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S. 1808 116th Congress Senate

Hack Your State Department Act

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of State to design and establish a Vulnerability Disclosure Process to improve the Department of State cybersecurity and a bug … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of State to design and establish a Vulnerability Disclosure Process to improve the Department of State cybersecurity and a bug bounty program to identify and report vulnerabilities of Internet-facing information technology of the Department of State, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 12, 2019 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 12, 2019
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 Latest action June 12, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1808: Hack Your State Department Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1808/
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"S. 1808: Hack Your State Department Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1808/.
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S. 1808, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1808/.
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