,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ffh #aaeth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #cbjh    
,report ,no4 #aae-chb ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,july #ab1 #bjah,mr4 ,johnson 7for      
himself and ,mrs4 ,ernst7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,november #bf1 #bjah,reported 
by ,mr4 ,johnson1 with an               
amendment,strike out all after the      
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
provide agencies with discretion in     
securing information technology and     
information systems4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal 
,information ,systems ,safeguards ,act  
of #bjah4  #b4 ,agency discretion to    
secure information technology and       
information systems  7a7 ,in general    
,the authority described under          
subsection 7b7 may not be--  7#a7       
limited by a collective bargaining      

agreement1 memorandum of agreement1 or  
any other agreement entered into before1
 on1 or after the date of enactment of  
this ,act pursuant to chapter #ga of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 or     
7#b7 negotiated under section #gajf7;b7 
or any other section of such chapter    
#ga4  7b7 ,authority covered ,the       
authority described in this subsection  
is the authority of the head of an      
agency1 pursuant to section #ceed of    
title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
take any action to limit1 restrict1 or  
prohibit access to a website or to test1
 deploy1 or update a cybersecurity      
measure if the head of the agency       
determines such action is necessary to  
carry out the responsibilities of the   
head of the agency under such section   
#ceed4  7c7 ,definition of agency ,in   
this section1 the term agency has the   
meaning given the term in section #cejb 
of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,federal ,information ,systems  

,safeguards ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,agency 
discretion to secure information        
technology and information systems  7a7 
,in general ,the authority described    
under subsection 7b7 may not be-- 7#a7  
limited by a collective bargaining      
agreement1 memorandum of agreement1 or  
any other agreement entered into before1
 on1 or after the date of enactment of  
this ,act pursuant to chapter #ga of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 or     
7#b7 negotiated under section #gajf7;b7 
or any other section of such chapter    
#ga4  7b7 ,authority covered ,the       
authority described in this subsection  
is the authority of the head of an      
agency1 pursuant to section #ceed of    
title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
take any action to limit1 restrict1 or  
prohibit access to a website or to test1
 deploy1 or update a cybersecurity      
measure if the head of the agency       
determines such action is necessary to  
carry out the responsibilities of the   
head of the agency under such section   

#ceed4  7c7 ,consideration of           
communication needs  7#a7 ,in general   
,after taking an action under this      
section1 the head of an agency shall1   
upon the request of employees of the    
agency1 take into consideration and seek
 guidance on the personal communication 
needs of the employees of the agency4   
7#b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in  
this subsection shall be construed to   
establish a right to collective         
bargaining4  7d7 ,definition of agency  
,in this section1 the term agency has   
the meaning given the term in section   
#cejb of title #dd1 ,united ,states     
,code4  ,november #bf1 #bjah,reported   
with an amendment