,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aa1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,katko 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,langevin1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,miss ,rice of  
,new ,york1 and ,mr4 ,gallagher7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb       
promote evidence-based controls for     
defending against common cybersecurity  
threats and cybersecurity risks1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,cyber        
,essentials ,act4  #b4 ,evidence-based  
controls for defending against common   
cybersecurity threats and cybersecurity 
risks  7a7 ,in general ,subsection 7b7  
of section #bbjc of the ,homeland       
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#fec7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph    
7#c71 by striking and after the         
semicolon at the end2  7#b7 by          
redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as         

paragraph 7#e72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#c7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#d7 in consultation with   
the ,national ,institute of ,standards  
and ,technology1 develop1 publish1 and  
update as necessary guidelines and      
processes for a national audience       
regarding usable evidence-based controls
 that have the most impact in defending 
against common cybersecurity threats and
 cybersecurity risks2 and  4  7b7       
,restriction ,chapter #ce of title #dd1 
,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as
 the ,paperwork ,reduction ,act7 shall  
not apply to any action to implement the
 amendments made by this ,act4