,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dfe  #aadth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#dcfa  ,report ,no4 #aad-eii  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,january #aa1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,palmer        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,may
 #ca1 #bjaf ,additional sponsor3 ,mr4   
,westerman  ,may #ca1 #bjaf ,reported   
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed ,strike out all after the       
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,january #aa1 #bjaf  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend section #ceed of title
 #dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide 
for enhanced security of ,federal       
information systems1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal            
,information ,systems ,safeguards ,act  

of #bjaf4  #b4 ,agency discretion to    
secure information technology and       
information systems ,section #ceed of   
title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7f7 ,agency  
discretion ,the head of each agency has 
the sole and exclusive authority1 with  
respect to any information technology or
 information system under the control of
 such agency-- 7#a7 to take any action  
the agency determines to be necessary to
 reduce or eliminate security weakness  
and risk1 including to protect the      
information contained in the information
 technology or information system2 and  
7#b7 to take any action the agency      
determines to be necessary to reduce or 
eliminate future security weakness and  
risk1 including to protect the          
information contained in the information
 technology or information system4  4   
#c ,rule of construction ,section #b of 
this ,act1 which clarifies agency       
discretion with respect to any          

information technology or information   
system under control of such agency1    
does not modify existing law as enacted 
in the ,consolidated ,appropriations    
,act of ,fiscal ,year #bjaf1 ,division  
,n - ,cybersecurity ,act of #bjae1      
,public ,law #aad-aac4  ,may #ca1 #bjaf 
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed