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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4743 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 17, 2016 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to work 

with cybersecurity consortia for training, and for other 

purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Preparedness Consortium Act of 2016’’. 

4 SEC. 2. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY PREPAREDNESS CON5 SORTIUM. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu7 rity may work with a consortium, including the National 

8 Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium, to support ef9 forts to address cybersecurity risks and incidents (as such 

10 terms are defined in section 227 of the Homeland Security 

11 Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148)), including threats of ter12 rorism and acts of terrorism. 

13 (b) ASSISTANCE TO THE NCCIC.—The Secretary of 

14 Homeland Security may work with a consortium to assist 

15 the national cybersecurity and communications integration 

16 center of the Department of Homeland Security (estab17 lished pursuant to section 227 of the Homeland Security 

18 Act of 2002) to— 

19 (1) provide training to State and local first re20 sponders and officials specifically for preparing for 

21 and responding to cybersecurity risks and incidents, 

22 including threats of terrorism and acts of terrorism, 

23 in accordance with current law; 

24 (2) develop and update a curriculum utilizing 

25 existing programs and models in accordance with 

26 such section 227, for State and local first responders 


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1 and officials, related to cybersecurity risks and inci2 dents, including threats of terrorism and acts of ter3 rorism; 

4 (3) provide technical assistance services to build 

5 and sustain capabilities in support of preparedness 

6 for and response to cybersecurity risks and inci7 dents, including threats of terrorism and acts of ter8 rorism, in accordance with such section 227; 

9 (4) conduct cross-sector cybersecurity training 

10 and simulation exercises for entities, including State 

11 and local governments, critical infrastructure owners 

12 and operators, and private industry, to encourage 

13 community-wide coordination in defending against 

14 and responding to cybersecurity risks and incidents, 

15 including threats of terrorism and acts of terrorism, 

16 in accordance with subsection (c) of section 228 of 

17 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 149); 

18 (5) help States and communities develop cyber19 security information sharing programs, in accord20 ance with section 227 of the Homeland Security Act 

21 of 2002, for the dissemination of homeland security 

22 information related to cybersecurity risks and inci23 dents, including threats of terrorism and acts of ter24 rorism; and 


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1 (6) help incorporate cybersecurity risk and inci2 dent prevention and response (including related to 

3 threats of terrorism and acts of terrorism) into ex4 isting State and local emergency plans, including 

5 continuity of operations plans. 

6 (c) PROHIBITION ON DUPLICATION.—In carrying out 

7 the functions under subsection (b), the Secretary of 

8 Homeland Security shall, to the greatest extent prac9 ticable, seek to prevent unnecessary duplication of existing 

10 programs or efforts of the Department of Homeland Secu11 rity. 

12 (d) CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING SELECTION OF A

13 CONSORTIUM.—In selecting a consortium with which to 

14 work under this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 

15 shall take into consideration the following: 

16 (1) Any prior experience conducting cybersecu17 rity training and exercises for State and local enti18 ties. 

19 (2) Geographic diversity of the members of any 

20 such consortium so as to cover different regions 

21 across the United States. 

22 (e) METRICS.—If the Secretary of Homeland Secu23 rity works with a consortium pursuant to subsection (a), 

24 the Secretary shall measure the effectiveness of the activi25 ties undertaken by such consortium under this Act. 


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1 (f) OUTREACH.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu2 rity shall conduct outreach to universities and colleges, in3 cluding historically Black colleges and universities, His4 panic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Univer5 sities, and other minority-serving institutions, regarding 

6 opportunities to support efforts to address cybersecurity 

7 risks and incidents, including threats of terrorism and acts 

8 of terrorism, by working with the Secretary pursuant to 

9 subsection (a). 

10 (g) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out this 

11 Act shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act. 

13 (h) CONSORTIUM DEFINED.—In this Act, the term 

14 ‘‘consortium’’ means a group primarily composed of non15 profit entities, including academic institutions, that de16 velop, update, and deliver cybersecurity training in sup17 port of homeland security. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2016. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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