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H. Rept. 117-122 1 (2021-09-14)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxadzn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION . 117TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 117-122 K-12 CYBERSECURITY ACT OF 2021 SEPTEMBER 14, 2021.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, from the Committee on Homeland Security, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H.R. 4691] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Homeland Security, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 4691) to establish a K-12 education cybersecurity initia- tive, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. CONTENTS Page Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................ 1 Background and Need for Legislation ................................................................... 2 H e a rin g s ................................................................................................................... 3 Com m ittee Consideration ........................................................................................ 3 C om m ittee V otes ...................................................................................................... 3 Com m ittee Oversight Findings .............................................................................. 3 C.B.O. Estimate, New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax E xpen ditu res ....................................................................................................... 4 Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 5 D uplicative Federal Program s ............................................................................... 5 Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................................... 5 Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent ......................................................................... 5 Applicability to Legislative Branch ....................................................................... 5 Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ..................................................... 5 PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 4691, the K-12 Cybersecurity Act requires the Cybersecu- rity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to conduct a study of the cybersecurity risks facing K-12 educational institutions, in consultation with teachers, school administrators, other Federal 19-006