December 5, 2008
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House

H.R. 3159, Government Network Security Act
Sponsor: Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif.
Introduced: Sept. 24, 2003
Committee: House Government Reform
Description: H.R. 3159 would require federal agencies to develop and implement within six months a plan to address threats that peer-to-peer file-sharing programs pose to their computer systems. The bill would require agencies to address the potential privacy and security breaches from employee use of file-sharing software but would not forbid the use of the technology.
H.R. 3233, Identity Theft Notification and Credit Restoration Act
Sponsor: Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.
Introduced: Oct. 2, 2003
Committee: House Financial Services
Description: H.R. 3233 would require financial institutions to notify consumers, credit-reporting agencies and law enforcement when security information systems are breached in a manner that compromises personal financial information. The bill also would require credit-reporting agencies to place fraud alerts in victims’ credit files when such breaches occur to prevent the issuance of new credit in those names. Victims of identify theft would be entitled to four credit reports in the year following a theft. In addition, all consumers would be entitled to one free credit report and their credit scores annually.

Senate

S. 187, National Cyber Security Leadership Act
Sponsor: Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C.
Introduced: Jan. 16, 2003
Committee: Senate Governmental Affairs
Description: S.187 would establish higher standards for computer safety in the federal government. The National Institute of Standards and Technology would establish the standards after individual agencies test their network systems and report any weaknesses.
S. 589, Homeland Security Federal Workforce Act
Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii
Introduced: March 11, 2003
Committee: Senate Governmental Affairs
Description: S. 589 seeks to strengthen homeland security by providing incentives for government service in computer science and other critical areas. The bill would authorize national security agencies to repay up to $10,000 a year in the student loans of workers who pledge to serve at least three years. It also would create a fellowship program for graduate students to enter key federal positions after completing their schooling, and it would allow workers in a new National Security Service Corps to rotate among jobs in various federal agencies.

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