HR 5433 · 115th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Hack Your State Department Act

Introduced 2018-04-05· Sponsored by Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]· 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 Foreign Relations.(2018-09-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Hack Your State Department Act This bill requires the Department of State to design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Program to improve cybersecurity. The program requirements include: (1) identifying which information technology should be included, (2) providing a readily available means of reporting discovered security vulnerabilities, and (3) identifying the offices and position that will be responsible for addressing security vulnerability disclosures. The bill requires the State Department to establish a bug bounty pilot program to provide compensation for reports of previously unidentified security vulnerabilities of its internet-facing information technology.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

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H.R. 5433, Hack Your State Department Act

May 24, 2018

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 9, 2018

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Cosponsors (3)

2 Democrats1 Republican