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State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act

Introduced: August 14, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Sep 24, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
Sep 24, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Aug 14, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 14, 2020
Introduced in House
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State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Improvement Act

This bill establishes in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant programs to assist states and Indian tribal governments with emergency information technology (IT) expenses and modernization, and to assist state, local, tribal, or territorial governments to address cybersecurity risks and threats.

Specifically, the bill establishes a Public Health Emergency Information Technology Grant Program to make grants to states and tribal governments for emergency IT expenses during a public health emergency, specifically COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

The bill establishes in DHS the Modernizing IT Grant Program to make grants to states and Indian tribal governments to modernize IT to securely enable digital delivery of government services.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) shall distribute grants to states for addressing cybersecurity risks and threats to the information systems of state, local, tribal, or territorial governments.

The CISA must (1) establish a State and Local Cybersecurity Resiliency Committee; (2) develop and make publicly available a Homeland Security Strategy to Improve the Cybersecurity of State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments; (3) conduct a study to assess the feasibility of implementing a short-term rotational program for the detail of approved government employees in cyber workforce positions to the agency; and (4) develop a resource guide for use by state, local, tribal, and territorial government officials.

What's happening now September 24, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5823 Related bill State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 22, 2020
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Sep 11, 2020
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Aug 14, 2020
Gallagher, Mike
· Aug 14, 2020
Hurd, Will
· Aug 14, 2020
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Aug 14, 2020
Richmond, Cedric
· Aug 14, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8048: State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8048/
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