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HR 3313 117th Congress House International Affairs

Hack Your State Department Act

Introduced: May 18, 2021 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 18, 2021
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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, among other requirements.

The bill also requires the State Department to establish a bug bounty pilot program, under which 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.

What's happening now May 18, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1157 Related bill Department of State Authorization Act of 2021
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All 2 Republican 2
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Pfluger, August
Texas · May 18, 2021
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · May 18, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3313: Hack Your State Department Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3313/
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"H.R. 3313: Hack Your State Department Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3313/.
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H.R. 3313, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3313/.
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