There is a serious cybersecurity problem in the USA.
There are some protections in the bill and in the amendment added to what may be called the Ominibus spending bill. By definition: omnibus is the inclusion of unrelated items. That is the way the House rules read ...
- The government's information servers are under constant probe and attack.
- The public utility structure's information servers are under constant probe and attack.
- Private database servers containing personally identifiable information as well as personal and business credit are under constant probe and attack.
I suggest you read the bills and for expediency, search; ctrl+F 'crim' and get to the substance of the bills and not listen to the talking head's (usually biased in one direction) interpretations.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/212?q={%22search%22%3A[%22Cybersecurity+Act+2015%22]}&resultIndex=1
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1731?q={%22search%22%3A[%22\%22hr1731\%22%22]}&resultIndex=1
copy n' paste ...