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,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #abha    
,report ,no4 #aae-ifd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjah 
,ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel&      
,security  ,septemb] #be1 #bjah ,report$
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( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &
 ord]$ to be pr9t$ ,/rike out all aft] !
 enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9     
italic ,= text ( introduc$ bill1 see    
copy ( bill z introduc$ on ,april #ah1  
#bjah  ,an ,act  ,to e/abli% a bug b\nty
 pilot program )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& 
,security1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,hack ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security ,act (    
#bjah or ! ,hack ,,dhs ,act4  #b4       
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security bug b\nty 
pilot program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section3  7#a7 ,bug b\nty program ,! t]m
 bug b\nty program means a program "u   
:i*-- 7,a7 individuals1 organizations1 &
 companies are tempor>ily au?oriz$ to   
id5tify & report vuln]abilities (       

appropriate in=mation sy/ems ( !        
,dep>tm5t2 &  7,b7 eligible individuals1
 organizations1 & companies receive     
comp5sation 9 ex*ange = su* reports4    
7#b7 ,dep>tm5t ,! t]m ,dep>tm5t means ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security4  7#c7    
,eligible individual1 organization1 or  
company ,! t]m eligible individual1     
organization1 or company means an       
individual1 organization1 or company t  
meets su* crit]ia z ! ,secret>y det]m9es
 9 ord] to receive comp5sation 9        
compliance ) ,f$]al laws4  7#d7         
,in=mation sy/em ,! t]m in=mation sy/em 
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m by section #cejb 
( title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#e7 
,pilot program ,! t]m pilot program     
means ! bug b\nty pilot program requir$ 
to be e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b77#a74   
7#f7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security4  7b7     
,e/abli%m5t ( pilot program  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all 
e/abli%1 )9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,*ief          

,in=mation ,(fic]1 a bug b\nty pilot    
program to m9imize vuln]abilities (     
appropriate in=mation sy/ems ( !        
,dep>tm5t4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,9        
e/abli%+ & conduct+ ! pilot program1 !  
,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 designate         
appropriate in=mation sy/ems to be      
includ$ 9 ! pilot program2  7,b7 provide
 comp5sation to eligible individuals1   
organizations1 & companies = reports (  
previ\sly unid5tifi$ security           
vuln]abilities )9 ! in=mation sy/ems    
designat$ "u subp>agraph 7,a72  7,c7    
e/abli% crit]ia = individuals1          
organizations1 & companies to be        
consid]$ eligible = comp5sation "u !    
pilot program 9 compliance ) ,f$]al     
laws2  7,d7 consult ) ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 on h[ to ensure t approv$ individuals1 
organizations1 or companies t comply ) !
 requirem5ts ( ! pilot program are      
protect$ f prosecution "u section #ajcj 
( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 &     
simil> provisions ( law1 & civil        
lawsuits = specific activities au?oriz$ 

"u ! pilot program2  7,e7 consult ) !   
,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! heads ( o!r     
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies t h implem5t$       
programs to provide comp5sation =       
reports ( previ\sly undisclos$          
vuln]abilities 9 in=mation sy/ems1      
reg>d+ lessons t may be appli$ f su*    
programs2 &  7,f7 develop an exp$iti\s  
process by :i* an individual1           
organization1 or company c regi/] ) !   
,dep>tm5t1 submit to a backgr\nd *eck z 
det]m9$ by ! ,dep>tm5t1 & receive a     
det]m9ation z to eligibility2 &  7,g7   
engage qualifi$ int]e/$ p]sons1 includ+ 
non-gov]nm5t sector repres5tatives1 ab\t
 ! /ructure ( ! pilot program z         
con/ructive & to ! ext5t practicable4   
7#c7 ,contract ,9 e/abli%+ ! pilot      
program1 ! ,secret>y1 subject to !      
availability ( appropriations1 may aw>d 
"o or m competitive contracts to an     
entity1 z necess>y1 to manage ! pilot   
program4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date on :i* ! pilot program 
is complet$1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&      

,security %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal        
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,homel& ,security ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives a report on ! pilot     
program1 :i* %all include--  7#a7 !     
numb] ( individuals1 organizations1 or  
companies t p>ticipat$ 9 ! pilot        
program1 brok5 d[n by ! numb] (         
individuals1 organizations1 or companies
 t--  7,a7 regi/]$2  7,b7 7 det]m9$     
eligible2  7,c7 submitt$ security       
vuln]abilities2 &  7,d7 receiv$         
comp5sation2  7#b7 ! numb] & sev]ity (  
vuln]abilities report$ z "p ( ! pilot   
program2  7#c7 ! numb] ( previ\sly      
unid5tifi$ security vuln]abilities      
rem$iat$ z a result ( ! pilot program2  
7#d7 ! curr5t numb] ( out/&+ previ\sly  
unid5tifi$ security vuln]abilities &    
,dep>tm5t rem$iation plans2  7#e7 !     
av]age l5g? ( "t betwe5 ! report+ (     
security vuln]abilities & rem$iation ( !
 vuln]abilities2  7#f7 ! types (        
comp5sation provid$ "u ! pilot program2 

&  7#g7 ! lessons le>n$ f ! pilot       
program4  7d7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to ! ,dep>tm5t #bej1jjj =   
fiscal ye> #bjai to c>ry out ?is ,act4  
,septemb] #be1 #bjah ,report$ ) an      
am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !   
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ord]$ to be pr9t$