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House Passes Federal Computer Security Bill 
By Brian Krebs, Newsbytes, 11/28/2001 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/172464.html

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation
designed to increase the National Institute of Standards and
Technology's (NIST) role in enhancing U.S. network infrastructure
security. 
By a vote of 391-4, the House passed H.R. 1259, a bill introduced by
Rep. Connie Morella, R-Md., to establish the Maryland-based institute as
the lead federal agency in computer security matters. 
"In today's environment, the intense need for this legislation is
obvious," Morella said in a floor speech preceding the vote. "Following
the devastating terrorist attacks of September 11th, Congress has passed
legislation to secure much of our important infrastructure, and the
administration has moved forward with many counter-terrorism proposals.
But along with the real world, we need to protect ourselves in
cyber-space." 
The bill mirrors legislation offered last year by former House Science
Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., in response to
consistent reports of poor computer security at federal agencies. That
measure passed the House by a voice vote late last year, but never got
off the ground in the Senate. 
While similar legislation has not yet been offered in the Senate, House
Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert, R-N.Y., promised to work
with Senate leaders to build support for passage of the bill. 
The Computer Security Enhancement Act would put NIST in charge of
helping the private sector establish voluntary interoperability
standards for public-key infrastructure systems, such as those used for
doing business with the federal government. 
The bill also requires the undersecretary of commerce to establish a
database on computer security threats and to make that list available to
the public. 
Newsybtes' Washington Bureau Chief Robert MacMillan contributed to this
report.

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