Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019
Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019
S. ll
116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
A BILL
To leverage Federal Government procurement power to en-
courage increased cybersecurity for Internet of Things
devices, and for other purposes.
8 In this Act:
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1 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the
2 meaning given such term in section 3502 of title 44,
3 United States Code.
4 (2) COVERED DEVICE.—
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1 (ii) the Director acts upon any peti-
2 tion submitted under clause (i) in a timely
3 manner.
4 (3) SECURITY VULNERABILITY.—The term ‘‘se-
5 curity vulnerability’’ means any attribute of hard-
6 ware, firmware, software, or combination of 2 or
7 more of these factors that could enable the com-
8 promise of the confidentiality, integrity, or avail-
9 ability of an information system or its information
10 or physical devices to which it is connected.
11 SEC. 3. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECH-
15 RISKS.
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1 bersecurity capabilities of Internet of Things devices,
2 are completed no later than September 30, 2019.
3 (2) MATTERS ADDRESSED.—In ensuring efforts
4 are completed under paragraph (1), the Director
5 shall also ensure that such efforts address, at a min-
6 imum, the following considerations for covered de-
7 vices:
8 (A) Secure Development.
9 (B) Identity management.
10 (C) Patching.
11 (D) Configuration management.
12 (b) DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDED STANDARDS
13 FOR USE OF INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICES BY FED-
14 ERAL GOVERNMENT.—
15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31,
16 2020, the Director of the Institute shall develop rec-
17 ommendations for the Federal Government on the
18 appropriate use and management by the Federal
19 Government of Internet of Things devices owned or
20 controlled by the Federal Government, including
21 minimum information security requirements for
22 managing cybersecurity risks associated with such
23 devices.
24 (2) CONSISTENCY WITH ONGOING EFFORTS.—
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1 recommendations and standards developed under
2 paragraph (1) are consistent with the efforts re-
3 ferred to in subsection (a), especially with respect to
4 the examples of possible cybersecurity capabilities re-
5 ferred to in such subsection.
6 (c) INSTITUTE REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY CONSID-
7 ERATIONS STEMMING FROM THE CONVERGENCE OF IN -
8 FORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET OF THINGS, AND
20 VICES.
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1 of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue guide-
2 lines for each agency that are consistent with such rec-
3 ommendations.
4 (b) REQUIREMENT.—In issuing the guidelines re-
5 quired under subsection (a), the Director of the Office of
6 Management and Budget shall ensure that the guidelines
7 are consistent with the information security requirements
8 in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44, United States
9 Code.
10 (c) QUINQUENNIAL REVIEWS AND REVISIONS.—Not
11 less frequently than once every 5 years—
12 (1) the Director of the Office of Management
13 and Budget and the Director of the National Insti-
14 tute of Standards and Technology shall review the
15 policies issued under subsection (a); and
16 (2) the Director of the Office of Management
17 and Budget shall, in consultation with the Director
18 of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
19 nology, revise such policies.
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1 SEC. 5. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECH-
5 VICES.
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1 (A) receiving information about a potential
2 security vulnerability relating to the covered de-
3 vice; and
4 (B) disseminating information about the
5 resolution of a security vulnerability relating to
6 the covered device.
7 (2) Guidance, including example content, on the
8 information items that should be produced through
9 the implementation of the security vulnerability dis-
10 closure process of the contractor.
11 SEC. 6. GUIDELINES FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES ON COORDI-
14 OF THINGS DEVICES.
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1 (b) CONTRACTOR AND VENDOR COMPLIANCE WITH
2 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
3 GUIDANCE.—The guidelines required by subsection (a)
4 shall include a limitation that prohibits an agency from
5 acquiring or using any covered device from a contractor
6 or vendor if the contractor or vendor fails to comply with
7 the guidance published under section 5(a).
8 (c) CONSISTENCY WITH GUIDANCE FROM NATIONAL
9 INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.—The Di-
10 rector shall ensure that the guidelines issued under sub-
11 section (a) are consistent with the guidance published
12 under section 5(a).