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Gary Peters, D-Mich., holds a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs business meeting on July 31, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Screenshot) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"38.641025641026\"><body readability=\"77.56196256955\"><\/p>\n<p>Cybersecurity legislation aimed at unscrambling regulations, strengthening health system protections and bolstering the federal workforce sailed through a key Senate committee Wednesday, moving the trio of bipartisan bills to future consideration before the full chamber.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted first on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/S-4630-Peters-Substitute-As-Modified-ELL24375.pdf\">Streamlining Federal Cybersecurity Regulations Act<\/a>, a bill co-sponsored by committee Chair Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., that <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/cybersecurity-regulations-harmonization-federal-agencies-senate-bill\/\">seeks to streamline the country\u2019s patchwork of federal cyber rules<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The bill would harmonize federal cyber requirements for the private sector, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/congress-cybersecurity-harmonization-oncd-report\/\">long been critical about conflicting rules<\/a> imposed by agencies. A committee made up of the national cyber director, the chief of the Office of Management and Budget\u2019s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, the heads of each federal regulatory agency and other government leaders as determined by the chair would be charged with identifying cyber regulations deemed \u201coverly burdensome, inconsistent, or contradictory\u201d and recommending updates accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Also moving forward Wednesday was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/S-4697-Rosen-Substitute-As-Modified-HEN24650.pdf\">Healthcare Cybersecurity Act<\/a> from Sens. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Todd Young, R-Ind., and Angus King, I-Maine. The legislation, which came in the aftermath of the February <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/stolen-change-healthcare-data-could-contain-information-on-a-substantial-portion-of-americans\/\">ransomware attack on the payment processor Change Healthcare<\/a>, calls on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to collaborate with the Department of Health and Human Services on cyber defenses, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/2024\/07\/11\/rosen-young-king-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-improve-cybersecurity-in-health-care-public-health\/\">providing resources to non-federal entities connected to threat indicators<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The bill would also designate a CISA liaison to HHS for the purposes of coordination during cybersecurity events, supporting health care and public health organizations. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look forward to seeing this bipartisan legislation advance so we can ensure federal agencies are equipped with the tools they need to protect this critical infrastructure sector,\u201d Rosen said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The final cyber bill headed to the full Senate is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/S-4715-Ossoff-Substitute-ALL24591.pdf\">Federal Cyber Workforce Training Act<\/a>, which tasks the national cyber director with coming up with a plan to create a centralized resource and training center for federal cybersecurity workforce development. <\/p>\n<p>The legislation from Sens. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., \u201cwould make it easier for federal government employers to prepare newly hired, early-career personnel for federal cyber positions,\u201d per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rounds.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/rounds-ossoff-introduce-legislation-to-advance-federal-cyber-workforce-development\">press release<\/a> that announced the bill\u2019s introduction. \u201cIt would also support new skills for federal workers moving jobs mid-career. The program would leverage the private sector, specifically academia, to develop and deliver cyber training.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ossoff pointed Wednesday to a handful of home-state successes that would be supported by the legislation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augusta.edu\/mcg\/dphs\/workshop3\/about_venue.php\">Augusta University\u2019s Georgia Cyber Center<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cybercoe.army.mil\/Cyber-Center-of-Excellence\/Schools\/Cyber-School\/\">U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence at Fort Eisenhower<\/a> and \u201cHBCUs in Atlanta that are rapidly scaling cyber workforce curricula and training programs.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis bipartisan legislation will support those efforts and efforts across the country to strengthen our cyber workforce,\u201d Ossoff said. \u201cThese are not just good-paying jobs; they are good-paying jobs that are essential to our national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All three cybersecurity bills were passed out of committee by 10-1 votes, with ranking member Sen. Rand Paul the lone holdout on each. The Kentucky Republican said at the top of Wednesday\u2019s session that he planned to oppose several bills because legislation passed out of the committee in 2024 has totaled $10.5 billion in spending. \u201cI don\u2019t know if any of them actually ever reduced any spending,\u201d Paul said. <\/p>\n<p>The Senate panel will reconvene in September following the chamber\u2019s August recess. A committee aide told CyberScoop that it hasn\u2019t yet been determined when the three cyber bills will receive full Senate votes.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"4.2794376098418\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"15\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cyber-bills-on-federal-regs-health-security-and-workforce-clear-senate-panel.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Matt Bracken\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Matt Bracken<\/h4>\n<p> Matt Bracken is the managing editor of FedScoop and CyberScoop, overseeing coverage of federal government technology policy and cybersecurity. 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