,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #hij ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bg1 #bjai,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cotton7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,rules and ,administration ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,sergeant at ,arms to protect the personal technology devices and accounts of ,senators and covered employees from cyber attacks and hostile information collection activities1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,senate ,cybersecurity ,protection ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the term covered employing office means-- 7,a7 the personal office of a ,senator2 7,b7 the office of a committee of the ,senate2 7,c7 any other office of the ,senate not described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b72 or 7,d7 the office of a joint committee or joint commission2 7#b7 the term covered employee means an individual-- 7,a7 who is employed or serving in a position as-- 7i7 an officer or employee of a covered employing office2 7ii7 a detailee in a covered employing office1 without regard to whether the service is on a reimbursable basis2 or 7iii7 a fellow in a covered employing office1 without regard to whether the position is compensated or the source of the compensation2 7,b7 who is not a ,senate authorizer2 and 7,c7 whom the covered employing office has determined is highly vulnerable to cyber attacks and hostile information collection activities because of the position of the individual2 7#c7 the term personal account means an account for online or telecommunications services 7including telephone1 residential internet access1 email1 text and multimedia messaging1 cloud computing1 social media1 health care1 and financial services7-- 7,a7 used by a ,senate authorizer or covered employee2 7,b7 that is not administered or operated by the ,sergeant at ,arms2 and 7,c7 with respect to which the parties signing the security memorandum of understanding as described in paragraph 7#f77;,a7 jointly agree that the ,sergeant at ,arms will provide security1 in accordance with this ,act2 7#d7 the term personal technology device-- 7,a7 means a handheld communications device1 laptop computer1 desktop computer1 or other internet-connected device-- 7i7 used by a ,senate authorizer or covered employee2 7ii7 that is not provided to the ,senate authorizer or covered employee1 or administered1 by the ,sergeant at ,arms2 and 7iii7 with respect to which the parties signing the security memorandum of understanding as described in paragraph 7#f77;,a7 jointly agree that the ,sergeant at ,arms will provide security1 in accordance with this ,act2 and 7,b7 may1 if agreed to by the parties pursuant to the security memorandum of understanding1 include any computer network to which a computer or device described in subparagraph 7,a7 connects2 7#e7 the term provide security means to provide training1 advice1 support1 technical assistance1 and other services to prevent1 detect1 and recover from cyber attacks and hostile information collection activities2 7#f7 the term security memorandum of understanding means a written memorandum of understanding that-- 7,a7 is signed by-- 7i7 the ,sergeant at ,arms2 7ii7 the ,senate authorizer or covered employee for whom the security will be provided pursuant to the memorandum2 and 7iii7 if the security is being provided for a covered employee1 the applicable ,senate authorizer for the covered employee2 7,b7 specifies the personal accounts or personal technology devices1 or categories of personal accounts or personal technology devices1 for which the ,sergeant at ,arms will provide security2 7,c7 describes the rights and responsibilities of each signing party relating to the provision of security and with respect to privacy2 and 7,d7 shall be effective for a period of not more than #a year2 7#g7 the term ,senate authorizer-- 7,a7 means a ,senator or the head of a ,senate office described in paragraph 7#a77;,c72 7,b7 when used with respect to a covered employee not described in subparagraph 7,c71 means the ,senator or the head of a ,senate office who has final authority to appoint1 hire1 discharge1 and set the terms1 conditions1 or privileges of the employment of the covered employee2 and 7,c7 when used with respect to a covered employee of a joint committee or joint commission1 the ,senator from the majority party of the ,senate who-- 7i7 is a member of1 or has authority over1 the committee or commission2 and 7ii7 serves in the highest leadership role for a ,senator in the committee or commission or1 if there is no such leadership role1 is the most senior ,senator from the majority party of the committee or commission2 and 7#h7 the term ,sergeant at ,arms means the ,sergeant at ,arms and ,doorkeeper of the ,senate4 #c4 ,cybersecurity assistance for personal technology devices and accounts 7a7 ,authorization 7#a7 ,in general ,upon request by a ,senate authorizer and upon the signing of a security memorandum of understanding by the parties described in section #b7f77;,a71 the ,sergeant at ,arms may use funds provided for official purposes in order to provide security for personal accounts and personal technology devices of the ,senate authorizer or a covered employee of the ,senate authorizer4 7#b7 ,annual renewal ,a ,senate authorizer or covered employee for whom the ,sergeant at ,arms is providing security for personal accounts and personal technology devices under a security memorandum of understanding may continue to receive such security services under this ,act if the applicable signing parties described in section #b7f77;,a7 enter into a security memorandum of understanding each year4 7b7 ,aggregate reporting ,by the date that is #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,sergeant at ,arms shall prepare and submit to the ,committee on ,rules and ,administration and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate a report that includes aggregate statistics for the preceding fiscal year of the number of ,senate authorizers and covered employees who entered into a security memorandum of understanding with the ,sergeant at ,arms and received security assistance for their personal accounts and personal technology devices4 7c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed to encourage any ,senator or covered employee to conduct official ,government business using a personal technology device4 #d4 ,annual ,,gao reports on cybersecurity and surveillance threats 7a7 ,annual reports 7#a7 ,in general ,beginning #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall prepare and submit1 to the ,committee on ,rules and ,administration and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate1 a report regarding cybersecurity and surveillance threats to the legislative branch4 7#b7 ,statistics ,each report required under paragraph 7#a7 shall include statistics on cyber attacks1 and other incidents of espionage or surveillance targeted against ,senators or the immediate families or staff of the ,senators1 in which the non-public communications and other private information of such targeted individuals were lost1 stolen1 or otherwise subject to unauthorized access by criminals or a foreign government4 7b7 ,consultation ,in preparing the report required under subsection 7a71 the ,comptroller ,general shall consult with the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and the ,sergeant at ,arms4