Title: Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue cybersecurity rules for communications networks (wireline or mobile telephone service, Internet access service, radio or television broadcasting, cable service, direct broadcast satellite service, or other communications service) to: (1) secure networks through managing, assessing, and prioritizing cyber risks and actions to reduce such risks; and (2) address the treatment of critical infrastructure information relating to such networks that is submitted to the FCC.
The bill requires communications networks to be treated as critical infrastructure and protected systems under the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The FCC is subject to the same requirements as the Department of Homeland Security concerning the protection of critical infrastructure information relating to communications networks that is voluntarily submitted to the FCC.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1335 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1335

   To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules to 
   secure communications networks against cyber risks, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2017

    Ms. Clarke of New York introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules to 
   secure communications networks against cyber risks, 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 ``Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. SECURING COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS AGAINST CYBER RISKS.

    (a) FCC Rules.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall 
issue rules to secure communications networks through managing, 
assessing, and prioritizing cyber risks and actions to reduce such 
risks. The Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, shall include in such rules provisions relating to the 
treatment of critical infrastructure information relating to such 
networks that is submitted to the Commission.
    (b) Application of Critical Infrastructure Information 
Protections.--For purposes of subtitle B of title II of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 131 et seq.)--
            (1) communications networks shall be treated as critical 
        infrastructure and protected systems defined in sections 2(4) 
        and 212(6) of such Act (6 U.S.C. 101(4); 131(6)); and
            (2) with respect to critical infrastructure information 
        relating to communications networks, the Federal Communications 
        Commission (in addition to the Department of Homeland Security) 
        shall be treated as a covered Federal agency defined in section 
        212(2) of such Act.
    (c) Communications Network Defined.--In this section, the term 
``communications network'' means a network for the provision of 
wireline or mobile telephone service, Internet access service, radio or 
television broadcasting, cable service, direct broadcast satellite 
service, or any other communications service.
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