Homeland Security Cyber Incident Response Roles and Responsibilities Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9533
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2022-12-14
Subjects: Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Homeland Security Cyber Incident Response Roles and Responsibilities Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report on its roles and responsibilities, as well as those of its components, for responding to cyber incidents. DHS must coordinate with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on the report.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9533 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 14, 2022 Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To require a report on cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeland Security Cyber Incident Response Roles and Responsibilities Act of 2022 . 2. Report on cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the roles and responsibilities of the Department and its components relating to cyber incident response. (b) Contents The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A review of how the cyber incident response plans under section 2210(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 660(c) ) are utilized in the Federal Government’s response to a cyber incident. (2) An explanation of the roles and responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security and its components with responsibility for, or in support of, the Federal Government’s response to a cyber incident, including primary responsibility for working with impacted private sector entities. (3) An explanation of which and how authorities of the Department and its components are utilized in the Federal Government’s response to a cyber incident. (4) Recommendations to provide further clarity for roles and responsibilities of the Department and its components relating to cyber incident response.