HR 4098 · 111th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Secure Federal File Sharing Act

Introduced 2009-11-17· Sponsored by Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2010-03-25)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2010-03-24
Roll #183
Yea 408Nay 13
Democrats
248 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
160 Yea·13 Nay
PassedHouse · 2010-03-24
Roll #183
Yea 408Nay 13
Democrats
248 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
160 Yea·13 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Secure Federal File Sharing Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance to: (1) prohibit the download, installation, or use by government employees and contractors of open-network peer-to-peer file sharing software on all federal computers, computer systems, and networks, unless approved in accordance with procedures under this Act; and (2) address the download, installation, or use by government employees and contractors of such software on home or personal computers as it relates to telework and remotely accessing federal computers, computer systems, and networks. Requires the Director to develop a procedure for receiving requests from heads or chief information officers of agencies for approval for use by government employees and contractors of specific open-network peer-to-peer file sharing software programs that are: (1) necessary for day-to-day business operations, for use in the course of a law enforcement investigation, or to perform official agency business; or (2) instrumental in completing a particular task or project that directly supports the agency's overall mission. Requires the Director to direct agencies to: (1) establ…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 4098, Secure Federal File Sharing Act

Mar 10, 2010

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 4, 2010</p>

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H.R. 4098, Secure Federal File Sharing Act

Mar 10, 2010

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 4, 2010

Full CBO report ↗

H.R. 4098, Secure Federal File Sharing Act

Mar 22, 2010

<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as provided by the House Committee on the Budget on March 22, 2010</p>

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H.R. 4098, Secure Federal File Sharing Act

Mar 22, 2010

Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as provided by the House Committee on the Budget on March 22, 2010

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (11)

10 Democrats1 Republican