In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

March 7, 2022. 

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 658) entitled 

‘‘An Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to 

work with cybersecurity consortia for training, and for other 

purposes.’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Cybersecurity 

3 Preparedness Consortium Act of 2021’’. 

4 SEC. 2. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY PREPAREDNESS CON5 SORTIUM. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may work with one 

7 or more consortia to support efforts to address cybersecurity 

8 risks and incidents. 

9 (b) ASSISTANCE TO DHS.—The Secretary may work 

10 with one or more consortia to carry out the Secretary’s re11 sponsibility pursuant to section 2202(e)(1)(P) of the Home12 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652(e)(1)(P)) to— 

13 (1) provide training and education to State, 

14 Tribal, and local first responders and officials specifi15 cally for preparing for and responding to cybersecu-
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1 rity risks and incidents, in accordance with applica2 ble law; 

3 (2) develop and update a curriculum utilizing 

4 existing training and educational programs and mod5 els in accordance with section 2209 of the Homeland 

6 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659), for State, Trib7 al, and local first responders and officials, related to 

8 cybersecurity risks and incidents; 

9 (3) provide technical assistance services, train10 ing, and educational programs to build and sustain 

11 capabilities in support of preparedness for and re12 sponse to cybersecurity risks and incidents, including 

13 threats of acts of terrorism, in accordance with such 

14 section 2209; 

15 (4) conduct cross-sector cybersecurity training, 

16 education, and simulation exercises for entities, in17 cluding State and local governments and Tribal orga18 nizations, critical infrastructure owners and opera19 tors, and private industry, to encourage community20 wide coordination in defending against and respond21 ing to cybersecurity risks and incidents, in accord22 ance with section 2210(c) of the Homeland Security 

23 Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 660(c)); 

24 (5) help States, Tribal organizations, and com25 munities develop cybersecurity information sharing 
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1 programs, in accordance with section 2209 of the 

2 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659), for 

3 the dissemination of homeland security information 

4 related to cybersecurity risks and incidents; 

5 (6) help incorporate cybersecurity risk and inci6 dent prevention and response into existing State, 

7 Tribal, and local emergency plans, including con8 tinuity of operations plans; and 

9 (7) assist State governments and Tribal organi10 zations in developing cybersecurity plans. 

11 (c) CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING SELECTION OF A

12 CONSORTIUM.—In selecting a consortium with which to 

13 work under this Act, the Secretary shall take into consider14 ation the following: 

15 (1) Prior experience conducting cybersecurity 

16 training, education, and exercises for State and local 

17 entities. 

18 (2) Geographic diversity of the members of any 

19 such consortium so as to maximize coverage of the dif20 ferent regions of the United States. 

21 (3) The participation in such consortium of one 

22 or more historically Black colleges and universities, 

23 Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and 

24 Universities, other minority-serving institutions, and 

25 community colleges that participate in the National 
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1 Centers of Excellence in Cybersecurity program, as 

2 carried out by the Department of Homeland Security. 

3 (d) METRICS.—If the Secretary works with a consor4 tium under subsection (a), the Secretary shall measure the 

5 effectiveness of the activities undertaken by the consortium 

6 under this Act. 

7 (e) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall conduct outreach 

8 to universities and colleges, including, in particular, out9 reach to historically Black colleges and universities, His10 panic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, 

11 other minority-serving institutions, and community col12 leges, regarding opportunities to support efforts to address 

13 cybersecurity risks and incidents, by working with the Sec14 retary under subsection (a). 

15 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

16 may be construed to authorize a consortium to control or 

17 direct any law enforcement agency in the exercise of the 

18 duties of the law enforcement agency. 

19 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

20 (1) the term ‘‘community college’’ has the mean21 ing given the term ‘‘junior or community college’’ in 

22 section 312 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

23 U.S.C. 1058); 

24 (2) the term ‘‘consortium’’ means a group pri25 marily composed of nonprofit entities, including aca-
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1 demic institutions, that develop, update, and deliver 

2 cybersecurity training and education in support of 

3 homeland security; 

4 (3) the terms ‘‘cybersecurity risk’’ and ‘‘inci5 dent’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 

6 2209(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

7 U.S.C. 659(a)); 

8 (4) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart9 ment of Homeland Security; 

10 (5) the term ‘‘Hispanic-serving institution’’ has 

11 the meaning given the term in section 502 of the 

12 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a); 

13 (6) the term ‘‘historically Black college and uni14 versity’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B in15 stitution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education Act 

16 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061); 

17 (7) the term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ 

18 means an institution of higher education described in 

19 section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

20 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)); 

21 (8) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

22 Homeland Security; 

23 (9) The term ‘‘State’’ means any State of the 

24 United States, the District of Columbia, the Common25 wealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Is-
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1 lands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 

2 the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession of 

3 the United States; 

4 (10) the term ‘‘Tribal Colleges and Universities’’ 

5 has the meaning given the term in section 316 of the 

6 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c); and 

7 (11) the term ‘‘Tribal organization’’ has the 

8 meaning given the term in section 4(e) of the Indian 

9 Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 

10 U.S.C. 5304(e)). 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 658 

AMENDMENT