H.R. 7036House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Strengthening Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector Act of 2024

Introduced January 18, 2024

AI-Generated Summary

Updated January 20, 2026 at 2:11 PM UTC

The Strengthening Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector Act of 2024 updates how credit unions and their service providers are regulated and gives the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director new authority to oversee third‑party service providers that work with government‑sponsored enterprises and Federal Home Loan Banks. It aims to improve cybersecurity oversight by tightening reporting and examination rules for these entities.

Key Provisions

  • Amends the Federal Credit Union Act by changing wording in subsection (a)(1), adding a requirement that the Board be notified in a prescribed manner, and removing subsection (f), thereby adjusting regulation and examination standards for credit unions and their service providers.
  • Creates a new section (SEC. 1329) in the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act that allows the FHFA director to regulate and examine service providers performing activities for regulated entities or the Office of Finance, with a requirement that the entity notify the director within 30 days of the contract or activity.
  • Specifies that the new FHFA authority does not limit any powers or jurisdiction that states may have over the same persons or entities.

Legislative Activity

Stay on top of the latest movement without scrolling through every action

1 earlier action
HouseIntro Referral Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

January 18, 2024

View full timeline
HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

January 18, 2024

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

January 18, 2024

Bill Text

Latest available legislative text

Reading Mode
Latest
Introduced in HouseIssued January 18, 2024

I

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7036

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 18, 2024

Mr. Foster introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

A BILL

To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify requirements relating to the regulation and examination of credit union organizations and service providers, to provide the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency with the authority to regulate the provision of services provided to the Government-sponsored enterprises and Federal Home Loan Banks, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector Act of 2024.

2.

Regulation and examination of credit union organizations and service providers

Section 206A of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1786a) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a)(1), by striking that and inserting an;

(2)

in subsection (c)(2), by inserting after shall notify the Board the following: , in a manner and method prescribed by the Board,; and

(3)

by striking subsection (f).

3.

Regulation of service providers by the Federal Housing Finance Agency

Subpart A of part 2 of subtitle A of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4541 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

1329.

Regulation and examination of certain service providers

(a)

In general

Whenever a regulated entity or the Office of Finance causes to be performed for itself, by contract or otherwise, any activity that is permissible for the regulated entity or the Office of Finance, whether on or off its premises—

(1)

such performance shall be subject to regulation and examination by the Director to the same extent as if such activity were being performed by such entity or Office itself on its own premises; and

(2)

the regulated entity or Office of Finance shall notify the Director of the existence of the service relationship within thirty days after the making of such service contract or the performance of the activity by the service provider, whichever occurs first.

(b)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this subpart may be construed as preventing a State from exercising any powers or jurisdiction of the State with respect to persons or entities subject to regulation and examination by the Director pursuant to this section.

.