Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2169 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No. 309 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2169 To require the development of a comprehensive rural hospital cybersecurity workforce development strategy, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25 (legislative day, June 24), 2025 Mr. Hawley (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Ossoff, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Warnock) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions January 28, 2026 Reported by Mr. Cassidy, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the development of a comprehensive rural hospital cybersecurity workforce development strategy, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED> <DELETED> In this Act:</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) Geographic division.--The term ``geographic division'' means a geographic division that is among the 9 geographic divisions determined by the Bureau of the Census.</DELETED> <DELETED> (4) Rural hospita