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Union Calendar No. 288 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3878 

[Report No. 114–379, Part I] 

To enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports in 

the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 2, 2015 

Mrs. TORRES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

DECEMBER 15, 2015 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. RICHMOND, and Mr. 

LOWENTHAL

DECEMBER 15, 2015 

Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

DECEMBER 15, 2015 

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed 

to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 2, 2015] 


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A BILL 

To enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports in the United States, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Cyberse5 curity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports 

6 Act of 2015’’. 

7 SEC. 2. IMPROVING CYBERSECURITY RISK ASSESSMENTS, 

8 INFORMATION SHARING, AND COORDINA9 TION. 

10 The Secretary of Homeland Security shall— 

11 (1) develop and implement a maritime cyberse12 curity risk assessment model within 120 days after 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act, consistent with 

14 the National Institute of Standards and Technology 

15 Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cy16 bersecurity and any update to that document pursu17 ant to Public Law 113–274, to evaluate current and 

18 future cybersecurity risks (as that term is defined in 

19 the second section 226 of the Homeland Security Act 

20 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148)); 

21 (2) evaluate, on a periodic basis but not less 

22 than once every two years, the effectiveness of the cy23 bersecurity risk assessment model established under 

24 paragraph (1); 


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1 (3) seek to ensure participation of at least one 

2 information sharing and analysis organization (as 

3 that term is defined in section 212 of the Homeland 

4 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 131)) representing the 

5 maritime community in the National Cybersecurity 

6 and Communications Integration Center, pursuant to 

7 subsection (d)(1)(B) of the second section 226 of the 

8 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148); 

9 (4) establish guidelines for voluntary reporting of 

10 maritime-related cybersecurity risks and incidents (as 

11 such terms are defined in the second section 226 of the 

12 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148)) to the 

13 Center (as that term is defined subsection (b) of the 

14 second section 226 of the Homeland Security Act of 

15 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148)), and other appropriate Federal 

16 agencies; and 

17 (5) request the National Maritime Security Ad18 visory Committee established under section 70112 of 

19 title 46, United States Code, to report and make rec20 ommendations to the Secretary on enhancing the 

21 sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks 

22 and incidents between relevant Federal agencies and 

23 State, local, and tribal governments and consistent 

24 with the responsibilities of the Center (as that term 

25 is defined subsection (b) of the second section 226 of 


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1 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148)); 

2 relevant public safety and emergency response agen3 cies; relevant law enforcement and security organiza4 tions; maritime industry; port owners and operators; 

5 and terminal owners and operators. 

6 SEC. 3. CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENTS TO MARITIME SE7 CURITY ACTIVITIES. 

8 The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through 

9 the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall direct— 

10 (1) each Area Maritime Security Advisory Com11 mittee established under section 70112 of title 46, 

12 United States Code, to facilitate the sharing of cyber13 security risks and incidents to address port-specific 

14 cybersecurity risks, which may include the establish15 ment of a working group of members of Area Mari16 time Security Advisory Committees to address port17 specific cybersecurity vulnerabilities; and 

18 (2) that any area maritime security plan and 

19 facility security plan required under section 70103 of 

20 title 46, United States Code approved after the devel21 opment of the cybersecurity risk assessment model re22 quired by paragraph (1) of section 2 include a miti23 gation plan to prevent, manage, and respond to cy24 bersecurity risks. 


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1 SEC. 4. VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS AND SECURITY 

2 PLANS. 

3 Title 46, United States Code, is amended— 

4 (1) in section 70102(b)(1)(C), by inserting ‘‘cy5 bersecurity,’’ after ‘‘physical security,’’; and 

6 (2) in section 70103(c)(3)(C), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

7 after the semicolon at the end of clause (iv), by redes8 ignating clause (v) as clause (vi), and by inserting 

9 after clause (iv) the following: 

10 ‘‘(v) cybersecurity; and’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 288 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3878 

[Report No. 114–379, Part I] 

A BILL 

To enhance cybersecurity information sharing and 

for other purposes. coordination at ports in the United States, and 

DECEMBER 15, 2015 

Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security 

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with an amendment 

ECEMBER 15, 2015 

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

printed House on the State of the Union and ordered to be discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 


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