Building Cyber Resilience After SolarWinds Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.8279 | Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie (D-NY)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Building Cyber Resilience After SolarWinds Act of 2022
This bill requires evaluations of the impact of the SolarWinds cyber incident and the activities of the Cyber Safety Review Board.
Specifically, the bill directs the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate and report to Congress on the impact of the SolarWinds cyber incident on information systems owned and operated by federal departments and agencies and other critical infrastructure.
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must evaluate the activities of the Cyber Safety Review Board and assess whether the board has the authorities, resources, and expertise necessary to carry out its mission of reviewing and assessing significant cyber incidents.

To require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the 
Department of Homeland Security to submit a report on the impact of the 
SolarWinds cyber incident on information systems owned and operated by 
Federal departments and agencies and other critical infrastructure, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Building Cyber Resilience After 
SolarWinds Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. BUILDING CYBER RESILIENCE AFTER SOLARWINDS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical 
        infrastructure'' has the meaning given such term in section 
        1016(e) of Public Law 107-56 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
            (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' shall refer to the 
        Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
        Agency.
            (3) Information system.--The term ``information system'' 
        has the meaning given such term in section 2240 of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 681).
            (4) Significant cyber incident.--The term ``significant 
        cyber incident'' has the meaning given such term in section 
        2240 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
            (5) Solarwinds incident.--The term ``SolarWinds incident'' 
        refers to the significant cyber incident that prompted the 
        establishment of a Unified Cyber Coordination Group, as 
        provided by section V(B)(2) of Presidential Policy Directive 
        41, in December 2020.
    (b) SolarWinds Investigation and Report.--
            (1) Investigation.--The Director, in consultation with the 
        National Cyber Director and the heads of other relevant Federal 
        departments and agencies, shall carry out an investigation to 
        evaluate the impact of the SolarWinds incident on information 
        systems owned and operated by Federal departments and agencies, 
        and, to the extent practicable, other critical infrastructure.
            (2) Elements.--In carrying out subsection (b), the Director 
        shall review the following:
                    (A) The extent to which Federal information systems 
                were accessed, compromised, or otherwise impacted by 
                the SolarWinds incident, and any potential ongoing 
                security concerns or consequences arising from such 
                incident.
                    (B) The extent to which information systems that 
                support other critical infrastructure were accessed, 
                compromised, or otherwise impacted by the SolarWinds 
                incident, where such information is available to the 
                Director.
                    (C) Any ongoing security concerns or consequences 
                arising from the SolarWinds incident, including any 
                sensitive information that may have been accessed or 
                exploited in a manner that poses a threat to national 
                security.
                    (D) Implementation of Executive Order 14028 
                (Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity (May 12, 2021)).
                    (E) Efforts taken by the Director, the heads of 
                Federal departments and agencies, and critical 
                infrastructure owners and operators to address 
                cybersecurity vulnerabilities and mitigate risks 
                associated with the SolarWinds incident.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security in the House of Representatives and Committee on 
Homeland Security and Government Affairs in the Senate a report that 
includes the following:
            (1) Findings for each of the elements specified in 
        subsection (b).
            (2) Recommendations to address security gaps, improve 
        incident response efforts, and prevent similar cyber incidents.
            (3) Any areas where the Director lacked the information 
        necessary to fully review and assessment such elements, the 
        reason the information necessary was unavailable, and 
        recommendations to close such informational gaps.
    (d) GAO Report on Cyber Safety Review Board.--Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall evaluate the activities of the Cyber 
Safety Review Board established pursuant to Executive Order 14028 
(Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity (May 12, 2021)), with a focus on 
the Board's inaugural review announced in February 2022, and assess 
whether the Board has the authorities, resources, and expertise 
necessary to carry out its mission of reviewing and assessing 
significant cyber incidents.
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