Review - S 4664 Introduced – FY 2023 CJS Spending

 Last month, Sen Shaheen (D,NH) introduced S 4664, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023. The Senate Appropriations Committee has not reported on the bill. The bill contains the same two internal agency cybersecurity spending provisions found in HR 8256 that was reported in the House as well as the cyberthreat assessment requirements for medium- and high-impact information systems.

Moving Forward

HR 8256 was not rolled into the HR 8294 minibus that was passed in the House last month. It is unlikely that the House will take up HR 8256 before the end of the fiscal year. Since the House is constitutionally required to ‘initiate’ spending bills, the Senate is unlikely to try to take up S 4664 without a House approval of HR 8256. The Senate Appropriations Committee will use the language of this bill as the starting point for their negotiations with the House Appropriations Committee on the CJS Division of the end-of year spending bill.

 

For more details on the provisions of the bill, see my article at CFSN Detailed 

Bills Introduced – 7-28-22

Yesterday, with both the House and Senate in Washington and looking toward the beach, there were 92 bills introduced. Fourteen of those bills may see additional coverage in this blog:

HR 8578 To amend the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act with respect to the enforcement of certain provisions, and for other purposes.  Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

S 4659 A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]

S 4660 A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]

S 4661 A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] 

S 4662 A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] 

S 4663 A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]

S 4664 A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

S 4670 A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]

S 4673 A bill to reauthorize the National Computer Forensics Institute of the United States Secret Service, and for other purposes. Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

S 4678 A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] 

S 4679 A bill to amend the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act with respect to the enforcement of certain provisions, and for other purposes. Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] 

S 4685 A bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.  Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]

S 4686 A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

S 4687 A bill to enhance the authority granted to the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice with respect to unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned aircraft, and for other purposes. Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]

I will probably not be covering S 4662 and S 4685; these two spending bills seldom have anything of specific interest here. I do expect to be covering the remainder of the spending bills.

I will be watching HR 8578 and S 4679 for language and definitions that specifically include cybersecurity in the covered enforcement processes.

I will be watching S 4673 for differences between it and the recently passed House version; HR 7174.

I will be covering S 4687.