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H.R. 7299, Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022 (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 117th
Date Requested July 19, 2022
Requested By House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Date Sent Aug. 16, 2022
Description:
H.R. 7299 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with an independent entity to conduct cybersecurity evaluations of the department’s information technology. Under the bill, the contractor would assess cyber vulnerabilities in five information systems chosen by the department. The contractor also would measure the effectiveness of VA’s information security procedures. The bill would require the Government Accountability Office to study the results of any actions taken by the department to implement recommendations from the independent evaluation.

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