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Version 01 · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Sep 27, 2016
Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill provides that executive agency actions that are necessary to restrict or prohibit access to a website which an agency determines presents a security weakness or risk to the information technology or information system under the agency's control shall not be subject to federal employee labor-management relations requirements.
The agency, after taking such an action, shall, upon the request of employees of the agency, consider and seek guidance on the personal communication needs of such employees.
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Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · R–IA
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 647.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 114-361.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 114-361.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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