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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 3, 2019
Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to submit a report describing the policies and procedures developed to coordinate the disclosure of cyber vulnerabilities. The report shall describe instances when such policies and procedures were used to disclose cyber vulnerabilities in the previous year. Further, the report shall mention the degree to which the disclosed information was acted upon by stakeholders.
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Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D–TX
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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