To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the Election Assistance Commission to provide for the conduct of penetration testing as part of the testing and certification of voting systems and to provide for the establishment of an Independent Security Testing and Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Pilot Program for Election Systems.
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Latest Action · February 23, 2024
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The SECURE IT Act amends federal election law to strengthen cybersecurity protections for voting systems. The bill requires the Election Assistance Commission to conduct penetration testing, which involves authorized security experts attempting to breach systems to identify vulnerabilities, as part of the regular testing and certification of voting machines and election software. The bill also establishes a five-year pilot program that allows cybersecurity researchers to voluntarily test election systems for vulnerabilities, with vendors required to fix critical issues within a defined timeframe and notify election officials of patches. Researchers participating in the program receive legal protections preventing vendors from suing them for their authorized testing work. The legislation affects voting system vendors, election officials, and cybersecurity researchers, with implementation required within 180 days of enactment, though no specific federal funding amount is specified in the bill text.
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