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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 7856 (Introduced in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United S... · Sec. 607

Sec. 607. Feasibility study on cybersecurity policies of contractors of owner or operators of national security systems

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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Security Agency shall conduct a feasibility study with respect to requiring contractors (including subcontractors) of departments or agencies of the Federal Government that own or operate national security systems to implement mandatory cybersecurity policies or defensive measures. The study shall include— the estimated cost to the Federal Government of deploying such mandatory cybersecurity policies or defensive measures; whether there are sufficient legal and policy authorities in place to implement such mandatory cybersecurity policies or defensive measures; a description of enforcement mechanisms for such mandatory cybersecurity policies or defensive measures; and the timeline for implementation of such mandatory cybersecurity policies or defensive measures.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter during the one-year period following the date of such enactment, the Director shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the study. In this section: The term defensive measures has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 ( 6 U.S.C. 1501 ).
The term national security system has the meaning given that term in section 3542 of title 44, United States Code.
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