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Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022

Introduced: March 17, 2022 Introduced by: Rosen, Jacky Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to provide a cybersecurity assessment of at least 3, but no more than 10, high-impact VA information systems and the effectiveness of the VA's information security program and information security management system.

The VA must submit a plan to Congress to address the findings of the assessment.

The Government Accountability Office must review the assessment and the VA's response to the assessment and report its findings to Congress.

What's happening now March 17, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7299 Related bill SVAC Act of 2022
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 17, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3863: Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3863/
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"S. 3863: Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3863/.
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S. 3863, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3863/.
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