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Introduced
05/17/2017
05/17/2017
In Committee
05/17/2017
05/17/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
PATCH Act of 2017 Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking Act of 2017 This bill establishes the Vulnerability Equities Review Board to establish and make available to the public policies on matters relating to whether, when, how, to whom, and to what degree information about a vulnerability in a technology, product, system, service, or application that is not publicly known should be shared or released by the government to a non-federal entity. The board must submit to Congress and the President a draft of such policies, along with a description of challenges or impediments requiring legislative or administrative action. Each federal agency shall, upon obtaining information about such a vulnerability, subject such information to a process established by the board for sharing or releasing the information. Process considerations shall include: which technologies, products, systems, services, or applications are subject to the vulnerability; the potential risks of leaving the vulnerability unpatched or unmitigated;
AI Summary
This bill establishes the Vulnerability Equities Review Board to develop policies on when the government should share or release information about vulnerabilities in technologies, products, systems, services, or applications that are not publicly known. The board must submit draft policies to Congress and the public, and each federal agency must submit information about such vulnerabilities to the board's process. The process considers factors like the potential risks, the likelihood of the government knowing about exploitation, and the need to exploit the vulnerability for a specific operation. The bill also requires annual reporting on the board's activities and oversight by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (on 05/17/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1157/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1157/BILLS-115s1157is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1157/BILLS-115s1157is.pdf.pdf |
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