IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 727 
Supporting the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2016 
Mr. LANGEVIN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the Commission on Enhancing National 
Cybersecurity. 
Whereas the economic competitiveness and the national secu-
rity of the United States are integrally tied with the secu-
rity of its information systems; 
Whereas intrusions at private companies have resulted in the 
loss of personally sensitive information, the exfiltration of 
valuable intellectual property, and the destruction of com-
puter systems; 
Whereas intrusions in Federal networks have resulted in a 
loss of privacy for millions of Americans and exposed 
confidential information to malicious actors; 
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Whereas networks associated with our critical infrastructure 
have been probed for possibly exploitable weaknesses; 
Whereas these systems, public and private, continue to re-
main vulnerable to attack by criminals, nation states, and 
terrorists; 
Whereas securing these systems requires sustained partner-
ships between the Government, industry, and security re-
searchers; 
Whereas as a new domain, cybersecurity policy requires inno-
vative thinking from across disciplines in order to be ef-
fective; 
Whereas past cybersecurity commissions such as the CSIS 
Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency 
have provided valuable input and policy recommendations 
to Government officials; 
Whereas Executive Order 13718 of February 9, 2016, estab-
lished the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecu-
rity (the ‘‘Commission’’); 
Whereas the Commission membership shall draw on expertise 
from a wide variety of topics relevant to cybersecurity 
policy; 
Whereas the Commission shall evaluate ways to improve 
awareness and adoption of cybersecurity risk manage-
ment and other best practices across the information sys-
tem ecosystem; 
Whereas the Commission shall make detailed recommenda-
tions on how to strengthen cybersecurity of public and 
private networks over the next decade; and 
Whereas the Commission has the potential to guide the Gov-
ernment to implement policies that enhance privacy, en-
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sure public safety, and protect economic and national se-
curity: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) strongly supports the purposes and goals of 
the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecu-
rity; 
(2) will work closely with the Commission to 
identify bold new approaches needed to enable a 
thriving, secure, and reliable United States digital 
economy; and 
(3) will recommend members for appointment 
to the Commission to participate in shaping its im-
portant work. 
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