The bill would expand the National Institute of Standards and Technology into the domain of auditing. The bill calls for NIST to assess federal agency compliance with its cybersecurity framework. Democratic members say NIST is ill-equipped to conduct audits, saying the assessments should be performed by the Government Accountability Office or Department of Homeland Security. The only Democrat to vote with the majority Republicans was Rep. Dan Lipinski of Illinois. The bill now goes to the full House of Representatives. It would require the Office of Management and Budget to develop outcome-based metrics.”]
Source: https://www.careersinfosecurity.com/panel-oks-plan-for-nist-to-audit-framework-implementation-a-9747