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US HR2481
PATCH Act of 2017 Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking Act of 2017
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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, which is responsible for developing and publishing policies on how the federal government should handle information about vulnerabilities in technology that are not publicly known. The board is composed of representatives from various federal agencies, and it must consider factors like the potential risks of leaving a vulnerability unpatched and the likelihood of the vulnerability being discovered by adversaries when determining whether to share or release information about the vulnerability with non-federal entities. The bill also requires federal agencies to subject any information they obtain about non-publicly known vulnerabilities to the process established by the board, and it mandates oversight and reporting requirements to ensure transparency around the board's activities.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (on 05/17/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2481/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2481/BILLS-115hr2481ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2481/BILLS-115hr2481ih.pdf.pdf |
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