IV 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1701 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Cyber Security Awareness Month 

and raising awareness and enhancing the state of computer security 

in the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 

Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. 

MCCAUL, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 

BARTLETT, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. GARAMENDI, and Mr. CRITZ) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science 

and Technology 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Cyber Security 

Awareness Month and raising awareness and enhancing 

the state of computer security in the United States. 

Whereas the use of the Internet in the United States, to communicate, conduct business, or generate commerce that 

benefits our overall economy, is ubiquitous; 

Whereas according to the FBI in 2009, cyber criminals have 

stolen over $100,000,000 from United States banks; 

Whereas more than 240,000,000 adults use the Internet in 

the United States, nearly 70 percent of whom connect 

through broadband connections, to communicate with 

family and friends, manage finances and pay bills, access 


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educational opportunities, shop at home, participate in 

online entertainment and games, and stay informed of 

news and current events; 

Whereas the nearly 27,000,000 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 consumers face significant financial and personal 

privacy losses due to personally identifiable information 

being more exposed to theft and fraud than ever before; 

Whereas Internet users and information infrastructure owners and operators face an increasing threat of malicious 

crime and fraud attacks through viruses, worms, Trojans, 

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

fast in propagation, are costly to repair, and disable entire systems; 

Whereas nearly 100 percent of public schools in the United 

States have Internet access to enhance our children’s 

education, with a significant percentage of instructional 

rooms connected to the Internet to enhance children’s 

education by providing access to educational online content and encouraging self-initiative to discover research 

resources; 

Whereas almost 9 in 10 teenagers between the ages of 12 

and 17, or approximately 87 percent of all youth, use the 

Internet; 


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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 the growth and popularity of social networking 

websites have attracted millions of teenagers, providing 

access to a range of valuable services, making it even 

more important to teach teenaged users how to avoid potential threats like cyber bullies, predators, and identity 

thieves they may come across while using such services; 

Whereas President Obama has made cyber security a critical 

part of the Nation’s overall national security stating, ‘‘It 

is now clear this cyber threat is one [of] the most serious 

economic and national security challenges we face as a 

nation’’; 

Whereas in the first half of 2009, there were more than 

40,000 cyber attacks against the U.S. Department of Defense costing more than $100,000,000 to clean up; 

Whereas in 2008, the U.S. Department of Defense suffered 

a significant compromise of its both classified and unclassified military computer networks systems; 

Whereas the threat established a digital beachhead from 

which data could have been transferred to servers under 

foreign control; 

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; 


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Whereas cyber attacks have been attempted against the Nation and the United States economy, and the Department 

of Homeland Security’s mission includes securing the 

homeland against cyber terrorism and other attacks; 

Whereas coordination between the numerous Federal agencies 

involved in cyber security efforts, including the Department of Homeland Security, the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, the National Science Foundation, and others is essential to securing the Nation’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 computer security and the need for enhanced computer security 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 cyber security; 

Whereas the National Cyber Security Alliance’s mission is to 

increase awareness of cyber security 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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Department of Homeland Security have designated October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month to provide an opportunity to educate United States citizens 

about cyber security: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 

3 Cyber Security Awareness Month; 

4 (2) congratulates the National Cyber Security 

5 Division, the National Cyber Security Alliance, and 

6 the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis 

7 Center on the fifth anniversary of the National 

8 Cyber Security Awareness Month; and 

9 (3) intends to work with Federal agencies, na10 tional organizations, businesses, and educational in11 stitutions to encourage the development and imple12 mentation of existing and future cyber security con13 sensus standards, practices, and technologies in 

14 order to enhance the state of cyber security in the 

15 United States. 

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