On the recordAugust 9, 2021
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 1917) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed as follows S. 1917 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) K-12 educational institutions across the United States are facing cyber attacks. (2) Cyber attacks place the information systems of K-12 educational institutions at risk of possible disclosure of sensitive student and employee information, including-- (A) grades and information on scholastic development; (B) medical records; (C) family records; and (D) personally identifiable information. (3) Providing K-12 educational institutions with resources to aid cybersecurity efforts will help K-12 educational institutions prevent, detect, and respond to cyber events. SEC. 3. K-12 EDUCATION CYBERSECURITY INITIATIVE. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Cybersecurity risk.--The term ``cybersecurity risk'' has the meaning given the term in section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659).…
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