,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fbef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #g1 #bjbc    
,mr4 ,baird introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require t !    
,*ief ,in=mation ,(fic] ( ! ,bureau (   
,in=mation ,res\rces submit an annual   
report t li/s all ! in=mation te*nology 
procurem5t aw>ds & contracts t 7 aw>d$  
ov] #aj1jjj1jjj4  #a4 ,cyb]security     
prioritization 9 in=mation te*nology    
procurem5t  7a7 ,s5se ( congress ,x is !
 s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,dep>tm5t  
has n suffici5tly emphasiz$ cyb]security
 9 its op]ations or 9 its procurem5t (  
in=mation te*nology1 & t ^! %ortcom+s h 
contribut$ to num]\s cyb]security       
incid5ts at ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7#b7 !      
,dep>tm5t %\ld prioritize1 to ! highe/  
level & to a great] ext5t ?an x already 
does1 ! m9imization ( cyb]security risks
 9 its procurem5t ( in=mation te*nology4
  7b7 ,annual report ,! ,*ief ,in=mation
 ,(fic] 9 ! ,bureau ( ,in=mation        

,res\rces ,managem5t %all submit to !   
appropriate congressional committees an 
annual report :i*--  7#a7 describes all 
,dep>tm5t in=mation te*nology procurem5t
 contracts aw>d$ 9 ! ye> prior to !     
issuance ( ! report1 includ+ ! "n ( !   
aw>dee & ! in=mation te*nology !y 7     
contract$ to procure2 &  7#b7 = all     
,dep>tm5t in=mation te*nology procurem5t
 contracts aw>d$ 9 ! ye> prior to !     
issuance ( ! report ) contract price    
exce$+ #aj1jjj1jjj--  7,a7 details !    
cyb]security risks :i* h be5 or w be    
creat$ by ! in=mation te*nology procur$ 
or int5d$ to be procur$ "u ! contract1  
includ+ ! ,dep>tm5t's /rategy = mitigat+
 ^! risks2  7,b7 ju/ifies ! ,dep>tm5t's 
*oice to aw>d ! contract to its p>ticul>
 aw>dee 9 light ( ^? cyb]security risks2
 &  7,c7 ju/ifies ! ,dep>tm5t's *oice to
 procure su* in=mation te*nology 9 light
 ( ^? cyb]security risks4  7c7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7          
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          

committees means ! ,h\se ,committee on  
,=eign ,affairs & ! ,s5ate ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations4  7#b7 ,cyb]security 
incid5t ,! t]m cyb]security incid5t has 
! mean+ giv5 ! t]m incid5t 9 section    
#ceeb ( title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 
7#c7 ,cyb]security risk ,! t]m          
cyb]security risk has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m
 9 section #bbjj ( ! ,homel& ,security  
,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fej71 except
 t x ref]s exclusively to cyb]security  
risks to ! ,dep>tm5t's in=mation &      
in=mation sy/ems4  7#d7 ,dep>tm5t ,! t]m
 ,dep>tm5t means ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  7#e7 ,in=mation     
sy/em ,! t]m in=mation sy/em has ! mean+
 giv5 t t]m 9 section #cejb ( title #dd1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#f7 ,in=mation  
te*nology ,! t]m in=mation te*nology has
 ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #aaaja (  
title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4