Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Competition Act

Bill: 118-s-3635
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2024-01-22
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Computers and information technology

Games and hobbies
Latest action: action_date: 2024-11-12
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 547.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 547 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3635 [Report No. 118–234] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 22, 2024 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs November 12, 2024 Reported by Mr. Peters , with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To improve the President's Cup Cybersecurity Competitions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Competition Act . 2. President's Cup Cybersecurity Competitions Section 7121(d) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( 6 U.S.C. 665m(d) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (3); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and adjusting the margin accordingly; (3) by striking Each competition and inserting the following: (1) In general Each competition ; (4) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by striking paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) and inserting subparagraph (A) or (B) ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (2) Biennial requirements Not less frequently than every second competition, the competition shall incorporate categories demonstrating offensive and defensive cyber operations involving— (A) information technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code), such as software reverse engineering and exploitation, network operations, forensics, big data analysis, cyber analysis, cyber defense, cyber exploitation, secure programming, and obfuscated coding; (B) operational technology (as defined in section 3 of the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 ( 15 U.S.C. 278g–3a )) or industrial control systems (as defined in section 2220C of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 665i )), such as knowledge of supervisory control and data acquisition systems and the protocols and communication methods used in these systems, detection of anomalies, and responding to and recovering after incidents involving such systems; or (C) any other category of technological system requiring cybersecurity or information security, as determined appropriate by the Director. .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Competition Act . 2. President's Cup Cybersecurity Competitions (a) In general Section 7121 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( 6 U.S.C. 665m ) is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking paragraph (3); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and adjusting the margin accordingly; (C) by striking Each competition and inserting the following: (1) In general Each competition ; (D) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by striking paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) and inserting subparagraph (A) or (B) ; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (2) Biennial requirements Not less frequently than every second competition, the competition shall incorporate categories demonstrating offensive and defensive cyber operations involving— (A) information technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code), such as software reverse engineering and exploitation, network operations, forensics, big data analysis, cyber analysis, cyber defense, cyber exploitation, secure programming, and obfuscated coding; (B) operational technology (as defined in section 3 of the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 ( 15 U.S.C. 278g–3a )) or industrial control systems (as defined in section 2220C of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 665i )), such as knowledge of supervisory control and data acquisition systems and the protocols and communication methods used in such systems, detection of anomalies, exploitation of operational technology or industrial control systems, and responding to and recovering after incidents involving operational technology or industrial control systems; or (C) any other category of technological system requiring cybersecurity or information security, as determined appropriate by the Director. ; (2) in subsection (e)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting , which shall not exceed 20 percent of the amounts made available for the competition during any fiscal year after the competition ; (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting , which shall not exceed 20 percent of the amounts made available for the competition during any fiscal year after integrity of the competition ; (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting , which shall not exceed 20 percent of the amounts made available for the competition during any fiscal year after and apparel ; and (D) in subparagraph (D), by inserting , which shall not exceed 20 percent of the amounts made available for the competition during any fiscal year after the uniformed services ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (h) Limitation The Director may not hold an annual cybersecurity competition under this section for a year until after the Director submits the report required under subsection (g) with respect to the competition held under this section during the previous year. (i) Sunset The Director may not conduct a competition under the authority under this section on or after the first day of the first year that begins more than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Competition Act . . (b) No new funding No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the amendments made by this Act.

November 12, 2024 Reported with an amendment

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3635 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 22, 2024 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To improve the President's Cup Cybersecurity Competitions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Competition Act . 2. President's Cup Cybersecurity Competitions Section 7121(d) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( 6 U.S.C. 665m(d) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (3); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and adjusting the margin accordingly; (3) by striking Each competition and inserting the following: (1) In general Each competition ; (4) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by striking paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) and inserting subparagraph (A) or (B) ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (2) Biennial requirements Not less frequently than every second competition, the competition shall incorporate categories demonstrating offensive and defensive cyber operations involving— (A) information technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code), such as software reverse engineering and exploitation, network operations, forensics, big data analysis, cyber analysis, cyber defense, cyber exploitation, secure programming, and obfuscated coding; (B) operational technology (as defined in section 3 of the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 ( 15 U.S.C. 278g–3a )) or industrial control systems (as defined in section 2220C of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 665i )), such as knowledge of supervisory control and data acquisition systems and the protocols and communication methods used in these systems, detection of anomalies, and responding to and recovering after incidents involving such systems; or (C) any other category of technological system requiring cybersecurity or information security, as determined appropriate by the Director. .