H.R. 3847 · 113th Congress

CARE Act of 2013

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Ron Barber
Introduced
2014-01-10
Latest action
2014-01-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summary

Cyber Awareness and Recovery Enhancement Act of 2013 or the CARE Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and provide to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) risk-based, performance-based cybersecurity standards for the federal information technology requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the healthcare.gov website.

Requires the HHS Secretary to: (1) adopt and implement such standards, and (2) submit an annual report to Congress regarding cyber incidents relating to such requirements.