; and (B) eligible individuals, organizations, and companies receive compensation in exchange for such reports. (3) The term Department means the Department of Homeland Security. (4) The term eligible individual, organization, or company means an individual, organization, or company that meets such criteria as the Secretary determines in order to receive compensation in compliance with Federal laws. (5) The term information system has the meaning given the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code. (6) The term pilot program means the bug bounty pilot program required to be established under subsection (b)(1). (7) The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security. (b) Bug bounty pilot program (1) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish, within the Office of the Chief Information Officer, a bug bounty pilot program to minimize vulnerabilities of appropriate information systems of the Department. (2) Responsibilities of Secretary In establishing and conducting the pilot program, the Secretary shall— (A) designate appropriate information systems to be included in the pilot program; (B) provide compensation to eligible individuals, organizations, and companies for reports of previously unidentified security vulnerabilities within the information systems designated under subparagraph (A); (C) establish criteria for individuals, organizations, and companies to be considered eligible for compensation under the pilot program in compliance with Federal laws; (D) consult with the Attorney General on how to ensure that approved individuals, organizations, or companies that comply with the requirements of the pilot program are protected from prosecution under section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, and similar provisions of law, and civil lawsuits for specific activities authorized under the pilot program