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Sec. 223. Improved Federal network security. 
Sec. 224. Advanced internal defenses. 
Sec. 225. Federal cybersecurity requirements. 
Sec. 226. Assessment; reports. 
Sec. 227. Termination. 
Sec. 228. Identification of information systems relating to national security. 
Sec. 229. Direction to agencies. 
TITLE III—FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Definitions. 
Sec. 303. National cybersecurity workforce measurement initiative. 
Sec. 304. Identification of cyber-related work roles of critical need. 
Sec. 305. Government Accountability Office status reports. 
TITLE IV—OTHER CYBER MATTERS 
Sec. 401. Study on mobile device security. 
Sec. 402. Department of State international cyberspace policy strategy. 
Sec. 403. Apprehension and prosecution of international cyber criminals. 
Sec. 404. Enhancement of emergency services. 
Sec. 405. Improving cybersecurity in the health care industry. 
Sec. 406. Federal computer security. 
Sec. 407. Stopping the fraudulent sale of financial information of people of the 
United States. 
TITLE I—CYBERSECURITY 
INFORMATION SHARING 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Cybersecurity Information 
Sharing Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code. 
(2) ANTITRUST LAWS.—The term ‘‘antitrust laws’’— 
(A) has the meaning given the term in the first section 
of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12); 
(B) includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission 
Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent that section 5 of that 
Act applies to unfair methods of competition; and 
(C) includes any State antitrust law, but only to the 
extent that such law is consistent with the law referred 
to in subparagraph (A) or the law referred to in subpara-
graph (B). 
(3) APPROPRIATE
FEDERAL
ENTITIES.—The term ‘‘appro-
priate Federal entities’’ means the following: 
(A) The Department of Commerce. 
(B) The Department of Defense. 
(C) The Department of Energy. 
(D) The Department of Homeland Security. 
(E) The Department of Justice. 
(F) The Department of the Treasury. 
(G) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 
(4) CYBERSECURITY PURPOSE.—The term ‘‘cybersecurity pur-
pose’’ means the purpose of protecting an information system 
or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting 
an information system from a cybersecurity threat or security 
vulnerability.
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(5) CYBERSECURITY THREAT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the term ‘‘cybersecurity threat’’ means an action, not 
protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States, on or through an information system 
that may result in an unauthorized effort to adversely 
impact the security, availability, confidentiality, or integrity 
of an information system or information that is stored 
on, processed by, or transiting an information system. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘cybersecurity threat’’ does 
not include any action that solely involves a violation of 
a consumer term of service or a consumer licensing agree-
ment. 
(6) CYBER THREAT INDICATOR.—The term ‘‘cyber threat indi-
cator’’ means information that is necessary to describe or iden-
tify— 
(A) malicious reconnaissance, including anomalous pat-
terns of communications that appear to be transmitted 
for the purpose of gathering technical information related 
to a cybersecurity threat or security vulnerability; 
(B) a method of defeating a security control or exploi-
tation of a security vulnerability; 
(C) a security vulnerability, including anomalous 
activity that appears to indicate the existence of a security 
vulnerability; 
(D) a method of causing a user with legitimate access 
to an information system or information that is stored 
on, processed by, or transiting an information system to 
unwittingly enable the defeat of a security control or exploi-
tation of a security vulnerability; 
(E) malicious cyber command and control; 
(F) the actual or potential harm caused by an incident, 
including a description of the information exfiltrated as 
a result of a particular cybersecurity threat; 
(G) any other attribute of a cybersecurity threat, if 
disclosure of such attribute is not otherwise prohibited 
by law; or 
(H) any combination thereof. 
(7) DEFENSIVE MEASURE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the term ‘‘defensive measure’’ means an action, device, 
procedure, signature, technique, or other measure applied 
to an information system or information that is stored 
on, processed by, or transiting an information system that 
detects, prevents, or mitigates a known or suspected cyber-
security threat or security vulnerability. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘defensive measure’’ does 
not include a measure that destroys, renders unusable, 
provides unauthorized access to, or substantially harms 
an information system or information stored on, processed 
by, or transiting such information system not owned by— 
(i) the private entity operating the measure; or 
(ii) another entity or Federal entity that is author-
ized to provide consent and has provided consent to 
that private entity for operation of such measure.
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(8) FEDERAL
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘Federal entity’’ means 
a department or agency of the United States or any component 
of such department or agency. 
(9) 
INFORMATION
SYSTEM.—The 
term 
‘‘information 
system’’— 
(A) has the meaning given the term in section 3502 
of title 44, United States Code; and 
(B) includes industrial control systems, such as super-
visory control and data acquisition systems, distributed 
control systems, and programmable logic controllers. 
(10) LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘local government’’ 
means any borough, city, county, parish, town, township, vil-
lage, or other political subdivision of a State. 
(11) MALICIOUS CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL.—The term 
‘‘malicious cyber command and control’’ means a method for 
unauthorized remote identification of, access to, or use of, an 
information system or information that is stored on, processed 
by, or transiting an information system. 
(12) MALICIOUS
RECONNAISSANCE.—The term ‘‘malicious 
reconnaissance’’ means a method for actively probing or pas-
sively monitoring an information system for the purpose of 
discerning security vulnerabilities of the information system, 
if such method is associated with a known or suspected cyberse-
curity threat. 
(13) MONITOR.—The term ‘‘monitor’’ means to acquire, iden-
tify, or scan, or to possess, information that is stored on, proc-
essed by, or transiting an information system. 
(14) NON-FEDERAL ENTITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this 
paragraph, the term ‘‘non-Federal entity’’ means any pri-
vate entity, non-Federal government agency or department, 
or State, tribal, or local government (including a political 
subdivision, department, or component thereof). 
(B) 
INCLUSIONS.—The 
term 
‘‘non-Federal 
entity’’ 
includes a government agency or department of the District 
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or 
possession of the United States. 
(C) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘non-Federal entity’’ does 
not include a foreign power as defined in section 101 of 
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
1801). 
(15) PRIVATE ENTITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this 
paragraph, the term ‘‘private entity’’ means any person 
or private group, organization, proprietorship, partnership, 
trust, cooperative, corporation, or other commercial or non-
profit entity, including an officer, employee, or agent 
thereof. 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘private entity’’ includes a 
State, tribal, or local government performing utility serv-
ices, such as electric, natural gas, or water services. 
(C) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘private entity’’ does not 
include a foreign power as defined in section 101 of the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
1801).
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(16) SECURITY
CONTROL.—The term ‘‘security control’’ 
means the management, operational, and technical controls 
used to protect against an unauthorized effort to adversely 
affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of an 
information system or its information. 
(17) SECURITY VULNERABILITY.—The term ‘‘security vulner-
ability’’ means any attribute of hardware, software, process, 
or procedure that could enable or facilitate the defeat of a 
security control. 
(18) TRIBAL.—The term ‘‘tribal’’ has the meaning given 
the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
SEC. 103. SHARING OF INFORMATION BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the protection of classified 
information, intelligence sources and methods, and privacy and 
civil liberties, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney 
General, in consultation with the heads of the appropriate Federal 
entities, shall jointly develop and issue procedures to facilitate 
and promote— 
(1) the timely sharing of classified cyber threat indicators 
and defensive measures in the possession of the Federal 
Government with representatives of relevant Federal entities 
and non-Federal entities that have appropriate security clear-
ances; 
(2) the timely sharing with relevant Federal entities and 
non-Federal entities of cyber threat indicators, defensive meas-
ures, and information relating to cybersecurity threats or 
authorized uses under this title, in the possession of the Federal 
Government that may be declassified and shared at an unclassi-
fied level; 
(3) the timely sharing with relevant Federal entities and 
non-Federal entities, or the public if appropriate, of unclassified, 
including controlled unclassified, cyber threat indicators and 
defensive measures in the possession of the Federal Govern-
ment; 
(4) the timely sharing with Federal entities and non-Fed-
eral entities, if appropriate, of information relating to cybersecu-
rity threats or authorized uses under this title, in the possession 
of the Federal Government about cybersecurity threats to such 
entities to prevent or mitigate adverse effects from such cyber-
security threats; and 
(5) the periodic sharing, through publication and targeted 
outreach, of cybersecurity best practices that are developed 
based on ongoing analyses of cyber threat indicators, defensive 
measures, and information relating to cybersecurity threats 
or authorized uses under this title, in the possession of the 
Federal Government, with attention to accessibility and 
implementation challenges faced by small business concerns 
(as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632)). 
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The procedures developed under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(A) ensure the Federal Government has and maintains 
the capability to share cyber threat indicators and defensive
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measures in real time consistent with the protection of 
classified information; 
(B) incorporate, to the greatest extent practicable, 
existing processes and existing roles and responsibilities 
of Federal entities and non-Federal entities for information 
sharing by the Federal Government, including sector spe-
cific information sharing and analysis centers; 
(C) include procedures for notifying, in a timely 
manner, Federal entities and non-Federal entities that 
have received a cyber threat indicator or defensive measure 
from a Federal entity under this title that is known or 
determined to be in error or in contravention of the require-
ments of this title or another provision of Federal law 
or policy of such error or contravention; 
(D) include requirements for Federal entities sharing 
cyber threat indicators or defensive measures to implement 
and utilize security controls to protect against unauthorized 
access to or acquisition of such cyber threat indicators 
or defensive measures; 
(E) include procedures that require a Federal entity, 
prior to the sharing of a cyber threat indicator— 
(i) to review such cyber threat indicator to assess 
whether such cyber threat indicator contains any 
information not directly related to a cybersecurity 
threat that such Federal entity knows at the time 
of sharing to be personal information of a specific indi-
vidual or information that identifies a specific indi-
vidual and remove such information; or 
(ii) to implement and utilize a technical capability 
configured to remove any information not directly 
related to a cybersecurity threat that the Federal entity 
knows at the time of sharing to be personal information 
of a specific individual or information that identifies 
a specific individual; and 
(F) include procedures for notifying, in a timely 
manner, any United States person whose personal informa-
tion is known or determined to have been shared by a 
Federal entity in violation of this title. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the procedures required 
under this section, the Director of National Intelligence, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and 
the Attorney General shall consult with appropriate Federal 
entities, including the Small Business Administration and the 
National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)), to ensure that effective 
protocols are implemented that will facilitate and promote the 
sharing of cyber threat indicators by the Federal Government 
in a timely manner. 
(c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the appropriate Fed-
eral entities, shall submit to Congress the procedures required 
by subsection (a). 
SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PREVENTING, DETECTING, ANA-
LYZING, AND MITIGATING CYBERSECURITY THREATS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR MONITORING.—
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State, tribal, or local government that is a private entity, 
under this section shall be— 
(i) deemed voluntarily shared information; and 
(ii) exempt from disclosure under any provision 
of State, tribal, or local freedom of information law, 
open government law, open meetings law, open records 
law, sunshine law, or similar law requiring disclosure 
of information or records. 
(C) 
STATE, 
TRIBAL, 
AND
LOCAL
REGULATORY 
AUTHORITY.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause (ii), 
a cyber threat indicator or defensive measure shared 
with a State, tribal, or local government under this 
title shall not be used by any State, tribal, or local 
government to regulate, including an enforcement 
action, the lawful activity of any non-Federal entity 
or any activity taken by a non-Federal entity pursuant 
to mandatory standards, including an activity relating 
to monitoring, operating a defensive measure, or 
sharing of a cyber threat indicator. 
(ii) 
REGULATORY
AUTHORITY
SPECIFICALLY 
RELATING TO PREVENTION OR MITIGATION OF CYBERSE-
CURITY THREATS.—A cyber threat indicator or defensive 
measure shared as described in clause (i) may, con-
sistent with a State, tribal, or local government regu-
latory authority specifically relating to the prevention 
or mitigation of cybersecurity threats to information 
systems, inform the development or implementation 
of a regulation relating to such information systems. 
(e) ANTITRUST EXEMPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in section 108(e), it 
shall not be considered a violation of any provision of antitrust 
laws for 2 or more private entities to exchange or provide 
a cyber threat indicator or defensive measure, or assistance 
relating to the prevention, investigation, or mitigation of a 
cybersecurity threat, for cybersecurity purposes under this title. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) shall apply only to 
information that is exchanged or assistance provided in order 
to assist with— 
(A) facilitating the prevention, investigation, or mitiga-
tion of a cybersecurity threat to an information system 
or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting 
an information system; or 
(B) communicating or disclosing a cyber threat indi-
cator to help prevent, investigate, or mitigate the effect 
of a cybersecurity threat to an information system or 
information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting 
an information system. 
(f) NO RIGHT OR BENEFIT.—The sharing of a cyber threat indi-
cator or defensive measure with a non-Federal entity under this 
title shall not create a right or benefit to similar information by 
such non-Federal entity or any other non-Federal entity. 
SEC. 105. SHARING OF CYBER THREAT INDICATORS AND DEFENSIVE 
MEASURES WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—
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(1) INTERIM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—Not later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in con-
sultation with the heads of the appropriate Federal entities, 
jointly develop and submit to Congress interim policies and 
procedures relating to the receipt of cyber threat indicators 
and defensive measures by the Federal Government. 
(2) FINAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in con-
sultation with the heads of the appropriate Federal entities, 
jointly issue and make publicly available final policies and 
procedures relating to the receipt of cyber threat indicators 
and defensive measures by the Federal Government. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS
CONCERNING
POLICIES
AND
PROCE-
DURES.—Consistent with the guidelines required by subsection 
(b), the policies and procedures developed or issued under this 
subsection shall— 
(A) ensure that cyber threat indicators shared with 
the Federal Government by any non-Federal entity pursu-
ant to section 104(c) through the real-time process 
described in subsection (c) of this section— 
(i) are shared in an automated manner with all 
of the appropriate Federal entities; 
(ii) are only subject to a delay, modification, or 
other action due to controls established for such real- 
time process that could impede real-time receipt by 
all of the appropriate Federal entities when the delay, 
modification, or other action is due to controls— 
(I) agreed upon unanimously by all of the 
heads of the appropriate Federal entities; 
(II) carried out before any of the appropriate 
Federal entities retains or uses the cyber threat 
indicators or defensive measures; and 
(III) uniformly applied such that each of the 
appropriate Federal entities is subject to the same 
delay, modification, or other action; and 
(iii) may be provided to other Federal entities; 
(B) ensure that cyber threat indicators shared with 
the Federal Government by any non-Federal entity pursu-
ant to section 104 in a manner other than the real-time 
process described in subsection (c) of this section— 
(i) are shared as quickly as operationally prac-
ticable with all of the appropriate Federal entities; 
(ii) are not subject to any unnecessary delay, inter-
ference, or any other action that could impede receipt 
by all of the appropriate Federal entities; and 
(iii) may be provided to other Federal entities; 
and 
(C) ensure there are— 
(i) audit capabilities; and 
(ii) appropriate sanctions in place for officers, 
employees, or agents of a Federal entity who knowingly 
and willfully conduct activities under this title in an 
unauthorized manner. 
(4) GUIDELINES
FOR
ENTITIES
SHARING
CYBER
THREAT 
INDICATORS WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly 
develop and make publicly available guidance to assist 
entities and promote sharing of cyber threat indicators 
with Federal entities under this title. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The guidelines developed and made 
publicly available under subparagraph (A) shall include 
guidance on the following: 
(i) Identification of types of information that would 
qualify as a cyber threat indicator under this title 
that would be unlikely to include information that— 
(I) is not directly related to a cybersecurity 
threat; and 
(II) is personal information of a specific indi-
vidual or information that identifies a specific indi-
vidual. 
(ii) Identification of types of information protected 
under otherwise applicable privacy laws that are 
unlikely to be directly related to a cybersecurity threat. 
(iii) Such other matters as the Attorney General 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security consider 
appropriate for entities sharing cyber threat indicators 
with Federal entities under this title. 
(b) PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.— 
(1) INTERIM
GUIDELINES.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in consultation 
with heads of the appropriate Federal entities and in consulta-
tion with officers designated under section 1062 of the National 
Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee– 
1), jointly develop, submit to Congress, and make available 
to the public interim guidelines relating to privacy and civil 
liberties which shall govern the receipt, retention, use, and 
dissemination of cyber threat indicators by a Federal entity 
obtained in connection with activities authorized in this title. 
(2) FINAL GUIDELINES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in coordina-
tion with heads of the appropriate Federal entities and 
in consultation with officers designated under section 1062 
of the National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 
(42 U.S.C. 2000ee–1) and such private entities with 
industry expertise as the Attorney General and the Sec-
retary consider relevant, jointly issue and make publicly 
available final guidelines relating to privacy and civil lib-
erties which shall govern the receipt, retention, use, and 
dissemination of cyber threat indicators by a Federal entity 
obtained in connection with activities authorized in this 
title. 
(B) PERIODIC REVIEW.—The Attorney General and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in coordination with 
heads of the appropriate Federal entities and in consulta-
tion with officers and private entities described in subpara-
graph (A), periodically, but not less frequently than once
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every 2 years, jointly review the guidelines issued under 
subparagraph (A). 
(3) CONTENT.—The guidelines required by paragraphs (1) 
and (2) shall, consistent with the need to protect information 
systems from cybersecurity threats and mitigate cybersecurity 
threats— 
(A) limit the effect on privacy and civil liberties of 
activities by the Federal Government under this title; 
(B) limit the receipt, retention, use, and dissemination 
of cyber threat indicators containing personal information 
of specific individuals or information that identifies specific 
individuals, including by establishing— 
(i) a process for the timely destruction of such 
information that is known not to be directly related 
to uses authorized under this title; and 
(ii) specific limitations on the length of any period 
in which a cyber threat indicator may be retained; 
(C) include requirements to safeguard cyber threat 
indicators containing personal information of specific 
individuals or information that identifies specific individ-
uals from unauthorized access or acquisition, including 
appropriate sanctions for activities by officers, employees, 
or agents of the Federal Government in contravention of 
such guidelines; 
(D) consistent with this title, any other applicable 
provisions of law, and the fair information practice prin-
ciples set forth in appendix A of the document entitled 
‘‘National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace’’ 
and published by the President in April 2011, govern the 
retention, use, and dissemination by the Federal Govern-
ment of cyber threat indicators shared with the Federal 
Government under this title, including the extent, if any, 
to which such cyber threat indicators may be used by 
the Federal Government; 
(E) include procedures for notifying entities and Fed-
eral entities if information received pursuant to this section 
is known or determined by a Federal entity receiving such 
information not to constitute a cyber threat indicator; 
(F) protect the confidentiality of cyber threat indicators 
containing personal information of specific individuals or 
information that identifies specific individuals to the 
greatest extent practicable and require recipients to be 
informed that such indicators may only be used for pur-
poses authorized under this title; and 
(G) include steps that may be needed so that dissemi-
nation of cyber threat indicators is consistent with the 
protection of classified and other sensitive national security 
information. 
(c) CAPABILITY
AND PROCESS WITHIN
THE DEPARTMENT
OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, in coordination with the heads of the appropriate Federal 
entities, shall develop and implement a capability and process 
within the Department of Homeland Security that—
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(A) shall accept from any non-Federal entity in real 
time cyber threat indicators and defensive measures, pursu-
ant to this section; 
(B) shall, upon submittal of the certification under 
paragraph (2) that such capability and process fully and 
effectively operates as described in such paragraph, be 
the process by which the Federal Government receives 
cyber threat indicators and defensive measures under this 
title that are shared by a non-Federal entity with the 
Federal Government through electronic mail or media, an 
interactive form on an Internet website, or a real time, 
automated process between information systems except— 
(i) consistent with section 104, communications 
between a Federal entity and a non-Federal entity 
regarding a previously shared cyber threat indicator 
to describe the relevant cybersecurity threat or develop 
a defensive measure based on such cyber threat indi-
cator; and 
(ii) communications by a regulated non-Federal 
entity with such entity’s Federal regulatory authority 
regarding a cybersecurity threat; 
(C) ensures that all of the appropriate Federal entities 
receive in an automated manner such cyber threat indica-
tors and defensive measures shared through the real-time 
process within the Department of Homeland Security; 
(D) is in compliance with the policies, procedures, and 
guidelines required by this section; and 
(E) does not limit or prohibit otherwise lawful disclo-
sures of communications, records, or other information, 
including— 
(i) reporting of known or suspected criminal 
activity, by a non-Federal entity to any other non- 
Federal entity or a Federal entity, including cyber 
threat indicators or defensive measures shared with 
a Federal entity in furtherance of opening a Federal 
law enforcement investigation; 
(ii) voluntary or legally compelled participation in 
a Federal investigation; and 
(iii) providing cyber threat indicators or defensive 
measures as part of a statutory or authorized contrac-
tual requirement. 
(2) CERTIFICATION AND DESIGNATION.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION OF CAPABILITY AND PROCESS.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in con-
sultation with the heads of the appropriate Federal entities, 
submit to Congress a certification as to whether the capa-
bility and process required by paragraph (1) fully and effec-
tively operates— 
(i) as the process by which the Federal Government 
receives from any non-Federal entity a cyber threat 
indicator or defensive measure under this title; and 
(ii) in accordance with the interim policies, proce-
dures, and guidelines developed under this title. 
(B) DESIGNATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—At any time after certification 
is submitted under subparagraph (A), the President
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(2) PROPRIETARY
INFORMATION.—Consistent with section 
104(c)(2) and any other applicable provision of law, a cyber 
threat indicator or defensive measure provided by a non-Federal 
entity to the Federal Government under this title shall be 
considered the commercial, financial, and proprietary informa-
tion of such non-Federal entity when so designated by the 
originating non-Federal entity or a third party acting in accord-
ance with the written authorization of the originating non- 
Federal entity. 
(3) EXEMPTION FROM DISCLOSURE.—A cyber threat indicator 
or defensive measure shared with the Federal Government 
under this title shall be— 
(A) deemed voluntarily shared information and exempt 
from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code, and any State, tribal, or local provision of law 
requiring disclosure of information or records; and 
(B) withheld, without discretion, from the public under 
section 552(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, and 
any State, tribal, or local provision of law requiring disclo-
sure of information or records. 
(4) EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS.—The provision of a cyber 
threat indicator or defensive measure to the Federal Govern-
ment under this title shall not be subject to a rule of any 
Federal agency or department or any judicial doctrine regarding 
ex parte communications with a decision-making official. 
(5) DISCLOSURE, RETENTION, AND USE.— 
(A) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Cyber threat indicators 
and defensive measures provided to the Federal Govern-
ment under this title may be disclosed to, retained by, 
and used by, consistent with otherwise applicable provi-
sions of Federal law, any Federal agency or department, 
component, officer, employee, or agent of the Federal 
Government solely for— 
(i) a cybersecurity purpose; 
(ii) the purpose of identifying— 
(I) a cybersecurity threat, including the source 
of such cybersecurity threat; or 
(II) a security vulnerability; 
(iii) the purpose of responding to, or otherwise 
preventing or mitigating, a specific threat of death, 
a specific threat of serious bodily harm, or a specific 
threat of serious economic harm, including a terrorist 
act or a use of a weapon of mass destruction; 
(iv) the purpose of responding to, investigating, 
prosecuting, or otherwise preventing or mitigating, a 
serious threat to a minor, including sexual exploitation 
and threats to physical safety; or 
(v) the purpose of preventing, investigating, dis-
rupting, or prosecuting an offense arising out of a 
threat described in clause (iii) or any of the offenses 
listed in— 
(I) sections 1028 through 1030 of title 18, 
United States Code (relating to fraud and identity 
theft); 
(II) chapter 37 of such title (relating to espio-
nage and censorship); and
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(III) chapter 90 of such title (relating to protec-
tion of trade secrets). 
(B) PROHIBITED
ACTIVITIES.—Cyber threat indicators 
and defensive measures provided to the Federal Govern-
ment under this title shall not be disclosed to, retained 
by, or used by any Federal agency or department for any 
use not permitted under subparagraph (A). 
(C) PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.—Cyber threat indica-
tors and defensive measures provided to the Federal 
Government under this title shall be retained, used, and 
disseminated by the Federal Government— 
(i) in accordance with the policies, procedures, and 
guidelines required by subsections (a) and (b); 
(ii) in a manner that protects from unauthorized 
use or disclosure any cyber threat indicators that may 
contain— 
(I) personal information of a specific indi-
vidual; or 
(II) information that identifies a specific indi-
vidual; and 
(iii) in a manner that protects the confidentiality 
of cyber threat indicators containing— 
(I) personal information of a specific indi-
vidual; or 
(II) information that identifies a specific indi-
vidual. 
(D) FEDERAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause (ii), 
cyber threat indicators and defensive measures pro-
vided to the Federal Government under this title shall 
not be used by any Federal, State, tribal, or local 
government to regulate, including an enforcement 
action, the lawful activities of any non-Federal entity 
or any activities taken by a non-Federal entity pursu-
ant to mandatory standards, including activities 
relating to monitoring, operating defensive measures, 
or sharing cyber threat indicators. 
(ii) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(I) 
REGULATORY
AUTHORITY
SPECIFICALLY 
RELATING TO PREVENTION OR MITIGATION OF CYBER-
SECURITY THREATS.—Cyber threat indicators and 
defensive measures provided to the Federal 
Government under this title may, consistent with 
Federal or State regulatory authority specifically 
relating to the prevention or mitigation of cyberse-
curity threats to information systems, inform the 
development or implementation of regulations 
relating to such information systems. 
(II) PROCEDURES
DEVELOPED
AND
IMPLE-
MENTED UNDER THIS TITLE.—Clause (i) shall not 
apply to procedures developed and implemented 
under this title. 
SEC. 106. PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY. 
(a) MONITORING OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS.—No cause of action 
shall lie or be maintained in any court against any private entity, 
and such action shall be promptly dismissed, for the monitoring
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of an information system and information under section 104(a) 
that is conducted in accordance with this title. 
(b) SHARING OR RECEIPT OF CYBER THREAT INDICATORS.—No 
cause of action shall lie or be maintained in any court against 
any private entity, and such action shall be promptly dismissed, 
for the sharing or receipt of a cyber threat indicator or defensive 
measure under section 104(c) if— 
(1) such sharing or receipt is conducted in accordance with 
this title; and 
(2) in a case in which a cyber threat indicator or defensive 
measure is shared with the Federal Government, the cyber 
threat indicator or defensive measure is shared in a manner 
that is consistent with section 105(c)(1)(B) and the sharing 
or receipt, as the case may be, occurs after the earlier of— 
(A) the date on which the interim policies and proce-
dures are submitted to Congress under section 105(a)(1) 
and guidelines are submitted to Congress under section 
105(b)(1); or 
(B) the date that is 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this title shall be construed— 
(1) to create— 
(A) a duty to share a cyber threat indicator or defensive 
measure; or 
(B) a duty to warn or act based on the receipt of 
a cyber threat indicator or defensive measure; or 
(2) to undermine or limit the availability of otherwise 
applicable common law or statutory defenses. 
SEC. 107. OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this title, the heads of the appropriate 
Federal entities shall jointly submit to Congress a detailed 
report concerning the implementation of this title. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) may 
include such recommendations as the heads of the appropriate 
Federal entities may have for improvements or modifications 
to the authorities, policies, procedures, and guidelines under 
this title and shall include the following: 
(A) An evaluation of the effectiveness of real-time 
information sharing through the capability and process 
developed under section 105(c), including any impediments 
to such real-time sharing. 
(B) An assessment of whether cyber threat indicators 
or defensive measures have been properly classified and 
an accounting of the number of security clearances author-
ized by the Federal Government for the purpose of sharing 
cyber threat indicators or defensive measures with the 
private sector. 
(C) The number of cyber threat indicators or defensive 
measures received through the capability and process 
developed under section 105(c). 
(D) A list of Federal entities that have received cyber 
threat indicators or defensive measures under this title. 
(b) BIENNIAL REPORT ON COMPLIANCE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than 
once every 2 years thereafter, the inspectors general of the 
appropriate Federal entities, in consultation with the Inspector 
General of the Intelligence Community and the Council of 
Inspectors General on Financial Oversight, shall jointly submit 
to Congress an interagency report on the actions of the execu-
tive branch of the Federal Government to carry out this title 
during the most recent 2-year period. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under paragraph 
(1) shall include, for the period covered by the report, the 
following: 
(A) An assessment of the sufficiency of the policies, 
procedures, and guidelines relating to the sharing of cyber 
threat indicators within the Federal Government, including 
those policies, procedures, and guidelines relating to the 
removal of information not directly related to a cybersecu-
rity threat that is personal information of a specific indi-
vidual or information that identifies a specific individual. 
(B) An assessment of whether cyber threat indicators 
or defensive measures have been properly classified and 
an accounting of the number of security clearances author-
ized by the Federal Government for the purpose of sharing 
cyber threat indicators or defensive measures with the 
private sector. 
(C) A review of the actions taken by the Federal 
Government based on cyber threat indicators or defensive 
measures shared with the Federal Government under this 
title, including a review of the following: 
(i) The appropriateness of subsequent uses and 
disseminations of cyber threat indicators or defensive 
measures. 
(ii) Whether cyber threat indicators or defensive 
measures were shared in a timely and adequate 
manner with appropriate entities, or, if appropriate, 
were made publicly available. 
(D) An assessment of the cyber threat indicators or 
defensive measures shared with the appropriate Federal 
entities under this title, including the following: 
(i) The number of cyber threat indicators or defen-
sive measures shared through the capability and 
process developed under section 105(c). 
(ii) An assessment of any information not directly 
related to a cybersecurity threat that is personal 
information of a specific individual or information 
identifying a specific individual and was shared by 
a non-Federal government entity with the Federal 
government in contravention of this title, or was shared 
within the Federal Government in contravention of 
the guidelines required by this title, including a 
description of any significant violation of this title. 
(iii) The number of times, according to the Attorney 
General, that information shared under this title was 
used by a Federal entity to prosecute an offense listed 
in section 105(d)(5)(A). 
(iv) A quantitative and qualitative assessment of 
the effect of the sharing of cyber threat indicators
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or defensive measures with the Federal Government 
on privacy and civil liberties of specific individuals, 
including the number of notices that were issued with 
respect to a failure to remove information not directly 
related to a cybersecurity threat that was personal 
information of a specific individual or information that 
identified a specific individual in accordance with the 
procedures required by section 105(b)(3)(E). 
(v) The adequacy of any steps taken by the Federal 
Government to reduce any adverse effect from activities 
carried out under this title on the privacy and civil 
liberties of United States persons. 
(E) An assessment of the sharing of cyber threat indica-
tors or defensive measures among Federal entities to iden-
tify inappropriate barriers to sharing information. 
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Each report submitted under this 
subsection may include such recommendations as the inspectors 
general may have for improvements or modifications to the 
authorities and processes under this title. 
(c) INDEPENDENT REPORT ON REMOVAL OF PERSONAL INFORMA-
TION.—Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a report on the actions taken by the Federal 
Government to remove personal information from cyber threat 
indicators or defensive measures pursuant to this title. Such report 
shall include an assessment of the sufficiency of the policies, proce-
dures, and guidelines established under this title in addressing 
concerns relating to privacy and civil liberties. 
(d) FORM OF REPORTS.—Each report required under this section 
shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex. 
(e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.—The unclassified por-
tions of the reports required under this section shall be made 
available to the public. 
SEC. 108. CONSTRUCTION AND PREEMPTION. 
(a) OTHERWISE LAWFUL DISCLOSURES.—Nothing in this title 
shall be construed— 
(1) to limit or prohibit otherwise lawful disclosures of 
communications, records, or other information, including 
reporting of known or suspected criminal activity, by a non- 
Federal entity to any other non-Federal entity or the Federal 
Government under this title; or 
(2) to limit or prohibit otherwise lawful use of such disclo-
sures by any Federal entity, even when such otherwise lawful 
disclosures duplicate or replicate disclosures made under this 
title. 
(b) WHISTLE BLOWER PROTECTIONS.—Nothing in this title shall 
be construed to prohibit or limit the disclosure of information pro-
tected under section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code (gov-
erning disclosures of illegality, waste, fraud, abuse, or public health 
or safety threats), section 7211 of title 5, United States Code (gov-
erning disclosures to Congress), section 1034 of title 10, United 
States Code (governing disclosure to Congress by members of the 
military), section 1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3234) (governing disclosure by employees of elements of
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the intelligence community), or any similar provision of Federal 
or State law. 
(c) PROTECTION OF SOURCES AND METHODS.—Nothing in this 
title shall be construed— 
(1) as creating any immunity against, or otherwise 
affecting, any action brought by the Federal Government, or 
any agency or department thereof, to enforce any law, executive 
order, or procedure governing the appropriate handling, disclo-
sure, or use of classified information; 
(2) to affect the conduct of authorized law enforcement 
or intelligence activities; or 
(3) to modify the authority of a department or agency 
of the Federal Government to protect classified information 
and sources and methods and the national security of the 
United States. 
(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in this title shall 
be construed to affect any requirement under any other provision 
of law for a non-Federal entity to provide information to the Federal 
Government. 
(e) PROHIBITED CONDUCT.—Nothing in this title shall be con-
strued to permit price-fixing, allocating a market between competi-
tors, monopolizing or attempting to monopolize a market, boy-
cotting, or exchanges of price or cost information, customer lists, 
or information regarding future competitive planning. 
(f) INFORMATION SHARING RELATIONSHIPS.—Nothing in this title 
shall be construed— 
(1) to limit or modify an existing information sharing rela-
tionship; 
(2) to prohibit a new information sharing relationship; 
(3) to require a new information sharing relationship 
between any non-Federal entity and a Federal entity or another 
non-Federal entity; or 
(4) to require the use of the capability and process within 
the Department of Homeland Security developed under section 
105(c). 
(g) 
PRESERVATION
OF
CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATIONS
AND 
RIGHTS.—Nothing in this title shall be construed— 
(1) to amend, repeal, or supersede any current or future 
contractual agreement, terms of service agreement, or other 
contractual relationship between any non-Federal entities, or 
between any non-Federal entity and a Federal entity; or 
(2) to abrogate trade secret or intellectual property rights 
of any non-Federal entity or Federal entity. 
(h) ANTI-TASKING RESTRICTION.—Nothing in this title shall be 
construed to permit a Federal entity— 
(1) to require a non-Federal entity to provide information 
to a Federal entity or another non-Federal entity; 
(2) to condition the sharing of cyber threat indicators with 
a non-Federal entity on such entity’s provision of cyber threat 
indicators to a Federal entity or another non-Federal entity; 
or 
(3) to condition the award of any Federal grant, contract, 
or purchase on the provision of a cyber threat indicator to 
a Federal entity or another non-Federal entity. 
(i) NO LIABILITY FOR NON-PARTICIPATION.—Nothing in this title 
shall be construed to subject any entity to liability for choosing 
not to engage in the voluntary activities authorized in this title.
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(j) USE AND RETENTION OF INFORMATION.—Nothing in this title 
shall be construed to authorize, or to modify any existing authority 
of, a department or agency of the Federal Government to retain 
or use any information shared under this title for any use other 
than permitted in this title. 
(k) FEDERAL PREEMPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—This title supersedes any statute or other 
provision of law of a State or political subdivision of a State 
that restricts or otherwise expressly regulates an activity 
authorized under this title. 
(2) STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT.—Nothing in this title shall 
be construed to supersede any statute or other provision of 
law of a State or political subdivision of a State concerning 
the use of authorized law enforcement practices and procedures. 
(l) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this title shall be con-
strued— 
(1) to authorize the promulgation of any regulations not 
specifically authorized to be issued under this title; 
(2) to establish or limit any regulatory authority not specifi-
cally established or limited under this title; or 
(3) to authorize regulatory actions that would duplicate 
or conflict with regulatory requirements, mandatory standards, 
or related processes under another provision of Federal law. 
(m) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO RESPOND TO 
MALICIOUS CYBER ACTIVITY CARRIED OUT BY FOREIGN POWERS.— 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit the authority 
of the Secretary of Defense under section 130g of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(n) CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.—Nothing in this title shall be con-
strued to prevent the disclosure of a cyber threat indicator or 
defensive measure shared under this title in a case of criminal 
prosecution, when an applicable provision of Federal, State, tribal, 
or local law requires disclosure in such case. 
SEC. 109. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY THREATS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, 
in coordination with the heads of other appropriate elements of 
the intelligence community, shall submit to the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report on cyberse-
curity threats, including cyber attacks, theft, and data breaches. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the current intelligence sharing and 
cooperation relationships of the United States with other coun-
tries regarding cybersecurity threats, including cyber attacks, 
theft, and data breaches, directed against the United States 
and which threaten the United States national security 
interests and economy and intellectual property, specifically 
identifying the relative utility of such relationships, which ele-
ments of the intelligence community participate in such rela-
tionships, and whether and how such relationships could be 
improved. 
(2) A list and an assessment of the countries and nonstate 
actors that are the primary threats of carrying out a cybersecu-
rity threat, including a cyber attack, theft, or data breach,
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against the United States and which threaten the United States 
national security, economy, and intellectual property. 
(3) A description of the extent to which the capabilities 
of the United States Government to respond to or prevent 
cybersecurity threats, including cyber attacks, theft, or data 
breaches, directed against the United States private sector 
are degraded by a delay in the prompt notification by private 
entities of such threats or cyber attacks, theft, and data 
breaches. 
(4) An assessment of additional technologies or capabilities 
that would enhance the ability of the United States to prevent 
and to respond to cybersecurity threats, including cyber attacks, 
theft, and data breaches. 
(5) An assessment of any technologies or practices utilized 
by the private sector that could be rapidly fielded to assist 
the intelligence community in preventing and responding to 
cybersecurity threats. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be made available in classified and unclassified forms. 
(d) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
SEC. 110. EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY 
OF DEFENSE TO DISSEMINATE CERTAIN INFORMATION. 
Notwithstanding subsection (c)(3) of section 393 of title 10, 
United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the 
sharing of cyber threat indicators and defensive measures pursuant 
to the policies, procedures, and guidelines developed or issued under 
this title. 
SEC. 111. EFFECTIVE PERIOD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), this 
title and the amendments made by this title shall be effective 
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and ending on September 30, 2025. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—With respect to any action authorized by this 
title or information obtained pursuant to an action authorized by 
this title, which occurred before the date on which the provisions 
referred to in subsection (a) cease to have effect, the provisions 
of this title shall continue in effect. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY 
ADVANCEMENT 
Subtitle A—National Cybersecurity and 
Communications Integration Center 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘National Cybersecurity 
Protection Advancement Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle:
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(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) CYBERSECURITY RISK; INCIDENT.—The terms ‘‘cybersecu-
rity risk’’ and ‘‘incident’’ have the meanings given those terms 
in section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as so 
redesignated by section 223(a)(3) of this division. 
(3) CYBER THREAT INDICATOR; DEFENSIVE MEASURE.—The 
terms ‘‘cyber threat indicator’’ and ‘‘defensive measure’’ have 
the meanings given those terms in section 102. 
(4) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ means the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 203. INFORMATION SHARING STRUCTURE AND PROCESSES. 
Section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as so redesig-
nated by section 223(a)(3) of this division, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as para-
graphs (4) and (5), respectively; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) the term ‘cybersecurity risk’— 
‘‘(A) means threats to and vulnerabilities of information 
or information systems and any related consequences 
caused by or resulting from unauthorized access, use, 
disclosure, 
degradation, 
disruption, 
modification, 
or 
destruction of such information or information systems, 
including such related consequences caused by an act of 
terrorism; and 
‘‘(B) does not include any action that solely involves 
a violation of a consumer term of service or a consumer 
licensing agreement; 
‘‘(2) the terms ‘cyber threat indicator’ and ‘defensive 
measure’ have the meanings given those terms in section 102 
of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘incident’ means an occurrence that actually 
or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, the integ-
rity, confidentiality, or availability of information on an 
information system, or actually or imminently jeopardizes, with-
out lawful authority, an information system;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(D) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘sharing’ (including all conjugations thereof) 
means providing, receiving, and disseminating (including all 
conjugations of each of such terms).’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) by inserting ‘‘, including the implementation 
of title I of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015’’ before the 
semicolon at the end; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘cyber threat indicators, defensive 
measures,’’ before ‘‘cybersecurity risks’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘cybersecurity risks’’ 
and inserting ‘‘cyber threat indicators, defensive measures, 
cybersecurity risks,’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘cybersecurity 
risks’’ and inserting ‘‘cyber threat indicators, defensive 
measures, cybersecurity risks,’’; 
(D) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘cybersecurity risks’’ and inserting 
‘‘cyber threat indicators, defensive measures, cyberse-
curity risks,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(E) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) sharing cyber threat indicators and defensive 
measures;’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) engaging with international partners, in consultation 
with other appropriate agencies, to— 
‘‘(A) collaborate on cyber threat indicators, defensive 
measures, and information related to cybersecurity risks 
and incidents; and 
‘‘(B) enhance the security and resilience of global cyber-
security; 
‘‘(9) sharing cyber threat indicators, defensive measures, 
and other information related to cybersecurity risks and 
incidents with Federal and non-Federal entities, including 
across sectors of critical infrastructure and with State and 
major urban area fusion centers, as appropriate; 
‘‘(10) participating, as appropriate, in national exercises 
run by the Department; and 
‘‘(11) in coordination with the Office of Emergency Commu-
nications of the Department, assessing and evaluating con-
sequence, vulnerability, and threat information regarding cyber 
incidents to public safety communications to help facilitate 
continuous improvements to the security and resiliency of such 
communications.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and local’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, local, and tribal’’; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
‘‘, including information sharing and analysis centers;’’; 
(iii) in clause (iii), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) private entities;’’. 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
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‘‘(j) REPORTS ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, and periodi-
cally thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives a report on the range of efforts underway 
to bolster cybersecurity collaboration with relevant international 
partners in accordance with subsection (c)(8). 
‘‘(k) OUTREACH.—Not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this subsection, the Secretary, acting through the Under 
Secretary appointed under section 103(a)(1)(H), shall— 
‘‘(1) disseminate to the public information about how to 
voluntarily share cyber threat indicators and defensive meas-
ures with the Center; and 
‘‘(2) enhance outreach to critical infrastructure owners and 
operators for purposes of such sharing. 
‘‘(l) COORDINATED VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE.—The Secretary, 
in coordination with industry and other stakeholders, may develop 
and adhere to Department policies and procedures for coordinating 
vulnerability disclosures.’’. 
SEC. 204. INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS ORGANIZATIONS. 
Section 212 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
131) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, including information related 
to cybersecurity risks and incidents,’’ after ‘‘critical 
infrastructure information’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, including cybersecurity risks 
and incidents,’’ after ‘‘related to critical infrastructure’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, including cybersecurity risks and 
incidents,’’ after ‘‘critical infrastructure information’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, including cybersecurity risks 
and incidents,’’ after ‘‘related to critical infrastructure’’; 
and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, including cyber-
security risks and incidents,’’ after ‘‘critical infrastructure 
information’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) CYBERSECURITY RISK; INCIDENT.—The terms ‘cybersecu-
rity risk’ and ‘incident’ have the meanings given those terms 
in section 227.’’. 
SEC. 205. NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK. 
Section 228 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added 
by section 223(a)(4) of this division, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d) NATIONAL
RESPONSE
FRAMEWORK.—The Secretary, in 
coordination with the heads of other appropriate Federal depart-
ments and agencies, and in accordance with the National Cybersecu-
rity Incident Response Plan required under subsection (c), shall 
regularly update, maintain, and exercise the Cyber Incident Annex 
to the National Response Framework of the Department.’’.
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SEC. 206. REPORT ON REDUCING CYBERSECURITY RISKS IN DHS DATA 
CENTERS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the feasibility of the Department creating 
an environment for the reduction in cybersecurity risks in Depart-
ment data centers, including by increasing compartmentalization 
between systems, and providing a mix of security controls between 
such compartments. 
SEC. 207. ASSESSMENT. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes— 
(1) an assessment of the implementation by the Secretary 
of this title and the amendments made by this title; and 
(2) to the extent practicable, findings regarding increases 
in the sharing of cyber threat indicators, defensive measures, 
and information relating to cybersecurity risks and incidents 
at the center established under section 227 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, as redesignated by section 223(a) of this 
division, and throughout the United States. 
SEC. 208. MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS CYBER INCIDENTS AT CRITICAL 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Under Secretary appointed under section 103(a)(1)(H) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113(a)(1)(H)) shall 
provide information to the appropriate congressional committees 
on the feasibility of producing a risk-informed plan to address 
the risk of multiple simultaneous cyber incidents affecting critical 
infrastructure, including cyber incidents that may have a cascading 
effect on other critical infrastructure. 
SEC. 209. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY VULNERABILITIES OF UNITED 
STATES PORTS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees, the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transpor-
tation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on cyberse-
curity vulnerabilities for the 10 United States ports that the Sec-
retary determines are at greatest risk of a cybersecurity incident 
and provide recommendations to mitigate such vulnerabilities. 
SEC. 210. PROHIBITION ON NEW REGULATORY AUTHORITY. 
Nothing in this subtitle or the amendments made by this sub-
title may be construed to grant the Secretary any authority to 
promulgate regulations or set standards relating to the cybersecu-
rity of non-Federal entities, not including State, local, and tribal 
governments, that was not in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 211. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Any reporting requirements in this subtitle shall terminate 
on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
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Subtitle B—Federal Cybersecurity 
Enhancement 
SEC. 221. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Cybersecurity 
Enhancement Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 222. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code. 
(2) AGENCY
INFORMATION
SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘agency 
information system’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
228 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 
223(a)(4) of this division. 
(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives. 
(4) CYBERSECURITY RISK; INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The terms 
‘‘cybersecurity risk’’ and ‘‘information system’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 227 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, as so redesignated by section 223(a)(3) 
of this division. 
(5) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget. 
(6) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘intelligence 
community’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3(4) 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(7) NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘national secu-
rity system’’ has the meaning given the term in section 11103 
of title 40, United States Code. 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 223. IMPROVED FEDERAL NETWORK SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 141 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 228 as section 229; 
(2) by redesignating section 227 as subsection (c) of section 
228, as added by paragraph (4), and adjusting the margins 
accordingly; 
(3) by redesignating the second section designated as sec-
tion 226 (relating to the national cybersecurity and communica-
tions integration center) as section 227; 
(4) by inserting after section 227, as so redesignated, the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 228. CYBERSECURITY PLANS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘agency information system’ means an 
information system used or operated by an agency or by another 
entity on behalf of an agency;
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‘‘(2) the terms ‘cybersecurity risk’ and ‘information system’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 227; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘intelligence community’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)); and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘national security system’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 11103 of title 40, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(b) INTRUSION ASSESSMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary, in coordination with 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall— 
‘‘(A) develop and implement an intrusion assessment 
plan to proactively detect, identify, and remove intruders 
in agency information systems on a routine basis; and 
‘‘(B) update such plan as necessary. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The intrusion assessment plan required 
under paragraph (1) shall not apply to the Department of 
Defense, a national security system, or an element of the intel-
ligence community.’’; 
(5) in section 228(c), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘section 
226’’ and inserting ‘‘section 227’’; and 
(6) by inserting after section 229, as so redesignated, the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 230. FEDERAL INTRUSION DETECTION AND PREVENTION 
SYSTEM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘agency’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘agency information’ means information col-
lected or maintained by or on behalf of an agency; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘agency information system’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 228; and 
‘‘(4) the terms ‘cybersecurity risk’ and ‘information system’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 227. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall deploy, operate, 
and maintain, to make available for use by any agency, with 
or without reimbursement— 
‘‘(A) a capability to detect cybersecurity risks in net-
work traffic transiting or traveling to or from an agency 
information system; and 
‘‘(B) a capability to prevent network traffic associated 
with such cybersecurity risks from transiting or traveling 
to or from an agency information system or modify such 
network traffic to remove the cybersecurity risk. 
‘‘(2) REGULAR IMPROVEMENT.—The Secretary shall regularly 
deploy new technologies and modify existing technologies to 
the intrusion detection and prevention capabilities described 
in paragraph (1) as appropriate to improve the intrusion detec-
tion and prevention capabilities. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out subsection (b), the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) may access, and the head of an agency may disclose 
to the Secretary or a private entity providing assistance to 
the Secretary under paragraph (2), information transiting or 
traveling to or from an agency information system, regardless
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of the location from which the Secretary or a private entity 
providing assistance to the Secretary under paragraph (2) 
accesses such information, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law that would otherwise restrict or prevent the head of 
an agency from disclosing such information to the Secretary 
or a private entity providing assistance to the Secretary under 
paragraph (2); 
‘‘(2) may enter into contracts or other agreements with, 
or otherwise request and obtain the assistance of, private enti-
ties to deploy, operate, and maintain technologies in accordance 
with subsection (b); 
‘‘(3) may retain, use, and disclose information obtained 
through the conduct of activities authorized under this section 
only to protect information and information systems from cyber-
security risks; 
‘‘(4) shall regularly assess through operational test and 
evaluation in real world or simulated environments available 
advanced protective technologies to improve detection and 
prevention capabilities, including commercial and noncommer-
cial technologies and detection technologies beyond signature- 
based detection, and acquire, test, and deploy such technologies 
when appropriate; 
‘‘(5) shall establish a pilot through which the Secretary 
may acquire, test, and deploy, as rapidly as possible, tech-
nologies described in paragraph (4); and 
‘‘(6) shall periodically update the privacy impact assessment 
required under section 208(b) of the E-Government Act of 2002 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 note). 
‘‘(d) PRINCIPLES.—In carrying out subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall ensure that— 
‘‘(1) activities carried out under this section are reasonably 
necessary for the purpose of protecting agency information and 
agency information systems from a cybersecurity risk; 
‘‘(2) information accessed by the Secretary will be retained 
no longer than reasonably necessary for the purpose of pro-
tecting agency information and agency information systems 
from a cybersecurity risk; 
‘‘(3) notice has been provided to users of an agency informa-
tion system concerning access to communications of users of 
the agency information system for the purpose of protecting 
agency information and the agency information system; and 
‘‘(4) the activities are implemented pursuant to policies 
and procedures governing the operation of the intrusion detec-
tion and prevention capabilities. 
‘‘(e) PRIVATE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) CONDITIONS.—A private entity described in subsection 
(c)(2) may not— 
‘‘(A) disclose any network traffic transiting or traveling 
to or from an agency information system to any entity 
other than the Department or the agency that disclosed 
the information under subsection (c)(1), including personal 
information of a specific individual or information that 
identifies a specific individual not directly related to a 
cybersecurity risk; or 
‘‘(B) use any network traffic transiting or traveling 
to or from an agency information system to which the 
private entity gains access in accordance with this section
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for any purpose other than to protect agency information 
and agency information systems against cybersecurity risks 
or to administer a contract or other agreement entered 
into pursuant to subsection (c)(2) or as part of another 
contract with the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—No cause of action shall 
lie in any court against a private entity for assistance provided 
to the Secretary in accordance with this section and any con-
tract or agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in paragraph (2) 
shall be construed to authorize an Internet service provider 
to break a user agreement with a customer without the consent 
of the customer. 
‘‘(f) PRIVACY OFFICER REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Privacy Officer appointed 
under section 222, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall 
review the policies and guidelines for the program carried out 
under this section to ensure that the policies and guidelines are 
consistent with applicable privacy laws, including those governing 
the acquisition, interception, retention, use, and disclosure of 
communications.’’. 
(b) AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2)— 
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act or 2 months after the date on which the Sec-
retary makes available the intrusion detection and preven-
tion capabilities under section 230(b)(1) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a), whichever 
is later, the head of each agency shall apply and continue 
to utilize the capabilities to all information traveling 
between an agency information system and any information 
system other than an agency information system; and 
(B) not later than 6 months after the date on which 
the Secretary makes available improvements to the intru-
sion detection and prevention capabilities pursuant to sec-
tion 230(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
added by subsection (a), the head of each agency shall 
apply and continue to utilize the improved intrusion detec-
tion and prevention capabilities. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The requirements under paragraph (1) 
shall not apply to the Department of Defense, a national secu-
rity system, or an element of the intelligence community. 
(3) DEFINITION.—Notwithstanding section 222, in this sub-
section, the term ‘‘agency information system’’ means an 
information system owned or operated by an agency. 
(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to limit an agency from applying the intru-
sion detection and prevention capabilities to an information 
system other than an agency information system under section 
230(b)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by 
subsection (a), at the discretion of the head of the agency 
or as provided in relevant policies, directives, and guidelines. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101 note) is amended by striking the items relating to the first 
section designated as section 226, the second section designated
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as section 226 (relating to the national cybersecurity and commu-
nications integration center), section 227, and section 228 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 226. Cybersecurity recruitment and retention. 
‘‘Sec. 227. National cybersecurity and communications integration center. 
‘‘Sec. 228. Cybersecurity plans. 
‘‘Sec. 229. Clearances. 
‘‘Sec. 230. Federal intrusion detection and prevention system.’’. 
SEC. 224. ADVANCED INTERNAL DEFENSES. 
(a) ADVANCED NETWORK SECURITY TOOLS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall include, in the efforts 
of the Department to continuously diagnose and mitigate cyber-
security risks, advanced network security tools to improve visi-
bility of network activity, including through the use of commer-
cial and free or open source tools, and to detect and mitigate 
intrusions and anomalous activity. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT
OF
PLAN.—The Director shall develop 
and the Secretary shall implement a plan to ensure that each 
agency utilizes advanced network security tools, including those 
described in paragraph (1), to detect and mitigate intrusions 
and anomalous activity. 
(b) PRIORITIZING ADVANCED SECURITY TOOLS.—The Director 
and the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate agencies, shall— 
(1) review and update Government-wide policies and pro-
grams to ensure appropriate prioritization and use of network 
security monitoring tools within agency networks; and 
(2) brief appropriate congressional committees on such 
prioritization and use. 
(c) IMPROVED METRICS.—The Secretary, in collaboration with 
the Director, shall review and update the metrics used to measure 
security under section 3554 of title 44, United States Code, to 
include measures of intrusion and incident detection and response 
times. 
(d) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Director, in con-
sultation with the Secretary, shall increase transparency to the 
public on agency cybersecurity posture, including by increasing 
the number of metrics available on Federal Government perform-
ance websites and, to the greatest extent practicable, displaying 
metrics for department components, small agencies, and micro- 
agencies. 
(e) MAINTENANCE OF TECHNOLOGIES.—Section 3553(b)(6)(B) of 
title 44, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, operating, 
and maintaining’’ after ‘‘deploying’’. 
(f) EXCEPTION.—The requirements under this section shall not 
apply to the Department of Defense, a national security system, 
or an element of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 225. FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
FEDERAL
CYBERSECURITY
STAND-
ARDS.—Consistent with section 3553 of title 44, United States Code, 
the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, shall exercise the 
authority to issue binding operational directives to assist the 
Director in ensuring timely agency adoption of and compliance 
with policies and standards promulgated under section 11331 of 
title 40, United States Code, for securing agency information sys-
tems. 
(b) CYBERSECURITY REQUIREMENTS AT AGENCIES.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Consistent with policies, standards, 
guidelines, and directives on information security under sub-
chapter II of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, and 
the standards and guidelines promulgated under section 11331 
of title 40, United States Code, and except as provided in 
paragraph (2), not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the head of each agency shall— 
(A) identify sensitive and mission critical data stored 
by the agency consistent with the inventory required under 
the first subsection (c) (relating to the inventory of major 
information systems) and the second subsection (c) (relating 
to the inventory of information systems) of section 3505 
of title 44, United States Code; 
(B) assess access controls to the data described in 
subparagraph (A), the need for readily accessible storage 
of the data, and individuals’ need to access the data; 
(C) encrypt or otherwise render indecipherable to 
unauthorized users the data described in subparagraph 
(A) that is stored on or transiting agency information sys-
tems; 
(D) implement a single sign-on trusted identity plat-
form for individuals accessing each public website of the 
agency that requires user authentication, as developed by 
the Administrator of General Services in collaboration with 
the Secretary; and 
(E) implement identity management consistent with 
section 504 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 
(Public Law 113–274; 15 U.S.C. 7464), including multi- 
factor authentication, for— 
(i) remote access to an agency information system; 
and 
(ii) each user account with elevated privileges on 
an agency information system. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The requirements under paragraph (1) 
shall not apply to an agency information system for which— 
(A) the head of the agency has personally certified 
to the Director with particularity that— 
(i) operational requirements articulated in the cer-
tification and related to the agency information system 
would make it excessively burdensome to implement 
the cybersecurity requirement; 
(ii) the cybersecurity requirement is not necessary 
to secure the agency information system or agency 
information stored on or transiting it; and 
(iii) the agency has taken all necessary steps to 
secure the agency information system and agency 
information stored on or transiting it; and 
(B) the head of the agency or the designee of the 
head of the agency has submitted the certification described 
in subparagraph (A) to the appropriate congressional 
committees and the agency’s authorizing committees. 
(3) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to alter the authority of the Secretary, the Director, 
or the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology in implementing subchapter II of chapter 35 of 
title 44, United States Code. Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to affect the National Institute of Standards and
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Technology standards process or the requirement under section 
3553(a)(4) of such title or to discourage continued improvements 
and advancements in the technology, standards, policies, and 
guidelines used to promote Federal information security. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The requirements under this section shall not 
apply to the Department of Defense, a national security system, 
or an element of the intelligence community. 
SEC. 226. ASSESSMENT; REPORTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGENCY INFORMATION.—The term ‘‘agency information’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 230 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, as added by section 223(a)(6) of this 
division. 
(2) CYBER THREAT INDICATOR; DEFENSIVE MEASURE.—The 
terms ‘‘cyber threat indicator’’ and ‘‘defensive measure’’ have 
the meanings given those terms in section 102. 
(3) INTRUSION ASSESSMENTS.—The term ‘‘intrusion assess-
ments’’ means actions taken under the intrusion assessment 
plan to identify and remove intruders in agency information 
systems. 
(4) INTRUSION
ASSESSMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘intrusion 
assessment plan’’ means the plan required under section 
228(b)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by 
section 223(a)(4) of this division. 
(5) INTRUSION DETECTION AND PREVENTION CAPABILITIES.— 
The term ‘‘intrusion detection and prevention capabilities’’ 
means the capabilities required under section 230(b) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 223(a)(6) 
of this division. 
(b) THIRD-PARTY ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study and publish a report on 
the effectiveness of the approach and strategy of the Federal 
Government to securing agency information systems, including the 
intrusion detection and prevention capabilities and the intrusion 
assessment plan. 
(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) INTRUSION DETECTION AND PREVENTION CAPABILITIES.— 
(A) SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY REPORT.—Not 
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the status of implementation of the intrusion detection 
and prevention capabilities, including— 
(i) a description of privacy controls; 
(ii) a description of the technologies and capabili-
ties utilized to detect cybersecurity risks in network 
traffic, including the extent to which those technologies 
and capabilities include existing commercial and non-
commercial technologies; 
(iii) a description of the technologies and capabili-
ties utilized to prevent network traffic associated with 
cybersecurity risks from transiting or traveling to or 
from agency information systems, including the extent 
to which those technologies and capabilities include 
existing commercial and noncommercial technologies;
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(iv) a list of the types of indicators or other identi-
fiers or techniques used to detect cybersecurity risks 
in network traffic transiting or traveling to or from 
agency information systems on each iteration of the 
intrusion detection and prevention capabilities and the 
number of each such type of indicator, identifier, and 
technique; 
(v) the number of instances in which the intrusion 
detection and prevention capabilities detected a cyber-
security risk in network traffic transiting or traveling 
to or from agency information systems and the number 
of times the intrusion detection and prevention 
capabilities blocked network traffic associated with 
cybersecurity risk; and 
(vi) a description of the pilot established under 
section 230(c)(5) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as added by section 223(a)(6) of this division, including 
the number of new technologies tested and the number 
of participating agencies. 
(B) OMB REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Director shall submit to Congress, as part of the report 
required under section 3553(c) of title 44, United States 
Code, an analysis of agency application of the intrusion 
detection and prevention capabilities, including— 
(i) a list of each agency and the degree to which 
each agency has applied the intrusion detection and 
prevention capabilities to an agency information 
system; and 
(ii) a list by agency of— 
(I) the number of instances in which the intru-
sion detection and prevention capabilities detected 
a cybersecurity risk in network traffic transiting 
or traveling to or from an agency information 
system and the types of indicators, identifiers, and 
techniques used to detect such cybersecurity risks; 
and 
(II) the number of instances in which the 
intrusion detection and prevention capabilities pre-
vented network traffic associated with a cybersecu-
rity risk from transiting or traveling to or from 
an agency information system and the types of 
indicators, identifiers, and techniques used to 
detect such agency information systems. 
(C) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.—Not earlier than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act and not 
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Federal Chief Information Officer shall review 
and submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report assessing the intrusion detection and intrusion 
prevention capabilities, including— 
(i) the effectiveness of the system in detecting, 
disrupting, 
and 
preventing 
cyber-threat 
actors, 
including advanced persistent threats, from accessing 
agency information and agency information systems; 
(ii) whether the intrusion detection and prevention 
capabilities, continuous diagnostics and mitigation, and
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other systems deployed under subtitle D of title II 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 
et seq.) are effective in securing Federal information 
systems; 
(iii) the costs and benefits of the intrusion detection 
and prevention capabilities, including as compared to 
commercial technologies and tools and including the 
value of classified cyber threat indicators; and 
(iv) the capability of agencies to protect sensitive 
cyber threat indicators and defensive measures if they 
were shared through unclassified mechanisms for use 
in commercial technologies and tools. 
(2) OMB REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION 
OF
INTRUSION
ASSESSMENT
PLAN, 
ADVANCED
INTERNAL 
DEFENSES, AND FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Director shall— 
(A) not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and 30 days after any update thereto, submit 
the intrusion assessment plan to the appropriate congres-
sional committees; 
(B) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, submit to Congress, 
as part of the report required under section 3553(c) of 
title 44, United States Code— 
(i) a description of the implementation of the intru-
sion assessment plan; 
(ii) the findings of the intrusion assessments con-
ducted pursuant to the intrusion assessment plan; 
(iii) a description of the advanced network security 
tools included in the efforts to continuously diagnose 
and mitigate cybersecurity risks pursuant to section 
224(a)(1); and 
(iv) a list by agency of compliance with the require-
ments of section 225(b); and 
(C) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees— 
(i) a copy of the plan developed pursuant to section 
224(a)(2); and 
(ii) the improved metrics developed pursuant to 
section 224(c). 
(d) FORM.—Each report required under this section shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 227. TERMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The authority provided under section 230 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 223(a)(6) 
of this division, and the reporting requirements under section 226(c) 
of this division shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall 
be construed to affect the limitation of liability of a private entity 
for assistance provided to the Secretary under section 230(d)(2) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 223(a)(6) 
of this division, if such assistance was rendered before the termi-
nation date under subsection (a) or otherwise during a period in 
which the assistance was authorized.
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SEC. 228. IDENTIFICATION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS RELATING TO 
NATIONAL SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (c), not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(1) the Director of National Intelligence and the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with 
the heads of other agencies, shall— 
(A) identify all unclassified information systems that 
provide access to information that may provide an 
adversary with the ability to derive information that would 
otherwise be considered classified; 
(B) assess the risks that would result from the breach 
of each unclassified information system identified in 
subparagraph (A); and 
(C) assess the cost and impact on the mission carried 
out by each agency that owns an unclassified information 
system identified in subparagraph (A) if the system were 
to be subsequently designated as a national security 
system; and 
(2) the Director of National Intelligence and the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees, the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report 
that includes the findings under paragraph (1). 
(b) FORM.—The report submitted under subsection (a)(2) shall 
be in unclassified form, and shall include a classified annex. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The requirements under subsection (a)(1) shall 
not apply to the Department of Defense, a national security system, 
or an element of the intelligence community. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to designate an information system as a national security 
system. 
SEC. 229. DIRECTION TO AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3553 of title 44, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) DIRECTION TO AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), in 
response to a known or reasonably suspected information 
security threat, vulnerability, or incident that represents 
a substantial threat to the information security of an 
agency, the Secretary may issue an emergency directive 
to the head of an agency to take any lawful action with 
respect to the operation of the information system, 
including such systems used or operated by another entity 
on behalf of an agency, that collects, processes, stores, 
transmits, disseminates, or otherwise maintains agency 
information, for the purpose of protecting the information 
system from, or mitigating, an information security threat. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The authorities of the Secretary 
under this subsection shall not apply to a system described 
subsection (d) or to a system described in paragraph (2) 
or (3) of subsection (e). 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURES FOR USE OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
shall—
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‘‘(A) in coordination with the Director, and in consulta-
tion with Federal contractors as appropriate, establish 
procedures governing the circumstances under which a 
directive may be issued under this subsection, which shall 
include— 
‘‘(i) thresholds and other criteria; 
‘‘(ii) privacy and civil liberties protections; and 
‘‘(iii) providing notice to potentially affected third 
parties; 
‘‘(B) specify the reasons for the required action and 
the duration of the directive; 
‘‘(C) minimize the impact of a directive under this 
subsection by— 
‘‘(i) adopting the least intrusive means possible 
under the circumstances to secure the agency informa-
tion systems; and 
‘‘(ii) limiting directives to the shortest period prac-
ticable; 
‘‘(D) notify the Director and the head of any affected 
agency immediately upon the issuance of a directive under 
this subsection; 
‘‘(E) consult with the Director of the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology regarding any directive under 
this subsection that implements standards and guidelines 
developed by the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology; 
‘‘(F) ensure that directives issued under this subsection 
do not conflict with the standards and guidelines issued 
under section 11331 of title 40; 
‘‘(G) consider any applicable standards or guidelines 
developed by the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology issued by the Secretary of Commerce under section 
11331 of title 40; and 
‘‘(H) not later than February 1 of each year, submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
regarding the specific actions the Secretary has taken 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(3) IMMINENT THREATS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 3554, the 
Secretary may authorize the use under this subsection 
of the intrusion detection and prevention capabilities estab-
lished under section 230(b)(1) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 for the purpose of ensuring the security of 
agency information systems, if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary determines there is an imminent 
threat to agency information systems; 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines a directive under 
subsection (b)(2)(C) or paragraph (1)(A) is not reason-
ably likely to result in a timely response to the threat; 
‘‘(iii) the Secretary determines the risk posed by 
the imminent threat outweighs any adverse con-
sequences reasonably expected to result from the use 
of the intrusion detection and prevention capabilities 
under the control of the Secretary; 
‘‘(iv) the Secretary provides prior notice to the 
Director, and the head and chief information officer 
(or equivalent official) of each agency to which specific
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actions will be taken pursuant to this paragraph, and 
notifies the appropriate congressional committees and 
authorizing committees of each such agency within 
7 days of taking an action under this paragraph of— 
‘‘(I) any action taken under this paragraph; 
and 
‘‘(II) the reasons for and duration and nature 
of the action; 
‘‘(v) the action of the Secretary is consistent with 
applicable law; and 
‘‘(vi) the Secretary authorizes the use of the intru-
sion detection and prevention capabilities in accordance 
with 
the 
advance 
procedures 
established 
under 
subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION.—The authority under 
this paragraph may not be delegated by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) ADVANCE PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall, in 
coordination with the Director, and in consultation with 
the heads of Federal agencies, establish procedures gov-
erning the circumstances under which the Secretary may 
authorize the use of the intrusion detection and prevention 
capabilities under subparagraph (A). The Secretary shall 
submit the procedures to Congress. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may direct or authorize 
lawful action or the use of the intrusion detection and preven-
tion capabilities under this subsection only to— 
‘‘(A) protect agency information from unauthorized 
access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruc-
tion; or 
‘‘(B) require the remediation of or protect against 
identified information security risks with respect to— 
‘‘(i) information collected or maintained by or on 
behalf of an agency; or 
‘‘(ii) that portion of an information system used 
or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an 
agency or other organization on behalf of an agency. 
‘‘(i) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than February 
1 of each year, the Director and the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding the 
specific actions the Director and the Secretary have taken pursuant 
to subsection (a)(5), including any actions taken pursuant to section 
11303(b)(5) of title 40. 
‘‘(j) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 
means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 
Homeland Security, the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3554(a)(1)(B) of title 
44, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(v) emergency directives issued by the Secretary 
under section 3553(h); and’’. 
TITLE III—FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY 
WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Cybersecurity Workforce 
Assessment Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; 
(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
(E) the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives; 
(F) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives; 
(G) the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives; and 
(H) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management. 
(3) NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘‘National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education’’ 
means the initiative under the national cybersecurity aware-
ness and education program, as authorized under section 401 
of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7451). 
(4) WORK ROLES.—The term ‘‘ work roles’’ means a special-
ized set of tasks and functions requiring specific knowledge, 
skills, and abilities. 
SEC. 303. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE MEASUREMENT 
INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Federal agency shall— 
(1) identify all positions within the agency that require 
the performance of cybersecurity or other cyber-related func-
tions; and 
(2) assign the corresponding employment code under the 
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education in accordance 
with subsection (b). 
(b) EMPLOYMENT CODES.— 
(1) PROCEDURES.— 
(A) CODING STRUCTURE.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director, in 
coordination with the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, shall develop a coding structure under the 
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education.
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(b) MATTERS STUDIED.—In carrying out the study under sub-
section (a)(1), the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall— 
(1) assess the evolution of mobile security techniques from 
a desktop-centric approach, and whether such techniques are 
adequate to meet current mobile security challenges; 
(2) assess the effect such threats may have on the cyberse-
curity of the information systems and networks of the Federal 
Government (except for national security systems or the 
information systems and networks of the Department of 
Defense and the intelligence community); 
(3) develop recommendations for addressing such threats 
based on industry standards and best practices; 
(4) identify any deficiencies in the current authorities of 
the Secretary that may inhibit the ability of the Secretary 
to address mobile device security throughout the Federal 
Government (except for national security systems and the 
information systems and networks of the Department of 
Defense and intelligence community); and 
(5) develop a plan for accelerated adoption of secure mobile 
device technology by the Department of Homeland Security. 
(c) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
SEC. 402. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE 
POLICY STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall produce 
a comprehensive strategy relating to United States international 
policy with regard to cyberspace. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A review of actions and activities undertaken by the 
Secretary of State to date to support the goal of the President’s 
International Strategy for Cyberspace, released in May 2011, 
to ‘‘work internationally to promote an open, interoperable, 
secure, and reliable information and communications infra-
structure that supports international trade and commerce, 
strengthens international security, and fosters free expression 
and innovation.’’. 
(2) A plan of action to guide the diplomacy of the Secretary 
of State, with regard to foreign countries, including conducting 
bilateral and multilateral activities to develop the norms of 
responsible international behavior in cyberspace, and status 
review of existing discussions in multilateral fora to obtain 
agreements on international norms in cyberspace. 
(3) A review of the alternative concepts with regard to 
international norms in cyberspace offered by foreign countries 
that are prominent actors, including China, Russia, Brazil, 
and India. 
(4) A detailed description of threats to United States 
national security in cyberspace from foreign countries, state- 
sponsored actors, and private actors to Federal and private 
sector infrastructure of the United States, intellectual property 
in the United States, and the privacy of citizens of the United 
States.
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(5) A review of policy tools available to the President to 
deter foreign countries, state-sponsored actors, and private 
actors, including those outlined in Executive Order 13694, 
released on April 1, 2015. 
(6) A review of resources required by the Secretary, 
including the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, to 
conduct activities to build responsible norms of international 
cyber behavior. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the strategy required by sub-
section (a), the Secretary of State shall consult, as appropriate, 
with other agencies and departments of the United States and 
the private sector and nongovernmental organizations in the United 
States with recognized credentials and expertise in foreign policy, 
national security, and cybersecurity. 
(d) FORM OF STRATEGY.—The strategy required by subsection 
(a) shall be in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(e) AVAILABILITY
OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall— 
(1) make the strategy required in subsection (a) available 
the public; and 
(2) brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives on the strategy, including any material contained 
in a classified annex. 
SEC. 403. APPREHENSION AND PROSECUTION OF INTERNATIONAL 
CYBER CRIMINALS. 
(a) INTERNATIONAL CYBER CRIMINAL DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘international cyber criminal’’ means an individual— 
(1) who is believed to have committed a cybercrime or 
intellectual property crime against the interests of the United 
States or the citizens of the United States; and 
(2) for whom— 
(A) an arrest warrant has been issued by a judge 
in the United States; or 
(B) an international wanted notice (commonly referred 
to as a ‘‘Red Notice’’) has been circulated by Interpol. 
(b) CONSULTATIONS FOR NONCOOPERATION.—The Secretary of 
State, or designee, shall consult with the appropriate government 
official of each country from which extradition is not likely due 
to the lack of an extradition treaty with the United States or 
other reasons, in which one or more international cyber criminals 
are physically present, to determine what actions the government 
of such country has taken— 
(1) to apprehend and prosecute such criminals; and 
(2) to prevent such criminals from carrying out cybercrimes 
or intellectual property crimes against the interests of the 
United States or its citizens. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees an annual report that 
includes— 
(A) the number of international cyber criminals located 
in other countries, disaggregated by country, and indicating 
from which countries extradition is not likely due to the 
lack of an extradition treaty with the United States or 
other reasons;
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(B) the nature and number of significant discussions 
by an official of the Department of State on ways to thwart 
or prosecute international cyber criminals with an official 
of another country, including the name of each such 
country; and 
(C) for each international cyber criminal who was 
extradited to the United States during the most recently 
completed calendar year— 
(i) his or her name; 
(ii) the crimes for which he or she was charged; 
(iii) his or her previous country of residence; and 
(iv) the country from which he or she was extra-
dited into the United States. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by this subsection shall 
be in unclassified form to the maximum extent possible, but 
may include a classified annex. 
(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence, and the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Appropriations, the Committee on Homeland Security, 
the Committee on Financial Services, the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 404. ENHANCEMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. 
(a) COLLECTION OF DATA.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, acting through the center established under section 227 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as redesignated by section 
223(a)(3) of this division, in coordination with appropriate Federal 
entities and the Director for Emergency Communications, shall 
establish a process by which a Statewide Interoperability Coordi-
nator may report data on any cybersecurity risk or incident 
involving any information system or network used by emergency 
response providers (as defined in section 2 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) within the State. 
(b) ANALYSIS OF DATA.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
acting through the Director of the National Cybersecurity and 
Communications Integration Center, in coordination with appro-
priate entities and the Director for Emergency Communications, 
and in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, acting through 
the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
shall conduct integration and analysis of the data reported under 
subsection (a) to develop information and recommendations on secu-
rity and resilience measures for any information system or network 
used by State emergency response providers. 
(c) BEST PRACTICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Using the results of the integration and 
analysis conducted under subsection (b), and any other relevant
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information, the Director of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology shall, on an ongoing basis, facilitate and sup-
port the development of methods for reducing cybersecurity 
risks to emergency response providers using the process 
described in section 2(e) of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(e)). 
(2) REPORT.—The Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology shall submit to Congress a report 
on the result of the activities of the Director under paragraph 
(1), including any methods developed by the Director under 
such paragraph, and shall make such report publicly available 
on the website of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to— 
(1) require a State to report data under subsection (a); 
or 
(2) require a non-Federal entity (as defined in section 102) 
to— 
(A) adopt a recommended measure developed under 
subsection (b); or 
(B) follow the result of the activities carried out under 
subsection (c), including any methods developed under such 
subsection. 
SEC. 405. IMPROVING CYBERSECURITY IN THE HEALTH CARE 
INDUSTRY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
(2) BUSINESS ASSOCIATE.—The term ‘‘business associate’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 160.103 of title 
45, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this Act). 
(3) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered entity’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 160.103 of title 45, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before the 
date of the enactment of this Act). 
(4) CYBERSECURITY
THREAT; CYBER
THREAT
INDICATOR; 
DEFENSIVE
MEASURE; FEDERAL
ENTITY; NON-FEDERAL
ENTITY; 
PRIVATE
ENTITY.—The terms ‘‘cybersecurity threat’’, ‘‘cyber 
threat indicator’’, ‘‘defensive measure’’, ‘‘Federal entity’’, ‘‘non- 
Federal entity’’, and ‘‘private entity’’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 102 of this division. 
(5) HEALTH CARE CLEARINGHOUSE; HEALTH CARE PROVIDER; 
HEALTH PLAN.—The terms ‘‘health care clearinghouse’’, ‘‘health 
care provider’’, and ‘‘health plan’’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 160.103 of title 45, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act).