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S. 3863

Referred to Committee

Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022

Introduced 3/17/2022•117th Congress•Senate

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

3/17/2022 • Senate

Summary

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.

Introduced in Senate • 3/17/2022

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Topics & Subjects

Computer security and identity theftComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsResearch and developmentTechnology assessment

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Sponsor

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Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

Democrat • NV

Sponsored 3/17/2022

Cosponsors (1)

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Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

R-TN

Joined 3/17/2022

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Originated in the Senate

Introduced

March 17, 2022

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

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Introduced in Senate3/17/2022

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Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors1