Cybersecurity Logging Enforcement and Accountability Reporting Act

James R. Walkinshaw

Democrat · VA · Representative

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• Don Bacon (R-NE-2)Original· 2026-06-25

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

2026-06-25

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The Department of Homeland Security would be required to study and report on what resources, guidance, and policies it's missing to properly track and log all cybersecurity incidents within the agency. This report would identify gaps that prevent the department from meeting its own cybersecurity record-keeping requirements, helping lawmakers understand what the agency needs to better protect its systems and data. The findings would inform decisions about funding and improvements needed to strengthen DHS cybersecurity practices.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9492 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9492 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to produce a report that identifies gaps in resources, guidance, and policies to satisfy all event logging requirements for cybersecurity incidents at the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2026 Mr. Walkinshaw (for himself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to produce a report that identifies gaps in resources, guidance, and policies to satisfy all event logging requirements for cybersecurity incidents at the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cybersecurity Logging Enforcement and Accountability Reporting Act''. SEC. 2. REPORT ON GAPS IN RESOURCES, GUIDANCE, AND POLICIES ON EVENT LOGGING OF CYBERSECURITY INCIDENTS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (a) Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the Department's efforts to satisfy all requirements under Executive Order 14028, the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum (OMB) M-26-14, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53 for event logging of cybersecurity incidents. (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An analysis of the Department of Homeland Security's current implementation status of the requirements for event logging of cybersecurity incidents. (B) An identification of any gaps in guidance that prevent the Department from satisfying such requirements. (C) An identification of any policies that prevent the Department from satisfying such requirements. (D) An identification of any gaps in resources that prevent the Department from satisfying such requirements. (E) Recommendations for policies, guidance, or resources, as the case may be, that would support the Department in satisfying such requirements. (3) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, and shall include an unclassified executive summary. (4) Publication.--The unclassified executive summary of the report required under paragraph (1) shall be published on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Homeland Security. (b) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the submission of the report under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the findings, conclusions, and recommendations contained in such report. (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. <all>

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