Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014

Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014
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Long titleAn Act to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to provide for reform to Federal information security.
Acronyms (colloquial)FISMA2014
NicknamesFISMA Reform
Enacted bythe 113th United States Congress
EffectiveDecember 18, 2014
Citations
Public law113-283
Statutes at Large128 Stat. 3073 aka 128 Stat. 3073
Codification
Acts amendedFederal Information Security Management Act of 2002
Titles amended44 U.S.C.: Public Printing and Documents
U.S.C. sections created44 U.S.C. ch. 35, subch. II § 3551 et seq.
U.S.C. sections amended
Legislative history

The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (Pub.L. 113-283, S. 2521; commonly referred to as FISMA Reform) was signed into federal law by President Barack Obama on December 18, 2014.[1] Passed as a response to the increasing amount of cyber attacks on the federal government, it amended existing laws to enable the federal government to better respond to cyber attacks on departments and agencies.[2][3]

An earlier version of the legislation was proposed by House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa and co-sponsored by the Committee's Ranking Member Elijah Cummings as H.R.1163 Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013.[4] The bill was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on a vote of 416–0.[5]

The final version of the legislation was introduced to the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by Thomas Carper (D–DE) on June 24, 2014 and passed December 8, 2014 in the Senate and December 10, 2014 in the House.

  1. ^ "S.2521 - Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014". congress.gov. Library of Congress. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ Moore, Jack. "FROM FITARA TO FISMA REFORM: 5 KEY TECH BILLS PASSED BY CONGRESS IN 2014". NextGov. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. ^ Bennett, Cory. "Federal data security bill heads to Obama's desk". The Hill. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  4. ^ "H.R.1163 - Federal Information Security Amendment Act of 2013". congress.gov. Library of Congress. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  5. ^ Kominsky, Mitchell (February 6, 2014). "FISMA Legislative Origin". Harvard Law National Security Journal.