I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3878 
To enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports in 
the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 2, 2015 
Mrs. TORRES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordina-
tion at ports in the United States, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Strengthening Cyber-
security Information Sharing and Coordination in Our 
Ports Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
ENHANCING 
CYBERSECURITY 
SITUATIONAL 
AWARENESS AND INFORMATION SHARING. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
seek to enhance cybersecurity situational awareness and 
information sharing between and with maritime security 
stakeholders, by— 
(1) directing the Under Secretary responsible 
for overseeing critical infrastructure protection, cy-
bersecurity, and other related programs of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, in consultation with 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard, to seek to en-
hance participation by the Maritime Information 
Sharing and Analysis Center (an independent, non- 
profit entity sponsored and managed by the Mari-
time Security Council) in the National Cybersecurity 
and Communications Integration Center, pursuant 
to section 226(d)(1)(B) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148(d)(1)(B)); and 
(2) requesting that the National Maritime Se-
curity Advisory Committee established under section 
70112 of title 46, United States Code, report and 
make recommendations to the Secretary on matters 
relating to methods to enhance cybersecurity situa-
tional awareness and information sharing between 
and with maritime security stakeholders, including 
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the establishment of a council to facilitate national- 
level sharing of security information and coordina-
tion of strategies to mitigate cybersecurity risks in 
the maritime sector. 
SEC. 3. IMPROVING CYBERSECURITY INFORMATION SHAR-
ING AT PORTS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in coordination with 
the Under Secretary responsible for overseeing critical in-
frastructure protection, cybersecurity, and other related 
programs of the Department of Homeland Security, shall 
direct each captain of the port designated under section 
634 of title 14, United States Code, to establish a working 
group of members of Area Maritime Security Advisory 
Committees established under section 70112 of title 46, 
United States Code, to facilitate the sharing of informa-
tion about and development of plans to address port-spe-
cific cybersecurity vulnerabilities. 
SEC. 4. AREA MARITIME SECURITY PLANS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall require that 
any Area Maritime Security Plan and facility security plan 
required by section 70103 of title 46, United States Code, 
that is approved after the date of enactment of this Act 
address cyber threats and vulnerabilities and include miti-
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gation measures to prevent, manage, and respond to such 
threats and vulnerabilities. 
SEC. 5. CYBER RISK ASSESSMENT. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure 
that any maritime security risk assessment prepared by 
the Department of Homeland Security after the date of 
the enactment of this Act shall include cybersecurity risks 
to ports and the maritime border of the United States. 
SEC. 6. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) STATUS UPDATES.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate— 
(1) not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and on an annual basis there-
after, information on the actions taken pursuant to 
this Act and their impact and effectiveness at en-
hancing cybersecurity situational awareness and in-
formation sharing between and with maritime secu-
rity stakeholders; and 
(2) not later than 90 days after receiving rec-
ommendations from the National Maritime Security 
Advisory Committee pursuant to section 2, the advi-
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sory committee recommendations and any feedback 
from the Secretary regarding such recommendations. 
SEC. 7. MARITIME SECURITY STAKEHOLDERS DEFINED. 
In this Act the term ‘‘maritime security stake-
holders’’ means appropriate Federal, State, local, and trib-
al governments; public safety and emergency response 
agencies; law enforcement and security organizations; 
maritime industry participants; port owners and opera-
tors; and maritime terminal owners and operators. 
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