diate incidents that impair the adequate security of the 
information systems of more than one agency. To the ex-
tent practicable, the capability shall be continuous and 
technically automated. 
‘‘§ 3556. National security systems 
‘‘The head of each agency operating or exercising 
control of a national security system shall be responsible 
for ensuring that the agency— 
‘‘(1) provides information security protections 
commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the 
harm resulting from the unauthorized access, use, 
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of 
the information contained in such system; 
‘‘(2) implements information security policies 
and practices as required by standards and guide-
lines for national security systems, issued in accord-
ance with law and as directed by the President; and 
‘‘(3) complies with the requirements of this sub-
chapter.’’. 
SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TABLE OF SECTIONS IN TITLE 44.—The table 
of sections for chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the matter relating to subchapters 
II and III and inserting the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—INFORMATION SECURITY 
‘‘Sec.
‘‘3551. Purposes. 
‘‘3552. Definitions. 
‘‘3553. Authority and functions of the Director. 
‘‘3554. Agency responsibilities. 
‘‘3555. Federal information security incident center. 
‘‘3556. National security systems.’’. 
(b) OTHER REFERENCES.— 
(1) Section 1001(c)(1)(A) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 511(c)(1)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 3532(3)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 3552(b)’’. 
(2) Section 2222(j)(5) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 3542(b)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 3552(b)’’. 
(3) Section 2223(c)(3) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended, by striking ‘‘section 
3542(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3552(b)’’. 
(4) Section 2315 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 3542(b)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 3552(b)’’. 
(5) Section 20 of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3) 
is amended— 
(A) in subsections (a)(2) and (e)(5), by 
striking ‘‘section 3532(b)(2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 3552(b)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 3532(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3552(b)’’.
(6) Section 8(d)(1) of the Cyber Security Re-
search and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7406(d)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 3534(b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 3554(b)’’. 
SEC. 4. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 
requirements of section 3554 of title 44, United States 
Code, as amended by section 2 of this Act. Such require-
ments shall be carried out using amounts otherwise au-
thorized or appropriated. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act (including the amendments made by this 
Act) shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 26, 2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4257 
AN ACT 
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
Code, to revise requirements relating to Federal 
information security, and for other purposes.