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H.R. 4900 111th Congress House

Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010

Official title: To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to create the National Office for Cyberspace, to revise requirements relating to Federal information security, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 22, 2010 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory proceduresComputer security and identity theftComputers and information technologyExecutive Office of the President
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Executive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPerformance measurementPublic contracts and procurementTechnology assessment
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2010
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 20, 2010
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 5, 2010
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
May 5, 2010
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 5, 2010
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 5, 2010
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 4, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Mar 22, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 22, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2010

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010 - Revises provisions of federal law concerning government information security. Establishes: (1) in the Executive Office of the President the National Office for Cyberspace to serve as the principle office for coordinating an assured, reliable, secure, and survivable information infrastructure and related capabilities; and (2) within such Office the Federal Cybersecurity Practice Board, which shall be responsible for developing and periodically updating information security policies and procedures.

Requires the Director of such Office to: (1) develop and oversee the implementation of policies, standards, and guidelines on information security; and (2) require agencies to identify and provide protections commensurate with the risk and magnitude of harm resulting from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of information collected by or maintained for an agency or of information systems used by or operated for an agency. Makes the head of each agency responsible for providing appropriate information security protections.

Requires: (1) each agency to have an annual independent information security effectiveness evaluation; and (2) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), on the basis of proposed standards developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to promulgate information security standards pertaining to federal information systems. Allows an agency to employ more stringent standards.

Requires the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace to: (1) ensure the operation of a central federal information security incident center; and (2) oversee the development and implementation of policies, standards, and guidance to cost effectively enhance agency information security.

Prohibits an agency from entering into a contract or interagency agreement for information technology without including requirements to provide effective information security. Provides for vulnerability assessments of major systems.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4900: Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4900/
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