I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5459 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2016 
Mr. DONOVAN (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. RATCLIFFE, and Mr. PAYNE) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance 
preparedness and response capabilities for cyber attacks, 
bolster the dissemination of homeland security informa-
tion related to cyber threats, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cyber Preparedness 
Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 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 (6), by inserting ‘‘cy-
bersecurity risk information,’’ after ‘‘ter-
rorism information,’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘cy-
bersecurity risk information,’’ after ‘‘ter-
rorism information,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘cy-
bersecurity risk information,’’ after ‘‘terrorism 
information,’’; 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’’ before the 
semicolon at the end; 
(ii) in paragraph (7)(C), by inserting 
‘‘and best practices’’ after ‘‘defensive 
measures’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (9), by inserting 
‘‘and best practices’’ after ‘‘defensive 
measures’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii), by insert-
ing ‘‘and State and major urban area fusion 
centers, as appropriate’’ before the semicolon at 
the end. 
SEC. 3. HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS. 
Subsection (a) of section 2008 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(13) as paragraphs (5) through (14), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) enhancing cybersecurity, including pre-
paring for and responding to cybersecurity risks and 
incidents;’’. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that to facilitate the timely 
dissemination to appropriate State, local, and private sec-
tor 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 un-
classified form. 
Æ 
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