FEMA Cybersecurity Improvement Act
H.R. 4579119th Congress

FEMA Cybersecurity Improvement Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS-2)7 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Jul 21, 2025

Section 1. Short Title

This Act may be cited as the FEMA Cybersecurity Improvement Act.

(a) In general

Subsection (a) of section 523 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321l) is amended—

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking as of the day before the date of the enactment of this section,;

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (9), respectively; and

(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

(3) mitigating cybersecurity risks (as such term is defined in section 2200) that could impede Agency operations;

(b) Plan for FEMA cybersecurity

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in consultation with the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the progress of Agency efforts to mitigate cybersecurity risks within the Agency in accordance with paragraph (3) of section 523(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by subsection (a).

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