Hack Your State Department Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 12, 2019

Hack Your State Department Act

This bill requires the Department of State to design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process to improve cybersecurity. In establishing the process, the State Department must identify which information technology should be included, determine whether the process should differentiate among and specify the types of security vulnerabilities that may be targeted, and provide a readily available form and means of reporting, amongst other requirements.

The bill requires the State Department to establish a bug bounty pilot program, where an approved individual, organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing information technology of the State Department in exchange for compensation.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R–CO

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

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Jun 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 12, 2019
Introduced in Senate

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HR 328 · Hack Your State Department Act

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