Cyber VICTIM Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 26, 2017)
Cyber Valuing Individual Cybersecurity Through Interagency Measures Act or the Cyber VICTIM Act
This bill requires the President to designate a federal official as the interagency cyber victim response coordinator. The interagency cyber victim coordinator must respond to data breaches and other cyber attacks on federal employees.
Additionally, the coordinator must: (1) coordinate activities of the federal government relating to incidents of data breaches; (2) chair an interagency working group, consisting of appropriate personnel of the federal government and responding to cyber attacks against federal employees; (3) ensure sufficient representation of each federal agency at the interagency working group; and (4) develop processes and procedures to inform victims of efforts to mitigate damage from data breaches and prosecute perpetrators.
The President must develop a comprehensive plan for the U.S. response to data breaches of personal information of federal employees.
What just happenedJul 26, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 26, 2017
- Jul 26, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Jul 26, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 26, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House