Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program to coordinate with the HHS Chief Information Security Officer to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities. It creates 24-hour reporting requirements for identified vulnerabilities and incidents by the program’s federally funded network administrator and participating local/regional crisis centers to the Assistant Secretary, clarifies oversight roles, and mandates a Comptroller General study on 9-8-8 cybersecurity risks within 180 days.
Left stresses caller privacy and funding; right stresses federal overreach and costs.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly establishes statutory reporting and coordination duties to address cybersecurity risks for the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and adds a short-term Comptroller General study.
The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program to coordinate with the HHS Chief Information Security Officer to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
It creates 24-hour reporting requirements for identified vulnerabilities and incidents by the program’s federally funded network administrator and participating local/regional crisis centers to the Assistant Secretary, clarifies oversight roles, and mandates a Comptroller General study on 9-8-8 cybersecurity risks within 180 days.
Focused, administrative cybersecurity requirements for a non-contentious health service typically clear committees and floor with bipartisan support, absent funding conflicts.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly establishes statutory reporting and coordination duties to address cybersecurity risks for the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and adds a short-term Comptroller General study. It specifies responsible actors and prompt reporting timelines but leaves out technical definitions, remediation requirements, funding, and enforcement provisions that would be expected for a comprehensive statutory approach to securing a national, mission-critical service.
Left stresses caller privacy and funding; right stresses federal overreach and costs.
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Left stresses caller privacy and funding; right stresses federal overreach and costs.
Likely supportive because the bill protects a critical mental-health service used by vulnerable people.
Would emphasize caller privacy, adequate funding, and nonpunitive support for local centers implementing changes.
Generally favorable as a practical step to secure critical infrastructure supporting mental-health crises, while cautious about implementation details, costs, and state-federal coordination.
Wants clear funding and realistic timelines.
Mixed to skeptical: supports securing a public safety service but wary of expanding federal mandates and oversight into local crisis centers.
Concerned about costs, federal overreach, and bureaucratic reporting burdens.
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Focused, administrative cybersecurity requirements for a non-contentious health service typically clear committees and floor with bipartisan support, absent funding conflicts.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Left stresses caller privacy and funding; right stresses federal overreach and costs.
Focused, administrative cybersecurity requirements for a non-contentious health service typically clear committees and floor with bipartisa…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly establishes statutory reporting and coordination duties to address cybersecurity risks for the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and adds a short-ter…
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