Federal agency would protect genetic and body data systems.
This bill would give the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) a new job: protecting genetic information and other sensitive body data. It would treat these data systems like important national infrastructure, similar to power plants. CISA would then manage their security, offer training, and team up with biotech companies to keep this private information safe.
Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) does not have a specific job to protect genetic data systems or other sensitive body information. These systems are not officially considered critical infrastructure. If this bill becomes law, CISA would be required to treat genetic and body data systems as critical infrastructure, oversee their security, provide training to federal workers, and work with the biotechnology sector to create and enforce security rules.
S 5522 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 7/10
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