To establish a voluntary program to identify and promote Internet-connected products that meet industry-leading cybersecurity and data security standards, guidelines, best practices, methodologies, procedures, and processes.
United States115th CongressHR-4163House of Representatives
Updated: Nov 3, 2017
Summary
Cyber Shield Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a Cyber Shield Advisory Committee to recommend (1) the format and content of Cyber Shield labels for covered products (i.e., consumer-facing physical objects that can connect to the Internet and collect, send, or receive data); and (2) the process to identify, establish, report on, adopt, maintain, and promote compliance with industry-leading cybersecurity and data security benchmarks to enhance cybersecurity and protect data. In addition, Commerce must establish a Cyber Shield voluntary program to identify, certify, and label such covered products.
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S-2020: A bill to establish a voluntary program to identify and promote Internet-connected products that meet industry-leading cybersecurity and data security standards, guidelines, best practices, methodologies, procedures, and processes.Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-300.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
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