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House Committee Passes Cyber, China, CBP Safety Bills

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, May 19th, 2022

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House Committee Passes Cyber, China, CBP Safety Bills

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

The House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday approved five bipartisan bills, including a measure to create a new industrial control systems training initiative and another restricting the Department of Homeland Security in providing research funds to any college or university that has a relationship with certain Chinese entities. The Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Training Act (H.R. 7777), introduced by Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish a training initiative to strengthen the capabilities…

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