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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1688 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to supporting the goals and ideals of the seventh annual National Cybersecurity 

Awareness Month and supporting the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to raise awareness of cyber threats and enhance cybersecurity in the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 

Ms. CLARKE (for herself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. KING of New 

York, and Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 

respect to supporting the goals and ideals of the seventh 

annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and 

supporting the efforts of the Department of Homeland 

Security to raise awareness of cyber threats and enhance 

cybersecurity in the United States. 

Whereas more than 220,000,000 American adults use the 

Internet in the United States, 80 percent of whom connect through broadband connections, to conduct business, 

communicate with family and friends, manage finances 

and pay bills, access educational opportunities, shop at 


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home, participate in online entertainment and games, and 

stay informed of news and current events; 

Whereas nearly all United States small businesses, which represent more than 99 percent of all United States employers and employ more than 50 percent of the private 

workforce, increasingly rely on the Internet to manage 

their businesses, expand their customer reach, and enhance the management of their supply chain; 

Whereas the number of children who connect to the Internet 

at school continues to rise, and teaching children of all 

ages to become good cyber-citizens through safe, secure, 

and ethical online behaviors and practices is essential to 

protect their computer systems and potentially their 

physical safety; 

Whereas cybersecurity is a critical part of the Nation’s overall homeland security; 

Whereas the Nation’s critical infrastructures and economy 

rely on the secure and reliable operation of information 

networks to support the Nation’s financial services, energy, telecommunications, transportation, health care, 

and emergency response systems; 

Whereas cyber attacks have been attempted against the Nation’s critical infrastructure, and the Department of 

Homeland Security’s mission includes detecting and securing the homeland against cyber attacks, enhancing the 

resilience of the critical infrastructure and key resources 

of the United States, and coordinating national preparedness for cyber attacks; 

Whereas Internet users and critical infrastructure owners and 

operators face an increasing threat of criminal activity 

and malicious attacks through viruses, worms, Trojans, 


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and unwanted programs such as spyware, adware, hacking tools, and password stealers, that are frequent and 

fast in propagation, are costly to repair, can cause extensive economic harm, and can disable entire systems; 

Whereas coordination among the Federal Government, State, 

local, and tribal governments, and the private sector is 

essential to securing America’s critical cyber infrastructure; 

Whereas millions of records containing personally identifiable 

information have been lost, stolen or breached, threatening the security and financial well-being of United 

States citizens; 

Whereas national organizations, policymakers, government 

agencies, private sector companies, nonprofit institutions, 

schools, academic organizations, consumers, and the 

media recognize the need to increase awareness of cybersecurity and the need for enhanced cybersecurity in the 

United States; 

Whereas the Cyberspace Policy Review, published by the 

White House in May 2009, recommends that the Federal 

Government initiate a national public awareness and education campaign to promote cybersecurity; 

Whereas the National Cyber Security Alliance’s mission is to 

increase awareness of cybersecurity practices and technologies to home users, students, teachers, and small 

businesses through educational activities, online resources 

and checklists, and Public Service Announcements; and 

Whereas the National Cyber Security Alliance, the MultiState Information Sharing and Analysis Center, and the 

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vide an opportunity to educate United States citizens 

about cybersecurity: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 

3 Cybersecurity Awareness Month; 

4 (2) supports the efforts of the Department of 

5 Homeland Security to disseminate information to 

6 the public to raise awareness of cybersecurity threats 

7 and enhance cybersecurity in the United States; 

8 (3) supports the Department of Homeland Se9 curity’s research and development and other activi10 ties intended to improve the ability of the United 

11 States to prevent, protect against, detect, attribute, 

12 report, respond to, and recover from cyber attacks; 

13 and 

14 (4) congratulates the National Cyber Security 

15 Alliance, the Multi-State Information Sharing and 

16 Analysis Center, the Department of Homeland Secu17 rity, and other organizations working to improve cy18 bersecurity in the United States on the seventh an19 niversary of the National Cybersecurity Awareness 

20 Month. 

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