SVAC Act of 2022 became law 272 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedMar 30, 2022
ReportedJul 19, 2022
Passed one chamberNov 17, 2022
Passed bothDec 19, 2022
LawDec 27, 2022
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 97 words.
Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022 or the SVAC Act of 2022 This act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to provide a cybersecurity assessment of five high-impact VA information systems and the effectiveness of the VA's information security program and information security management system. The VA must submit a plan to Congress to address the findings of the assessment. The Government Accountability Office must review the assessment and the VA's response to the assessment and report its findings to Congress.
Context
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 4 of 19 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 867 words
- Subjects
- Computer security and identity theftComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsResearch and development +1 more
- Latest action
- Dec 27, 2022: Became Public Law No: 117-302.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 117th H.Res. 1464 Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 4524) to limit the judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement cont D · Agreed to
- 117th S. 3863 Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]