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Hack Your State Department Act

USA117th CongressHR-3313| House 
| Updated: 5/18/2021
Ted Lieu

Ted Lieu

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (3)
Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Claudia Tenney (Republican)August Pfluger (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Hack Your State Department Act This bill requires the Department of State to design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process to improve cybersecurity. In establishing the process, the State Department must identify which information technology should be included, determine whether the process should differentiate among and specify the types of security vulnerabilities that may be targeted, and provide a readily available form and means of reporting, among other requirements. The bill also requires the State Department to establish a bug bounty pilot program, under which an approved individual, organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing information technology of the State Department in exchange for compensation.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-328
Hack Your State Department Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-5433
Hack Your State Department Act
May 18, 2021
Introduced in House
May 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-328
    Hack Your State Department Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-5433
    Hack Your State Department Act


  • May 18, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • May 18, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1157: Department of State Authorization Act of 2021

Hack Your State Department Act

USA117th CongressHR-3313| House 
| Updated: 5/18/2021
Hack Your State Department Act This bill requires the Department of State to design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process to improve cybersecurity. In establishing the process, the State Department must identify which information technology should be included, determine whether the process should differentiate among and specify the types of security vulnerabilities that may be targeted, and provide a readily available form and means of reporting, among other requirements. The bill also requires the State Department to establish a bug bounty pilot program, under which an approved individual, organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing information technology of the State Department in exchange for compensation.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-328
Hack Your State Department Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-5433
Hack Your State Department Act
May 18, 2021
Introduced in House
May 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-328
    Hack Your State Department Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-5433
    Hack Your State Department Act


  • May 18, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • May 18, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Ted Lieu

Ted Lieu

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (3)
Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Claudia Tenney (Republican)August Pfluger (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1157: Department of State Authorization Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted