H.R. 4361 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 465 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4361 [Report No. 114–599] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2016 Mr. Palmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform May 31, 2016 Additional sponsor: Mr. Westerman May 31, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 11, 2016 A BILL To amend section 3554 of title 44, United States Code, to provide for enhanced security of Federal information systems, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act of 2016. 2. Agency discretion to secure information technology and information systems Section 3554 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Agency discretion The head of each agency has the sole and exclusive authority, with respect to any information technology or information system under the control of such agency— (1) to take any action the agency determines to be necessary to reduce or eliminate security weakness and risk, including to protect the information contained in the information technology or information system; and (2) to take any action the agency determines to be necessary to reduce or eliminate future security weakness and risk, including to protect the information contained in the information technology or information system. . 3 Rule of construction Section 2 of this Act, which clarifies agency discretion with respect to any information technology or information system under control of such agency, does not modify existing law as enacted in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2016, Division N – Cybersecurity Act of 2015, Public Law 114–113. May 31, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed