115-hr-5433115th Congress

Hack Your State Department Act

Sponsored By: Representative Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

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Summary

Hack Your State Department Act This bill requires the Department of State to design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Program to improve cybersecurity. The program requirements include: (1) identifying which information technology should be included, (2) providing a readily available means of reporting discovered security vulnerabilities, and (3) identifying the offices and position that will be responsible for addressing security vulnerability disclosures. The bill requires the State Department to establish a bug bounty pilot program to provide compensation for reports of previously unidentified security vulnerabilities of its internet-facing information technology.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 4/5/2018

  • Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/8/2018

  • Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2018

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