H.R. 7299 · 117th Congress
Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022
- Stage
- Signed by the president
- Sponsor
- Frank Mrvan
- Introduced
- 2022-03-30
- Latest action
- 2022-12-27 · Signed by President.
Summary
Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022 or the SVAC Act of 2022
This act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to provide a cybersecurity assessment of five high-impact VA information systems and the effectiveness of the VA's information security program and information security management system.
The VA must submit a plan to Congress to address the findings of the assessment.
The Government Accountability Office must review the assessment and the VA's response to the assessment and report its findings to Congress.