,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ab1        
#bjag,mr4 ,fortenberry introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,fair ,credit  
,reporting ,act to require an           
independent audit of the cybersecurity  
practices of certain consumer reporting 
agencies1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,independent audit of the cybersecurity 
practices of certain consumer reporting 
agencies  7a7 ,in general ,the ,fair    
,credit ,reporting ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#afha et seq47 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#fcj4 ,independent audit of the         
cybersecurity practices of certain      
consumer reporting agencies ,the ,bureau
 shall order an annual independent audit
 of the cybersecurity practices of      
consumer reporting agencies described   
under section #fjc7p74 ,the results of  
each audit shall be submitted to        

,congress along with the audit required 
under section #ajaf;,a7b7 of the        
,consumer ,financial ,protection ,act of
 #bjaj4  4  7b7 ,table of contents      
amendment ,the table of contents of the 
,fair ,credit ,reporting ,act is amended
 by adding at the end the following new 
item3  #fcj4 ,independent audit of the  
cybersecurity practices of certain      
consumer reporting agencies4  4