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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 54 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study on the 

feasibility of establishing a Civilian Cyber Defense National Resource 

in the Department of Homeland Security. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2017 

Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct 

a study on the feasibility of establishing a Civilian Cyber 

Defense National Resource in the Department of Homeland Security. 

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 ‘‘Department of Home5 land Security’s Cybersecurity Asset Protection of Infra6 structure under Terrorist Attack Logistical Structure or 

7 CAPITALS Act’’ or the ‘‘CAPITALS Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF 

2 HOMELAND SECURITY CIVILIAN CYBER DE3 FENSE NATIONAL RESOURCE. 

4 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

5 shall conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a 

6 Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cyber Defense 

7 National Resource. In carrying out such study, the Sec8 retary may consult with the Director of National Intel9 ligence and the Secretary of Defense. 

10 (b) CONTENTS.—The study required under sub11 section (a) shall include an analysis of— 

12 (1) the cost of creating a Civilian Cyber De13 fense National Resource in the Department of 

14 Homeland Security; 

15 (2) the number of persons who would be needed 

16 to defend the critical infrastructure of the United 

17 States from a cyber attack or manmade intentional 

18 or unintentional catastrophic incident; 

19 (3) the sources of potential members of such a 

20 Civilian Cyber Defense National Reserve, including 

21 industry, academic institutions, research facilities, 

22 and Federal contractors; 

23 (4) which elements of the Department would be 

24 best equipped to recruit, train, and manage such a 

25 Civilian Cyber Defense National Resource; 


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1 (5) the criteria required for persons to serve in 

2 such a Civilian Cyber Defense National Resource; 

3 (6) the resources that could be pre-positioned 

4 and training instilled to assure the effectiveness and 

5 responsiveness of such a Civilian Cyber Defense Na6 tional Resource in the case of an incident that dis7 rupts communications in a region or area; 

8 (7) the minimum requirements for consider9 ation for inclusion in such a Civilian Cyber Defense 

10 National Resource; 

11 (8) in the case that potential recruits for such 

12 a Civilian Cyber Defense National Resource are pre13 dominantly individuals without military, intelligence, 

14 law enforcement, or government work experience, 

15 the likely impact of such lack of experience on the 

16 effectiveness of a Civilian Cyber Defense National 

17 Resource; 

18 (9) the recruitment and vetting costs for such 

19 a Civilian Cyber Defense National Resource; 

20 (10) the frequency of cyber defense and unit co21 hesion training necessary for maintaining such a Ci22 vilian Cyber Defense National Resource; 

23 (11) how well Department personnel would be 

24 able to be adapted for use in creating command and 


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1 control systems and protocols for a Civilian Cyber 

2 Defense National Resource; 

3 (12) the logistics of allowing governors to make 

4 requests of the Secretary of Homeland Security to 

5 use the Civilian Cyber Defense National Resource in 

6 States during times of cyber emergency; 

7 (13) the advantages and disadvantages of cre8 ating a Civilian Cyber Defense National Resource on 

9 the cybersecurity of the United States; and 

10 (14) whether a resource trained to defend the 

11 networks of the United States in the event of a 

12 major attack or natural or manmade disaster will 

13 benefit overall efforts to defend the interests of the 

14 United States. 

15 (c) REPORT.— 

16 (1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 240 days 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec18 retary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 

19 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 

20 Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 

21 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 

22 report containing the results of the study required 

23 under subsection (a). 


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1 (2) FORM.—The report required under para2 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

3 but may include a classified annex. 

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