor is the Chair means that this bill is
likely to be going places.
Posts
