Cyber Preparedness Act of 2016

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance preparedness and response capabilities for cyber attacks, bolster the dissemination of homeland security information related to cyber threats, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cyber Preparedness Act of 2016 2. Information sharing Title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended— (1) in section 210A ( 6 U.S.C. 124h (A) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraph (10), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , including, in coordination with the national cybersecurity and communications integration center under section 227, accessing timely technical assistance, risk management support, and incident response capabilities with respect to cyber threat indicators, defensive measures, cybersecurity risks, and incidents (as such terms are defined in such section), which may include attribution, mitigation, and remediation, and the provision of information and recommendations on security and resilience, including implications of cybersecurity risks to equipment and technology related to the electoral process (ii) in paragraph (11), by striking and (iii) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (14); and (iv) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following new paragraphs: (12) review information relating to cybersecurity risks that is gathered by State, local, and regional fusion centers, and incorporate such information, as appropriate, into the Department’s own information relating to cybersecurity risks; (13) ensure the dissemination to State, local, and regional fusion centers of information relating to cybersecurity risks; and ; (B) in subsection (c)(2)— (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (G) as subparagraphs (D) through (H), respectively; and (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) The national cybersecurity and communications integration center under section 227. ; (C) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (3), by striking and (ii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (iii) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: (4) assist, in coordination with the national cybersecurity and communications integration center under section 227, fusion centers in using information relating to cybersecurity risks to develop a comprehensive and accurate threat picture; and ; and (D) in subsection (j)— (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively; and (ii) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph: (1) the term cybersecurity risk ; and (2) in section 227 ( 6 U.S.C. 148 (A) in subsection (c)— (i) in paragraph (5)(B), by inserting , including State and major urban area fusion centers, as appropriate (ii) in paragraph (7), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking information and recommendations information, recommendations, and best practices (iii) in paragraph (9), by inserting and best practices defensive measures (B) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii), by inserting and State and major urban area fusion centers, as appropriate 3. Homeland security grants Subsection (a) of section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 609 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (14) as paragraphs (5) through (15), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: (4) enhancing cybersecurity, including preparing for and responding to cybersecurity risks and incidents and developing State-wide cyber threat information analysis and dissemination activities; . 4. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that to facilitate the timely dissemination to appropriate State, local, and private sector stakeholders of homeland security information related to cyber threats, the Secretary of Homeland Security should, to the greatest extent practicable, work to share actionable information related to cyber threats in an unclassified form. September 19, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Cyber Preparedness Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative to coordinate with the national cybersecurity and communications integration center (NCCIC) to provide state, local, and regional fusion centers with expertise on DHS cybersecurity resources. (A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.) DHS must: (1) provide timely access to technical assistance, risk management support, and incident response capabilities for cybersecurity threat indicators, defensive measures, risks, and incidents, including cybersecurity risks to equipment and technology related to the electoral process; (2) review cybersecurity risk information gathered by fusion centers to incorporate into DHS's cybersecurity risk information; and (3) disseminate cybersecurity risk information to fusion centers. Fusion center officers or intelligence analysts may be assigned from the NCCIC. Such officers and analysts must assist fusion centers in using cybersecurity risk information to develop a comprehensive and accurate threat picture. The NCCIC may include, and must share analysis and best practices with, state and major urban area fusion centers. (Sec. 3) States, local or tribal governments, or high-risk urban areas receiving grants to protect against terrorism under the Urban Area Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program may use the funds to: (1) prepare for and respond to cybersecurity risks and incidents, and (2) develop statewide cyber threat information analysis and dissemination activities. (Sec. 4) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that DHS should share actionable information related to cyber threats in an unclassified form to facilitate timely dissemination to state, local, and private sector stakeholders.