From: The Hill
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The legislation, introduced by Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-La.) with backing from committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), is designed to promote the use of a lauded cybersecurity framework produced by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a nonregulatory body within the Department of Commerce.
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The proposed modification, however, would no longer require NIST itself to complete the audits. Instead, it says NIST “shall provide technical assistance and other expert input for each evaluation under this section and shall directly support the audit or other analytical examination” that will be in the hands of agency inspectors general.
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