(d) DEVELOP A RESEARCH PROGRAM TO INFORM 
THE AGENCY
OF
A SITUATIONAL AWARENESS CAPA-
BILITY FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—Within 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall demonstrate a near real-time 
situational awareness, research-based pilot project for crit-
ical infrastructure that— 
(1) includes threat streams and all-hazards in-
formation as well as vulnerabilities; 
(2) provides the status of critical infrastructure 
and potential cascading effects; 
(3) supports decisionmaking; 
(4) disseminates critical information that may 
be needed to save or sustain lives, mitigate damage, 
or reduce further degradation of a critical infra-
structure capability throughout an incident; and 
(5) is available for and covers physical and 
cyber elements of critical infrastructure, and enables 
an integration of information as necessitated by an 
incident. 
(e) UPDATE TO NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PRO-
TECTION PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall provide to the President, 
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through the Assistant to the President for Home-
land Security and Counterterrorism and the congres-
sional homeland security oversight committees, a re-
search report that outlines the National Infrastruc-
ture Protection Plan to address the implementation 
of this Act, the requirements of title II of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), 
and alignment with the National Preparedness Goal 
and System required by Presidential Policy Directive 
8. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The plan shall include— 
(A) identification of a risk management 
framework to be used to strengthen the security 
and resilience of critical infrastructure against 
terrorist threats; 
(B) the methods to be used to prioritize 
critical infrastructure in the event of a ter-
rorism event that impacts multiple infrastruc-
ture systems; 
(C) the protocols to be used to synchronize 
communication and actions within the Federal 
Government to effectively respond to critical in-
frastructure terrorist threats or events; and 
(D) a metrics and analysis process to be 
used to measure the Nation’s ability to manage 
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and reduce terrorism risks to critical infrastruc-
ture. 
(3) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
PROVISIONS.— 
The plan shall reflect the terrorism threat identifica-
tion, prevention, mediation, and recovery relation-
ships within the Department of Homeland Security 
and across the Federal Government identified under 
this Act and the updates to the public-private part-
nership model under this Act. 
(4) ENERGY AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS.— 
The plan shall consider sector dependencies on en-
ergy and communications systems during a ter-
rorism event, and identify pre-event and mitigation 
measures or alternate capabilities during disruptions 
to those systems. 
(5) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall co-
ordinate activities under this subsection with the 
SSAs, other relevant Federal departments and agen-
cies, SLTTs, and critical infrastructure owners and 
operators. 
(6) RESPONSE PLANS.—The plan shall include 
an analysis of the feasibility of developing terrorism 
response plans, based on research conducted on the 
resilience of critical infrastructure when faced with 
terrorism threats, that focus on action plans to 
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achieve a level of function and eventual recovery of 
full operability of critical infrastructure post-cyber 
attack. 
(f) NATIONAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY 
AND RESILIENCE R&D PLAN.—Within 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security, in coordination with the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy, the SSAs, the Department of 
Commerce, and other Federal departments and agencies, 
shall provide to the President, through the Assistant to 
the President for Homeland Security and Counter-
terrorism, a National Critical Infrastructure Security and 
Resilience Research and Development Plan that takes into 
account the evolving threat landscape, annual metrics, and 
other relevant information to identify priorities and guide 
research and development requirements and investments. 
The Secretary shall reissue the plan every 4 years after 
its initial issuance, and make interim updates as needed. 
(g) CONSISTENCY IN PPD–1.—Policy coordination, 
dispute resolution, and periodic in-progress reviews for the 
implementation of this Act shall be carried out consistent 
with Presidential Policy Directive 1, including the use of 
interagency policy committees coordinated by the national 
security staff. 
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(h) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Noth-
ing in this Act alters, supersedes, or impedes the authori-
ties of Federal departments and agencies, including inde-
pendent regulatory agencies, to carry out their functions 
and duties consistent with applicable legal authorities and 
other Presidential guidance and directives, including the 
designation of critical infrastructure under such authori-
ties. 
SEC. 9. DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SEC-
TORS AND SECTOR-SPECIFIC AGENCIES. 
(a) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this Act, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall determine 
which critical infrastructure sectors and sector spe-
cific agencies for such sectors should be engaged in 
efforts to detect, deter, mitigate, and lead recovery 
efforts related to terrorist incidents. 
(2) CULTIVATION
OF
RELATIONSHIPS.—The 
Secretary shall evaluate the appropriate relation-
ships among Federal agencies, SSAs, SLTTs, and 
critical infrastructure owners and operators to estab-
lish the most effective defense against terrorist at-
tacks. 
(b) FUNCTION.—The Secretary shall provide institu-
tional knowledge and specialized expertise to lead, facili-
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tate, or support security and resilience programs and asso-
ciated terrorism prevention activities with respect to sec-
tors designated under subsection (a)(1). 
(c) CHANGES.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall periodically evaluate the need for and make changes 
to plans and evaluations made under this section. The Sec-
retary shall consult with the Assistant to the President 
for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and congres-
sional homeland security oversight committees before 
changing the designation of a critical infrastructure sector 
or SSA for a sector. 
(d) REPORTS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall seek periodic research reports on critical infrastruc-
ture protection from Federal agencies as considered nec-
essary by the Secretary. 
SEC. 10. EVALUATION OF ACHIEVEMENT OF OBJECTIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Research Council, 
beginning 12 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, shall evaluate how well the Department of Homeland 
Security is meeting the objectives of this Act. 
(b) INCLUDED SUBJECTS.—The review shall include 
evaluation of— 
(1) cyber security threats to critical infrastruc-
ture; 
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(2) the success of Department programs in im-
plementing section 8; and 
(3) the long-term vulnerabilities faced by the 
Department, other Federal agencies, and critical in-
frastructure managers and owners. 
(c) COMPLETION.—The Council shall complete the 
review by not later than the end of the 18-month period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, except that 
the Secretary of Homeland Security may extend such pe-
riod. 
(d) REPORT.—Upon the completion of the review, the 
Council shall submit to the Secretary a report on the find-
ings of the review, including recommendations based on 
such findings. 
SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) ALL
HAZARDS.—The term ‘‘all hazards’’ 
means a threat or an incident, natural or manmade, 
that warrants action to protect life, property, the en-
vironment, and public health or safety, and to mini-
mize disruptions of government, social, or economic 
activities. The term includes natural disasters, cyber 
incidents, industrial accidents, pandemics, acts of 
terrorism, sabotage, and destructive criminal activity 
targeting critical infrastructure. 
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(2) COLLABORATION.—The term ‘‘collabora-
tion’’ means the process of working together to 
achieve shared goals. 
(3) CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘critical infrastructure’’ means systems and assets, 
whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United 
States that the incapacity or destruction of such sys-
tems and assets would have a debilitating impact on 
security, national economic security, national public 
health or safety, or any combination of those mat-
ters. 
(4) FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.— 
The term ‘‘Federal departments and agencies’’ 
means any authority of the United States that is an 
‘‘agency’’ under section 3502(1) of title 44, United 
States Code, other than those considered to be inde-
pendent regulatory agencies as defined in section 
3502(5) of such title. 
(5) NATIONAL
ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS.—The 
term ‘‘national essential functions’’ means that sub-
set of Government functions that are necessary to 
lead and sustain the Nation during a catastrophic 
emergency. 
(6) 
PRIMARY
MISSION
ESSENTIAL
FUNC-
TIONS.—The term ‘‘primary mission essential func-
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tions’’ means those Government functions that must 
be performed in order to support or implement the 
performance of the national essential functions be-
fore, during, and in the aftermath of an emergency. 
(7) RESILIENCE.—The term ‘‘resilience’’ means 
the ability to prepare for and adapt to changing con-
ditions and withstand and recover rapidly from dis-
ruptions. The term includes the ability to withstand 
and recover from deliberate attacks, accidents, or 
naturally occurring threats or incidents. 
(8) 
SECTOR-SPECIFIC
AGENCY; 
SSA.—The 
terms ‘‘sector-specific agency’’ and ‘‘SSA’’ mean the 
Federal department or agency designated under this 
Act for a critical infrastructure sector. 
(9) SECURE; SECURITY.—The terms ‘‘secure’’ 
and ‘‘security’’ mean reducing the risk to critical in-
frastructure by physical means or defense cyber 
measures to intrusions, attacks, or the effects of 
natural or manmade disasters. 
(10) SLTT.—The term ‘‘SLTT’’ means State, 
local, tribal, and territorial entities. 
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