SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Cybersecurity 
Preparedness Consortium Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY PREPAREDNESS CON-
SORTIUM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity may work with a consortium, including the National 
Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium, to support ef-
forts to address cybersecurity risks and incidents (as such 
terms are defined in section 227 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148)), including threats of ter-
rorism and acts of terrorism. 
(b) ASSISTANCE TO THE NCCIC.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security may work with a consortium to assist 
the national cybersecurity and communications integration 
center of the Department of Homeland Security (estab-
lished pursuant to section 227 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002) to— 
(1) provide training to State and local first re-
sponders and officials specifically for preparing for 
and responding to cybersecurity risks and incidents, 
including threats of terrorism and acts of terrorism, 
in accordance with current law; 
(2) develop and update a curriculum utilizing 
existing programs and models in accordance with 
such section 227, for State and local first responders
and officials, related to cybersecurity risks and inci-
dents, including threats of terrorism and acts of ter-
rorism; 
(3) provide technical assistance services to build 
and sustain capabilities in support of preparedness 
for and response to cybersecurity risks and inci-
dents, including threats of terrorism and acts of ter-
rorism, in accordance with such section 227; 
(4) conduct cross-sector cybersecurity training 
and simulation exercises for entities, including State 
and local governments, critical infrastructure owners 
and operators, and private industry, to encourage 
community-wide coordination in defending against 
and responding to cybersecurity risks and incidents, 
including threats of terrorism and acts of terrorism, 
in accordance with subsection (c) of section 228 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 149); 
(5) help States and communities develop cyber-
security information sharing programs, in accord-
ance with section 227 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002, for the dissemination of homeland security 
information related to cybersecurity risks and inci-
dents, including threats of terrorism and acts of ter-
rorism; and
(6) help incorporate cybersecurity risk and inci-
dent prevention and response (including related to 
threats of terrorism and acts of terrorism) into ex-
isting State and local emergency plans, including 
continuity of operations plans. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON DUPLICATION.—In carrying out 
the functions under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, seek to prevent unnecessary duplication of existing 
programs or efforts of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
(d) CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING SELECTION OF A 
CONSORTIUM.—In selecting a consortium with which to 
work under this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall take into consideration the following: 
(1) Any prior experience conducting cybersecu-
rity training and exercises for State and local enti-
ties. 
(2) Geographic diversity of the members of any 
such consortium so as to cover different regions 
across the United States. 
(e) METRICS.—If the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity works with a consortium pursuant to subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall measure the effectiveness of the activi-
ties undertaken by such consortium under this Act.
(f) OUTREACH.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall conduct outreach to universities and colleges, in-
cluding historically Black colleges and universities, His-
panic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Univer-
sities, and other minority-serving institutions, regarding 
opportunities to support efforts to address cybersecurity 
risks and incidents, including threats of terrorism and acts 
of terrorism, by working with the Secretary pursuant to 
subsection (a). 
(g) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out this 
Act shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(h) CONSORTIUM DEFINED.—In this Act, the term 
‘‘consortium’’ means a group primarily composed of non- 
profit entities, including academic institutions, that de-
velop, update, and deliver cybersecurity training in sup-
port of homeland security. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4743 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
work with cybersecurity consortia for training, 
and for other purposes.