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Senate - United States Information and Communications Enhancement (ICE) Act Draft
House - Federal Information Security Amendments Act Draft
1ST SESSION S. ll1
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures, and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government purchased products and services, and for other purposes.
Mr. CARPER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on llllllllll
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures, and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government purchased products and services, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 4900 IH Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010
111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4900
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to create the National Office for Cyberspace, to revise requirements relating to Federal information security, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2010
Ms. WATSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Information and Communications Enhancement Act of 2009’’ or the ‘‘U.S. ICE Act of 2009’’.
(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010'.
Sec. 3. Information Security Acquisition Requirements.
(1) The development of an interconnected global information infrastructure has significantly enhanced the productivity, prosperity, and collaboration of people, business, and governments worldwide.
(2) The information infrastructure of the United States is a strategic national resource vital to our democracy, economy, and security as a Nation.
(3) The Federal Government must increasingly rely on a trusted and resilient information infrastructure to effectively and efficiently communicate and deliver services to citizens, enhance economic prosperity, defend the Nation from attack, and recover from natural disasters.
(4) The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) recognized the growing importance of securing information and information systems maintained and owned by agencies or on behalf of an agency.
(5) Since 2002 the Federal Government has experienced multiple high-profile breaches that resulted in the theft of sensitive information amounting to more than the entire print collection contained in the Library of Congress, including personally identifiable information of United States citizens, advanced scientific research and development, and prenegotiated United States diplomatic positions.
(6) On March 12, 2008 witnesses testified before a hearing held by the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate that-
(A) implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) wastes agency resources on compliance instead of security;
(B) agencies do not fully understand what information they hold, who has access to that information, and whether the information had been compromised; and
(C) agencies lack effective coordination mitigating and responding to cyber-related incidents.
(7) The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) needs to be amended to increase the coordination of agency activities to enhance situational awareness throughout the Federal Government using more effective enterprise-wide automated monitoring, detection, and response capabilities.
SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY.
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II-INFORMATION SECURITY
`SUBCHAPTER II--INFORMATION SECURITY
`Sec. 3551. Purposes
`The purposes of this subchapter are to--
`(4) provide a mechanism for improved oversight of Federal agency information security programs;
‘‘§ 3551. Definitions
‘‘(a) Except as provided under subsection (b), the definitions under section 3502 shall apply to this sub chapter.
‘‘(b) In this subchapter:
‘‘(1) The term ‘adequate security’ means security commensurate with the risk and magnitude of harm resulting from the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to, or modification, of information.
‘‘(2) The term ‘Director’ means the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace.
‘‘(3) The term ‘incident’ means an occurrence that actually or potentially jeopardizes the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system or the information the system processes, stores, or transmits or that constitutes a violation or imminent threat of violation of security policies, security procedures, or acceptable use policies.
‘‘(4) The term ‘information infrastructure’ means the underlying framework that information systems and assets rely on in processing, transmitting, receiving, or storing information electronically.
‘‘(5) The term ‘information security’ means protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide-
‘‘(B) confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information; and
‘‘(C) availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information.
‘‘(6) The term ‘information technology’ has the meaning given that term in section 11101 of title 40.
‘‘(7) (A) The term ‘national security system’ means any information system (including any telecommunications system) used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency, or other organization on behalf of an agency-
‘‘(i) the function, operation, or use of which-
`Sec. 3552. Definitions
`(a) Section 3502 Definitions- Except as provided under subsection (b), the definitions under section 3502 shall apply to this subchapter.
`(b) Additional Definitions- In this subchapter:
`(1) The term `adequate security' means security that complies with the regulations promulgated under section 3554 and the standards promulgated under section 3558.
`(2) The term `incident' means an occurrence that actually or potentially jeopardizes the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system or the information the system processes, stores, or transmits or that constitutes a violation or imminent threat of violation of security policies, security procedures, or acceptable use policies.
`(3) The term `information infrastructure' means the underlying framework that information systems and assets rely on in processing, storing, or transmitting information electronically.
`(4) The term `information security' means protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide--
`(5) The term `information technology' has the meaning given that term in section 11101 of title 40.
`(A) The term `national security system' means any information system (including any telecommunications system) used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency, or other organization on behalf of an agency--
`(i) the function, operation, or use of which--
‘‘§ 3552. National Office for Cyberspace
‘‘(a) There is established within the Executive Office of the President an office to be known as the National Office for Cyberspace.
‘‘(b) There shall be at the head of the Office a Director who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director of the National Office for Cyberspace shall administer all functions under this subchapter and collaborate to the extent practicable with the heads of the appropriate agencies, the private sector, and international partners. The Office shall serve as the principal office for coordinating issues relating to achieving an assured, reliable, secure, and survivable global information and communications infrastructure and related capabilities.
`Sec. 3553. National Office for Cyberspace
`(a) Establishment- There is established within the Executive Office of the President an office to be known as the National Office for Cyberspace.
`(b) Director- There shall be at the head of the Office a Director, who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director of the National Office for Cyberspace shall administer all functions under this subchapter and collaborate to the extent practicable with the heads of appropriate agencies, the private sector, and international partners. The Office shall serve as the principal office for coordinating issues relating to achieving an assured, reliable, secure, and survivable information infrastructure and related capabilities for the Federal Government.
`Sec. 3554. Federal Cybersecurity Practice Board
`(a) Establishment- Within the National Office for Cyberspace, there shall be established a board to be known as the `Federal Cybersecurity Practice Board' (in this section referred to as the `Board').
`(b) Members- The Board shall be chaired by the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace and consist of at least one representative from--
`(1) the Office of Management and Budget;
`(2) civilian agencies;
`(3) the Department of Defense;
`(4) the law enforcement community; and
`(5) such additional military and civilian agencies as the Director considers appropriate.
`(c) Responsibilities-
`(1) DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES- Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace, the Board shall be responsible for developing and periodically updating information security policies and procedures relating to the matters described in paragraph (2). In developing such policies and procedures, the Board shall require that all matters addressed in the policies and procedures are consistent, to the maximum extent practicable and in accordance with applicable law, among the civilian, military, intelligence, and law enforcement communities.
`(2) SPECIFIC MATTERS COVERED IN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES-
`(A) MINIMUM SECURITY CONTROLS- The Board shall be responsible for developing and periodically updating information security policies and procedures relating to minimum security controls for information technology, in order to--
`(i) provide Governmentwide protection of Government-networked computers against common attacks; and
`(ii) provide agencywide protection against threats, vulnerabilities, and other risks to the information infrastructure within individual agencies.
`(B) MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS- The Board shall be responsible for developing and periodically updating information security policies and procedures relating to measurements needed to assess the effectiveness of the minimum security controls referred to in subparagraph (A). Such measurements shall include a risk scoring system to evaluate risk to information security both Governmentwide and within contractors of the Federal Government.
`(C) PRODUCTS AND SERVICES- The Board shall be responsible for developing and periodically updating information security policies and procedures relating to criteria for products and services to be used in agency information systems and agency information infrastructure that will meet the minimum security controls referred to in subparagraph (A). In carrying out this subparagraph, the Board shall, in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration--
`(i) develop a list, set forth in order of priority, of technologies that agencies can use to automate security functions; and
`(ii) define minimum standards for secure development of software products and services.
`(D) REMEDIES- The Board shall be responsible for developing and periodically updating information security policies and procedures relating to methods for providing remedies for security deficiencies identified in agency information systems.
`(3) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER STANDARDS- The policies and procedures developed under paragraph (1) are supplemental to the standards promulgated by the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace under section 3558.
`(4) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REGULATIONS- The Board shall be responsible for making recommendations to the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace on regulations to carry out the policies and procedures developed by the Board under paragraph (1).
`(d) Regulations- The Director of the National Office for Cyberspace, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and the Administrator of General Services, shall promulgate and periodically update regulations to carry out the policies and procedures developed by the Board under subsection (c).
`(e) Annual Report- The Director of the National Office for Cyberspace shall provide to Congress a report containing a summary of agency progress in implementing the regulations promulgated under this section as part of the annual report to Congress required under section 3555(a)(8).
`(f) Exemption From Disclosure- Information regarding threats, vulnerabilities, and risks submitted by agencies to the Board shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5.
‘‘§ 3553. Authority and functions of the National Office for Cyberspace
‘‘(a) In coordination with a public-private partnership, the Director shall develop and implement a comprehensive national cyberspace strategy to ensure a trusted and resilient communications and information infrastructures that-
‘‘(1) enhances economic prosperity and facilitates market leadership for the United States information and communications industry;
‘‘(2) deters, prevents, detects, defends against, responds to, and remediates interruptions and dam age to United States information and communications infrastructure;
‘‘(3) ensures United States capabilities to operate in cyberspace in support of national goals; and
‘‘(4) protects privacy rights and preserving civil liberties of United States persons.
‘‘(b) With respect to responsibilities with the Federal Government, the National Office for Cyberspace shall-
‘‘(1) provide recommendations to agencies on measures that shall be required to be implemented to mitigate vulnerabilities, attacks, and exploitations discovered as a result of activities required pursuant to this section;
‘‘(2) oversee the implementation of policies, principles, standards, and guidelines on information security, including through ensuring timely agency adoption of and compliance with standards promulgated under section 3556;
‘‘(3) require agencies, consistent with the standards promulgated under such section 3556 and the requirements of this subchapter, to identify and provide information security protections commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the harm resulting from the unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of-
‘‘(A) information collected or maintained by or on behalf of an agency; or
‘‘(B) information systems used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency or other organization on behalf of an agency;
‘‘(4) coordinate and ensure that the development of standards and guidelines under section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3) are, to the maximum extent practicable, complementary and unified with standards and guidelines developed for national security systems;
‘‘(5) oversee agency compliance with the requirements of this subchapter, including coordinating with the Office of Management and Budget to use any authorized action under section 11303 of title 40, to enforce accountability for compliance with such requirements;
‘‘(6) review at least annually, and approving or disapproving, agency information security programs required under section 3554(b); and
‘‘(7) coordinate information security policies and procedures with related information resources management policies and procedures.
‘‘(c) (1) After consultation with the appropriate agencies, the Director shall oversee the effective implementation of government wide operational evaluations on a frequent and recurring basis to evaluate whether agencies effectively-
‘‘(A) monitor, detect, analyze, protect, report, and respond against known vulnerabilities, attacks, and exploitations;
‘‘(B) report to and collaborate with the appropriate public and private security operation centers and law enforcement agencies; and
‘‘(C) mitigate the risk posed by previous successful exploitations in a timely fashion and in order to prevent future vulnerabilities, attacks, and exploitations.
‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after receiving an operational evaluation under this subsection, the Director shall ensure agencies evaluated under subsection (b) develop a plan for addressing recommendations and mitigating vulnerabilities contained in the security reports identified under subsection (b), including a timeline and budget for implementing such plan.
‘‘(d) Not later than March 1 of each year, the Director shall submit a report to Congress on the overall information security posture of the communications and information infrastructure of the United States, including-
‘‘(1) the evaluations conducted under subsection (b) for the United States Government;
‘‘(2) a detailed assessment of the overall resiliency of the communications and information infrastructure effectiveness of the United States and the United States Government including the ability to monitor, detect, mitigate, and respond to an incident;
‘‘(3) a detailed assessment the information security effectiveness of each agency, including the ability to monitor, detect, mitigate, collaborate, and respond to an incident;
‘‘(4) a detailed assessment of operational evaluations performed during the preceding fiscal year, the results of such evaluations, and any actions that remain to be taken under plans included in corrective action reports under subsection (b);
‘‘(5) a detailed assessment of the development, promulgation, and adoption of, and compliance with, standards developed under section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3) and promulgated under section 3554, and recommendations for enhancement;
‘‘(6) a detailed assessment of significant deficiencies in the information security and reporting practices of the Federal Government as applicable to each agency;
‘‘(7) planned remedial action to address deficiencies described under paragraph (6), including an associated budget and recommendations for relevant executive and legislative branch actions;
‘‘(8) a summary of the results of the independent evaluations under section 3555; and
‘‘(9) a detailed assessment of the effectiveness of reporting to the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force under section 3554.
‘‘(e) Evaluations and any other descriptions of information systems under the authority and control of the Director of National Intelligence or of National Foreign Intelligence Programs systems under the authority and control of the Secretary of Defense shall be made available to Congress only through the appropriate oversight committees of Congress, in accordance with applicable laws.
‘‘(f) (1) In collaboration with the private sector and in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the General Service Administration, the Director shall develop and implement policy, guidance, and regulations that cost effectively enhance the security of the Federal Government, including policy, guidance, and regulations that-
‘‘(A) to the extent practicable, standardize security requirements (also known as ‘lock down configurations’) of commercial off-the shelf products and services (including cloud products and services) purchased by the Federal Government;
‘‘(B) to the extent practicable, precertify products and services with known levels of security standards and configurations;
‘‘(C) incentivize agencies to purchase standard products and services through the General Service Administration in order to reduce the vulnerabilities and costs associated with custom products and services; and
‘‘(D) enable purchasing decisions to reasonably and appropriately account for significant supply chain security risks associated with any particular product or service.
‘‘(2) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the United States Information and Communications Enhancement Act of 2009, and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit a report to Congress that includes-
‘‘(A) a description of the cost savings and security enhancements that can be achieved by using the purchasing power of the Federal Government; and
‘‘(B) recommendations for legislative or executive branch actions necessary to achieve such cost savings.
`Sec. 3555. Authority and functions of the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace
`(a) In General- The Director of the National Office for Cyberspace shall oversee agency information security policies and practices, including--
`(1) developing and overseeing the implementation of policies, principles, standards, and guidelines on information security, including through ensuring timely agency adoption of and compliance with standards promulgated under section 3558;
`(2) requiring agencies, consistent with the standards promulgated under section 3558 and other requirements of this subchapter, to identify and provide information security protections commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the harm resulting from the unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of--
`(3) coordinating the development of standards and guidelines under section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3) with agencies and offices operating or exercising control of national security systems (including the National Security Agency) to assure, to the maximum extent feasible, that such standards and guidelines are complementary with standards and guidelines developed for national security systems;
`(4) overseeing agency compliance with the requirements of this subchapter, including through any authorized action under section 11303 of title 40, to enforce accountability for compliance with such requirements;
`(5) reviewing at least annually, and approving or disapproving, agency information security programs required under section 3556(b);
`(6) coordinating information security policies and procedures with related information resources management policies and procedures;
`(7) overseeing the operation of the Federal information security incident center required under section 3559; and
`(8) reporting to Congress no later than March 1 of each year on agency compliance with the requirements of this subchapter, including--
`(A) a summary of the findings of audits required by section 3557;
`(B) an assessment of the development, promulgation, and adoption of, and compliance with, standards developed under section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3) and promulgated under section 3558;
`(C) significant deficiencies in agency information security practices;
`(D) planned remedial action to address such deficiencies; and
`(E) a summary of, and the views of the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace on, the report prepared by the National Institute of Standards and Technology under section 20(d)(10) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3).
`(b) National Security Systems- Except for the authorities described in paragraphs (4) and (8) of subsection (a), the authorities of the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace under this section shall not apply to national security systems.
`(c) Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency Systems-
`(1) The authorities of the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall be delegated to the Secretary of Defense in the case of systems described in paragraph (2) and to the Director of Central Intelligence in the case of systems described in paragraph (3).
`(3) The systems described in this paragraph are systems that are operated by the Central Intelligence Agency, a contractor of the Central Intelligence Agency, or another entity on behalf of the Central Intelligence Agency that processes any information the unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of which would have a debilitating impact on the mission of the Central Intelligence Agency.
‘‘§ 3554. Agency responsibilities
‘‘(a) The head of each agency shall-
‘‘(1) be responsible for-
‘‘(A) providing information security protections commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the harm resulting from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of-
‘‘(i) information collected or maintained by or on behalf of the agency; and
‘‘(ii) information systems used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency or other organization on behalf of an agency;
‘‘(B) complying with the requirements of this subchapter and related policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines, including-
‘‘(i) information security standards promulgated under section 3556;
‘‘(ii) information security standards and guidelines for national security systems issued in accordance with law and as directed by the President; and
‘‘(iii) ensuring the standards implemented for information systems and national security systems under the agency head are complementary and uniform, to the extent practicable; and
‘‘(C) ensuring that information security management processes are integrated with agency strategic and operational planning processes;
‘‘(2) ensure that senior agency officials provide information security for the information and information systems that support the operations and assets under their control, including through-
‘‘(A) assessing the risk and magnitude of the harm that could result from the unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of such information or information systems;
‘‘(B) determining the levels of information security appropriate to protect such information and information systems in accordance with standards promulgated under section 3556, for information security classifications and related requirements;
‘‘(C) implementing policies and procedures to cost effectively reduce risks to an acceptable level; and
‘‘(D) continuously testing and evaluating information security controls and techniques to ensure that they are effectively implemented;
‘‘(3) delegate to an agency official designated as the Chief Information Security Officer the authority to ensure and enforce compliance with the requirements imposed on the agency under this subchapter, including-
‘‘(A) overseeing the establishment and maintenance of a security operations capability that on an automated and continuous basis can-
‘‘(i) detect, report, respond to, contain, and mitigate incidents that impair adequate security of the information and information infrastructure, in accordance with policy provided by the Director, in consultation with the Chief Information Officers Council, and guidance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology;
‘‘(ii) collaborate with the National Office for Cyberspace and appropriate public and private sector security operations centers to address incidents that impact the security of information and information infrastructure that extend beyond the control of the agency; and
‘‘(iii) not later than 24 hours after discovery of any incident described under subparagraph (A), unless otherwise directed by policy of the National Office for Cyberspace, provide notice to the appropriate security operations center, the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force, and inspector general;
‘‘(B) collaborating with the Administrator for E–Government and the Chief Information Officer to establish, maintain, and update an enterprise network, system, storage, and security architecture framework documentation to be submitted quarterly to the National Office for Cyberspace and the appropriate security operations center, that includes-
‘‘(i) documentation of how technical, managerial, and operational security controls are implemented throughout the agency’s information infrastructure; and
‘‘(ii) documentation of how the controls described under subparagraph (A) maintain the appropriate level of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and information systems based on-
‘‘(I) the policy of the Director;
‘‘(II) the National Institute of Standards and Technology guidance; and
‘‘(III) the Chief Information Officers Council recommended approaches;
‘‘(C) developing, maintaining, and over seeing an agency wide information security program as required by subsection (b);
‘‘(D) developing, maintaining, and overseeing information security policies, procedures, and control techniques to address all applicable requirements, including those issued under sections 3553 and 3556;
‘‘(E) training and overseeing personnel with significant responsibilities for information security with respect to such responsibilities; and
‘‘(F) assisting senior agency officials concerning their responsibilities under subsection (2);
‘‘(4) ensure that the agency has trained and cleared personnel sufficient to assist the agency in complying with the requirements of this subchapter and related policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines;
‘‘(5) ensure that the agency Chief Information Security Officer, in coordination with other senior agency officials, reports biannually to the agency head on the effectiveness of the agency information security program, including progress of remedial actions; and
‘‘(6) ensure that the Chief Information Security Officer possesses necessary qualifications, including education, professional certifications, training, experience, and the security clearance required to administer the functions described under this subchapter; and has information security duties as the primary duty of that official.
‘‘(b) Each agency shall develop, document, and implement an agencywide information security program, approved by the Director under section 3553(a)(5), to provide information security for the information and information systems that support the operations and assets of the agency, including those provided or managed by another agency, contractor, or other source, that includes-
‘‘(1) periodic assessments-
‘‘(A) of the risk and magnitude of the harm that could result from the unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of information and information systems that support the operations and assets of the agency; and
‘‘(B) that recommend a prioritized description of which data and applications should be removed or migrated to more secure networks or standards;
‘‘(2) penetration tests commensurate with risk (as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Office for Cyberspace) for agency information systems; and
‘‘(3) information security vulnerabilities are mitigated based on the risk posed to the agency;
‘‘(4) policies and procedures that-
‘‘(A) are based on the risk assessments required by subsection (1);
‘‘(B) cost effectively reduce information security risks to an acceptable level;
‘‘(C) ensure that information security is addressed throughout the life cycle of each agency information system; and
‘‘(D) ensure compliance with-
‘‘(i) the requirements of this sub chapter;
‘‘(ii) policies and procedures as may be prescribed by the Director, and information security standards promulgated under section 3556;
‘‘(iii) minimally acceptable system configuration requirements, as determined by the Director; and
‘‘(iv) any other applicable requirements, including standards and guidelines for national security systems issued in accordance with law and as directed by the President;
‘‘(5) subordinate plans for providing adequate information security for networks, facilities, and systems or groups of information systems, as appropriate;
‘‘(6) role-based security awareness training to inform personnel with access to the agency network, including contractors and other users of information systems that support the operations and assets of the agency, of-
‘‘(A) information security risks associated with their activities; and
‘‘(B) their responsibilities in complying with agency policies and procedures designed to reduce these risks;
‘‘(7) to the extent practicable, automated and continuous technical monitoring for testing, and evaluation of the effectiveness and compliance of information security policies, procedures, and practices, including-
‘‘(A) management, operational, and technical controls of every information system identified in the inventory required under section 3505(b); and
‘‘(B) management, operational, and technical controls relied on for an evaluation under section 3555;
‘‘(8) a process for planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting remedial action to address any deficiencies in the information security policies, procedures, and practices of the agency;
‘‘(9) to the extent practicable, continuous technical monitoring for detecting, reporting, and responding to security incidents, consistent with standards and guidelines issued by the Director, including-
‘‘(A) mitigating risks associated with such incidents before substantial damage is done;
‘‘(B) notifying and consulting with the appropriate security operations response center; and
‘‘(C) notifying and consulting with, as appropriate-
‘‘(i) law enforcement agencies and relevant Offices of Inspectors General;
‘‘(ii) the National Office for Cyber space; and
‘‘(iii) any other agency or office, in accordance with law or as directed by the President; and
‘‘(10) plans and procedures to ensure continuity of operations for information systems that support the operations and assets of the agency.
‘‘(c) Each agency shall-
‘‘(1) submit an annual report on the adequacy and effectiveness of information security policies, procedures, and practices, and compliance with the requirements of this subchapter, including compliance with each requirement of subsection (b) to-
‘‘(A) the National Office for Cyberspace;
‘‘(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
‘‘(C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;
‘‘(D) the Committee on Government Over sight and Reform of the House of Representatives;
‘‘(E) other appropriate authorization and appropriations committees of Congress; and
‘‘(F) the Comptroller General.
‘‘(2) address the adequacy and effectiveness of information security policies, procedures, and practices in plans and reports relating to-
‘‘(A) annual agency budgets;
‘‘(B) information resources management of this subchapter;
‘‘(C) information technology management under this chapter;
‘‘(D) program performance under sections 1105 and 1115 through 1119 of title 31, and sections 2801 and 2805 of title 39;
‘‘(E) financial management under chapter 9 of title 31, and the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 501 note; Public Law 101–576) (and the amendments made by that Act);
‘‘(F) financial management systems under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. 3512 note);
‘‘(G) internal accounting and administrative controls under section 3512 of title 31; and
‘‘(H) performance ratings, salaries, and bonuses provided to the Chief Information Security Officer and supporting personnel taking into account program performance; and
‘‘(3) report any significant deficiency in a policy, procedure, or practice identified under paragraph (1) or (2)-
‘‘(A) as a material weakness in reporting under section 3512 of title 31; and
‘‘(B) if relating to financial management systems, as an instance of a lack of substantial compliance under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. 3512 note).
‘‘(d)(1) In addition to the requirements of subsection (c), each agency, in consultation with the National Office for Cyberspace, shall include as part of the performance plan required under section 1115 of title 31 a description of-
‘‘(A) the time periods; and
‘‘(B) the resources, including budget, staffing, and training, that are necessary to implement the program required under subsection (b).
‘‘(2) The description under subsection (1) shall be based on the risk assessments required under subsection (b)(2)(1) and operational evaluations required under section 3553(b).
‘‘(e) Each agency shall provide the public with timely notice and opportunities for comment on proposed information security policies and procedures to the extent that such policies and procedures affect communication with the public.
`Sec. 3556. Agency responsibilities
`(a) In General- The head of each agency shall--
`(1) be responsible for--
`(A) providing information security protections commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the harm resulting from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of--
`(B) complying with the requirements of this subchapter and related policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines, including--
`(i) the regulations promulgated under section 3554 and the information security standards promulgated under section 3558;
`(ii) information security standards and guidelines for national security systems issued in accordance with law and as directed by the President; and
`(iii) ensuring the standards implemented for information systems and national security systems under the agency head are complementary and uniform, to the extent practicable; and
`(C) ensuring that information security management processes are integrated with agency strategic and operational planning processes;
`(2) ensure that senior agency officials provide information security for the information and information systems that support the operations and assets under their control, including through--
`(B) determining the levels of information security appropriate to protect such information and information systems in accordance with regulations promulgated under section 3554 and standards promulgated under section 3558, for information security classifications and related requirements;
`(C) implementing policies and procedures to cost effectively reduce risks to an acceptable level; and
`(D) continuously testing and evaluating information security controls and techniques to ensure that they are effectively implemented;
`(3) delegate to an agency official designated to oversee agency information security the authority to ensure and enforce compliance with the requirements imposed on the agency under this subchapter, including--
`(A) overseeing the establishment and maintenance of a security operations capability on an automated and continuous basis that can--
`(i) assess the state of compliance of all networks and systems with prescribed controls issued pursuant to section 3558 and report immediately any variance therefrom and, where appropriate, shut down systems that are found to be non-compliant;
`(ii) detect, report, respond to, contain, and mitigate incidents that impair adequate security of the information and information infrastructure, in accordance with policy provided by the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace, in consultation with the Chief Information Officers Council, and guidance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology;
`(iii) collaborate with the National Office for Cyberspace and appropriate public and private sector security operations centers to address incidents that impact the security of information and information infrastructure that extend beyond the control of the agency; and
`(iv) not later than 24 hours after discovery of any incident described under subparagraph (A (ii)), unless otherwise directed by policy of the National Office for Cyberspace, provide notice to the appropriate security operations center, the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force, and inspector general;
`(B) developing, maintaining, and overseeing an agency wide information security program as required by subsection (b);
`(C) developing, maintaining, and overseeing information security policies, procedures, and control techniques to address all applicable requirements, including those issued under sections 3555 and 3558;
`(4) ensure that the agency has trained and cleared personnel sufficient to assist the agency in complying with the requirements of this subchapter and related policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines;
`(5) ensure that the agency official designated to oversee agency information security, in coordination with other senior agency officials, reports biannually to the agency head on the effectiveness of the agency information security program, including progress of remedial actions; and
`(6) ensure that the agency official designated to oversee agency information security possesses necessary qualifications, including education, professional certifications, training, experience, and the security clearance required to administer the functions described under this subchapter; and has information security duties as the primary duty of that official.
`(b) Agency Program- Each agency shall develop, document, and implement an agencywide information security program, approved by the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace under section 3555(a)(5), to provide information security for the information and information systems that support the operations and assets of the agency, including those provided or managed by another agency, contractor, or other source, that includes--
`(1) continuous automated monitoring of information systems used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency or other organization on behalf of an agency to assure conformance with regulations promulgated under section 3554 and standards promulgated under section 3558;
`(2) penetration tests commensurate with risk (as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Office for Cyberspace) for agency information systems;
`(3) information security vulnerabilities are mitigated based on the risk posed to the agency;
`(4) policies and procedures that--
`(A) cost effectively reduce information security risks to an acceptable level;
`(B) ensure that information security is addressed throughout the life cycle of each agency information system; and
`(C) ensure compliance with--
`(ii) policies and procedures as may be prescribed by the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace, and information security standards promulgated under section 3558;
`(iii) minimally acceptable system configuration requirements, as determined by the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace; and
`(iv) any other applicable requirements, including standards and guidelines for national security systems issued in accordance with law and as directed by the President; of how the controls described under subparagraph (A) maintain the appropriate level of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and information systems based on--
`(I) the policy of the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace;
`(II) the National Institute of Standards and Technology guidance; and
`(III) the Chief Information Officers Council recommended approaches;
`(D) developing, maintaining, and overseeing an agency wide information security program as required by subsection (b);
`(E) developing, maintaining, and overseeing information security policies, procedures, and control techniques to address all applicable requirements, including those issued under sections 3555 and 3558;
`(F) training and overseeing personnel with significant responsibilities for information security with respect to such responsibilities; and
`(G) assisting senior agency officials concerning their responsibilities under paragraph (2);
`(5) ensure that the agency has trained and cleared personnel sufficient to assist the agency in complying with the requirements of this subchapter and related policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines;
`(6) ensure that the agency official designated to oversee agency information security, in coordination with other senior agency officials, reports biannually to the agency head on the effectiveness of the agency information security program, including progress of remedial actions; and
`(7) ensure that the agency official designated to oversee agency information security possesses necessary qualifications, including education, professional certifications, training, experience, and the security clearance required to administer the functions described under this subchapter; and has information security duties as the primary duty of that official.
`(8) to the extent practicable, automated and continuous technical monitoring for testing, and evaluation of the effectiveness and compliance of information security policies, procedures, and practices, including--
`(A) management, operational, and technical controls of every information system identified in the inventory required under section 3505(b); and
`(B) management, operational, and technical controls relied on for an evaluation under section 3556;
`(9) a process for planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting remedial action to address any deficiencies in the information security policies, procedures, and practices of the agency;
`(10) to the extent practicable, continuous technical monitoring for detecting, reporting, and responding to security incidents, consistent with standards and guidelines issued by the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace, including--
`(A) mitigating risks associated with such incidents before substantial damage is done;
`(B) notifying and consulting with the appropriate security operations response center; and
`(C) notifying and consulting with, as appropriate--
`(i) law enforcement agencies and relevant Offices of Inspectors General;
`(ii) the National Office for Cyberspace; and
`(iii) any other agency or office, in accordance with law or as directed by the President; and
`(11) plans and procedures to ensure continuity of operations for information systems that support the operations and assets of the agency.
`(c) Agency Reporting- Each agency shall--
`(1) submit an annual report on the adequacy and effectiveness of information security policies, procedures, and practices, and compliance with the requirements of this subchapter, including compliance with each requirement of subsection (b) to--
`(A) the National Office for Cyberspace;
`(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
`(C) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives;
`(D) other appropriate authorization and appropriations committees of Congress; and
`(E) the Comptroller General;
`(2) address the adequacy and effectiveness of information security policies, procedures, and practices in plans and reports relating to--
`(A) annual agency budgets;
`(B) information resources management of this subchapter;
`(C) information technology management under this chapter;
`(D) program performance under sections 1105 and 1115 through 1119 of title 31, and sections 2801 and 2805 of title 39;
`(E) financial management under chapter 9 of title 31, and the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 501 note; Public Law 101-576) (and the amendments made by that Act);
`(F) financial management systems under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. 3512 note); and
`(G) internal accounting and administrative controls under section 3512 of title 31; and
`(3) report any significant deficiency in a policy, procedure, or practice identified under paragraph (1) or (2)--
`(A) as a material weakness in reporting under section 3512 of title 31; and
`(B) if relating to financial management systems, as an instance of a lack of substantial compliance under the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. 3512 note).
`(d) Performance Plan-
`(1) In addition to the requirements of subsection(c), each agency, in consultation with the National Office for Cyberspace, shall include as part of the performance plan required under section 1115 of title 31 a description of--
`(B) the resources, including budget, staffing, and training, that are necessary to implement the program required under subsection (b).
`(2) The description under paragraph (1) shall be based on the risk assessments required under subsection (b)(2)(1) and operational evaluations required under section 3553(d).
‘‘§ 3555. Annual independent evaluation
‘‘(a)(1) Each year each agency shall have performed an independent evaluation of the information security program and practices of that agency to determine the effectiveness of such program and practices.
‘‘(2) Each evaluation under this section shall consist of-
‘‘(A) testing of the effectiveness of information security policies, procedures, and practices of a representative subset of the information systems of the agency; and
‘‘(B) an assessment (made on the basis of the results of the testing) of compliance with-
‘‘(i) the requirements of this subchapter; and
‘‘(ii) related information security policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines.
‘‘(b)(1) For each agency with an Inspector General appointed under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) or any other law, the annual evaluation required by this section shall be performed by the Inspector General or by an independent external auditor, as determined by the Inspector General of the agency.
‘‘(2) For each agency to which subsection (1) does not apply, the head of the agency shall engage an independent external auditor to perform the evaluation.
‘‘(c) The evaluation required by this section may be based in whole or in part on an audit, evaluation, or report relating to programs or practices of the applicable agency.
‘‘(d) Each year, not later than such date established by the Director, the head of each agency shall submit to the Director the results of the evaluation required under this section.
‘‘(e) Agencies and evaluators shall take appropriate steps to ensure the protection of information which, if disclosed, may adversely affect information security. Such protections shall be commensurate with the risk and com ply with all applicable laws and regulations.
‘‘(f) The Comptroller General shall-
‘‘(1) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the United States Communications and Information Enhancement Act of 2009 and after collaboration with the Director and the Inspectors General, develop and deliver standards for independent evaluations as required under this section that are risk-based and cost effective;
‘‘(2) periodically evaluate and report to Congress on-
‘‘(A) the adequacy and effectiveness of agency information security policies and practices; and
‘‘(B) the implementation of the requirements of this subchapter.
`Sec. 3557. Annual independent audit
`(1) Each year each agency shall have performed an independent audit of the information security program and practices of that agency to determine the effectiveness of such program and practices.
`(2) Each audit under this section shall include--
`(A) testing of the effectiveness of the information systems of the agency for automated, continuous monitoring of the state of compliance of its information systems with regulations promulgated under section 3554 and standards promulgated under section 3558 in a representative subset of--
`(i) the information systems used or operated by the agency; and
`(ii) the information systems used, operated, or supported on behalf of the agency by a contractor of the agency, a subcontractor (at any tier) of such contractor, or any other entity;
`(B) an assessment (made on the basis of the results of the testing) of compliance with--
`(i) the requirements of this subchapter; and
`(ii) related information security policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines;
`(C) separate presentations, as appropriate, regarding information security relating to national security systems; and
`(D) a conclusion regarding whether the information security controls of the agency are effective, including an identification of any significant deficiencies in such controls.
`(3) Each audit under this section shall be performed in accordance with applicable generally accepted Government auditing standards.
`(b) Independent Auditor- Subject to subsection (c)--
`(1) for each agency with an Inspector General appointed under the Inspector General Act of 1978 or any other law, the annual audit required by this section shall be performed by the Inspector General or by an independent external auditor, as determined by the Inspector General of the agency; and
`(2) for each agency to which paragraph (1) does not apply, the head of the agency shall engage an independent external auditor to perform the audit.
`(c) National Security Systems- For each agency operating or exercising control of a national security system, that portion of the audit required by this section directly relating to a national security system shall be performed--
`(1) only by an entity designated head; and
`(2) in such a manner as to ensure appropriate protection for information associated with any information security vulnerability in such system commensurate with the risk and in accordance with all applicable laws.
`(d) Existing Audits- The audit required by this section may be based in whole or in part on another audit relating to programs or practices of the applicable agency.
`(e) Agency Reporting-
`(1) Each year, not later than such date established by the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace, the head of each agency shall submit to the Director the results of the audit required under this section.
`(2) To the extent an audit required under this section directly relates to a national security system, the results of the audit submitted to the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace shall contain only a summary and assessment of that portion of the audit directly relating to a national security system.
`(f) Protection of Information- Agencies and auditors shall take appropriate steps to ensure the protection of information which, if disclosed, may adversely affect information security. Such protections shall be commensurate with the risk and comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
`(g) OMB Reports to Congress-
`(1) The Director of the National Office for Cyberspace shall summarize the results of the audits conducted under this section in the annual report to Congress required under section 3555(a)(8).
`(2) The Director's report to Congress under this subsection shall summarize information regarding information security relating to national security systems in such a manner as to ensure appropriate protection for information associated with any information security vulnerability in such system commensurate with the risk and in accordance with all applicable laws.
`(3) Audits and any other descriptions of information systems under the authority and control of the Director of Central Intelligence or of National Foreign Intelligence Programs systems under the authority and control of the Secretary of Defense shall be made available to Congress only through the appropriate oversight committees of Congress, in accordance with applicable laws.
`(h) Comptroller General- The Comptroller General shall periodically evaluate and report to Congress on--
`(1) the adequacy and effectiveness of agency information security policies and practices; and
`(2) implementation of the requirements of this subchapter.
`(i) Contractor Audits- Each year each contractor that operates, uses, or supports an information system by or on behalf of an agency and each subcontractor of such contractor--
`(1) shall conduct an audit using an independent external auditor, as determined by the Comptroller General, in accordance with subsection (a), including an assessment of compliance with the applicable requirements of this subchapter; and
`(2) shall submit the results of such audit to such agency not later than such date established by the Agency.
‘‘§ 3556. Responsibilities for Federal information systems standards
‘‘(a)(1) The Secretary of Commerce shall, on the basis of standards and guidelines developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 20(a) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g– 3(a)), prescribe standards and guidelines pertaining to information systems, including national security systems.
‘‘(2)(A) Standards prescribed under subsection (a)(1) shall include information security standards that-
‘‘(i) to the extent practicable, are unified with standards and guidelines developed for information systems and national security systems to ensure the adequacy and effectiveness of information security and information sharing;
‘‘(ii) provide minimum information security requirements as determined under section 20(b) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3(b)); and
‘‘(iii) are otherwise necessary to improve the security of information and information systems, including information stored by third parties on behalf of the Federal Government.
‘‘(B) Information security standards described in subparagraph (A) shall be compulsory and binding.
‘‘(b) The President may disapprove or modify the standards and guidelines referred to in subsection (a)(1) if the President determines such action to be in the public interest. The President’s authority to disapprove or modify such standards and guidelines may not be delegated. Notice of such disapproval or modification shall be published promptly in the Federal Register. Upon receiving notice of such disapproval or modification, the Secretary of Commerce shall immediately rescind or modify such standards or guidelines as directed by the President.
‘‘(c) To ensure fiscal and policy consistency, the Secretary shall exercise the authority conferred by this section subject to direction by the President and in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the National Office for Cyberspace.
‘‘(d) The National Office for Cyberspace and the head of an agency may employ standards for the cost effective information security for information systems within or under the supervision of that agency that are more stringent than the standards the Secretary prescribes under this section if the more stringent standards-
‘‘(1) contain at least the applicable standards made compulsory and binding by the Secretary; and
‘‘(2) are otherwise consistent with policies and guidelines issued under section 3553.
‘‘(e) The decision by the Secretary regarding the promulgation of any standard under this section shall occur not later than 6 months after the submission of the proposed standard to the Secretary by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as provided under section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3).’’.
`Sec. 3558. Responsibilities for Federal information systems standards
`(a) Requirement To Prescribe Standards-
`(A) REQUIREMENT- Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall, on the basis of proposed standards developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 20(a) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3(a)) and in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, promulgate information security standards pertaining to Federal information systems.
`(B) REQUIRED STANDARDS- Standards promulgated under subparagraph (A) shall include--
`(i) standards that provide minimum information security requirements as determined under section 20(b) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3(b)); and
`(ii) such standards that are otherwise necessary to improve the efficiency of operation or security of Federal information systems.
`(C) REQUIRED STANDARDS BINDING- Information security standards described under subparagraph (B) shall be compulsory and binding.
`(2) STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS- Standards and guidelines for national security systems, as defined under section 3552(b), shall be developed, promulgated, enforced, and overseen as otherwise authorized by law and as directed by the President.
`(b) Application of More Stringent Standards- The head of an agency may employ standards for the cost-effective information security for all operations and assets within or under the supervision of that agency that are more stringent than the standards promulgated by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under this section, if such standards--
`(1) contain, at a minimum, the provisions of those applicable standards made compulsory and binding by the Director; and
`(2) are otherwise consistent with policies and guidelines issued under section 3555.
`(c) Requirements Regarding Decisions by Director-
`(1) DEADLINE- The decision regarding the promulgation of any standard by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under subsection (b) shall occur not later than 6 months after the submission of the proposed standard to the Director by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as provided under section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3).
`(2) NOTICE AND COMMENT- A decision by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to significantly modify, or not promulgate, a proposed standard submitted to the Director by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as provided under section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3), shall be made after the public is given an opportunity to comment on the Director's proposed decision.
SEC. 4. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE UNITED STATES COMPUTER EMERGENCY READINESS TEAM IN RELATION TO FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) DEFINITION.-In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given under section 3502(1) of title 44, United States Code.
(2) The term ‘‘US–CERT’’ means the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team.
(b) PURPOSES.-The purposes of this section are to recognize that US–CERT-
(1) is charged with providing response support and defense against cyber attacks for agencies and information sharing and collaboration with State and local government, industry, and international partners;
(2) interacts with agencies, industry, the research community, State and local governments, and others to disseminate reasoned and actionable cyber security information to the public;
(3) provides a way for citizens, businesses, and other institutions to communicate and coordinate directly with the United States Government about cyber security; and
(4) has continually enhanced its ability to monitor, detect, and respond to information security incidents that affect the Federal Government.
(c) COORDINATION WITH US–CERT.-The head of each agency shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, and security operations centers under the direction of that agency head shall establish policies, procedures, and guidance to effectively coordinate with the Director of US–CERT in a timely fashion to detect, report, respond to, contain, and mitigate incidents that impair adequate security of the information and information infrastructure.
(d) REVIEW AND APPROVAL.-In coordination with the Administrator for Electronic Government and Information Technology, the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace shall review and approve the policies, procedures, and guidance established in subparagraph (c) to en sure that US–CERT has the capability to effectively and efficiently detect, correlate, respond to, contain, and mitigate incidents that impair the adequate security of the information and information infrastructure of more than 1 agency. To the extent practicable, the capability shall be continuous and technically automated.
`Sec. 3559. Federal information security incident center
`(a) In General- The Director of the National Office for Cyberspace shall ensure the operation of a central Federal information security incident center to--
`(1) provide timely technical assistance to operators of agency information systems regarding security incidents, including guidance on detecting and handling information security incidents;
`(2) compile and analyze information about incidents that threaten information security;
`(3) inform operators of agency information systems about current and potential information security threats, and vulnerabilities; and
`(4) consult with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, agencies or offices operating or exercising control of national security systems (including the National Security Agency), and such other agencies or offices in accordance with law and as directed by the President regarding information security incidents and related matters.
`(b) National Security Systems- Each agency operating or exercising control of a national security system shall share information about information security incidents, threats, and vulnerabilities with the Federal information security incident center to the extent consistent with standards and guidelines for national security systems, issued in accordance with law and as directed by the President.
`(c) Review and Approval- In coordination with the Administrator for Electronic Government and Information Technology, the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace shall review and approve the policies, procedures, and guidance established in this subchapter to ensure that the incident center has the capability to effectively and efficiently detect, correlate, respond to, contain, and mitigate incidents that impair the adequate security of the information systems and information infrastructure of more than one agency. To the extent practicable, the capability shall be continuous and technically automated.
`Sec. 3560. National security systems
`The head of each agency operating or exercising control of a national security system shall be responsible for ensuring that the agency--
`(1) provides information security protections commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the harm resulting from the unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of the information contained in such system;
`(2) implements information security policies and practices as required by standards and guidelines for national security systems, issued in accordance with law and as directed by the President; and
`(3) complies with the requirements of this subchapter.'.
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF DEPARTMENTS NOT RELATED TO MILITARY FUNCTIONS.
(1) AGENCY.-The term ‘‘agency’’-
(i) an Executive department defined under section 101 of title 5, United States Code; and
(ii) an Executive agency that has multiple components which have separate and distinct enterprise architectures; and
(B) shall not include-
(ii) any component of an Executive agency that is performing any national security function, including military intelligence.
(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.-The term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the meaning given under section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) PURPOSE.-The purpose of this section is to recognize that-
(1) agencies have developed and maintained separate and distinct enterprise architectures that inhibit the ability of an agency to ensure that components of that agency have effectively implemented security policies, procedures, and practices;
(2) the separate and distinct enterprise architectures have in many instances been at the detriment of securing the agency information infrastructure (the civilian cyberspace) and exposed that infrastructure to unnecessary risk for an extended period of time; and
(3) a more uniform agency enterprise architecture will be more efficient and effective for the purposes of information sharing and ensuring the appropriate confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and information systems.
(c) AGENCY COORDINATION.-
(1) IN GENERAL.-Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each agency shall ensure that components of that agency shall establish an automated reporting mechanism that allows the Chief Information Security Officer and security operations center at the total agency level to implement and monitor the implementation of appropriate security policies, procedures, and controls of agency components.
(2) APPROVAL AND COORDINATION.-The activities conducted under subsection (1) shall be-
(A) approved by the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace; and
(B) to the extent practicable, in coordination and complementary with activities-
(i) described under section 4; and
(ii) conducted by the Administrator for E-Government and Information Technology.
(a) In General- Chapter 113 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of subchapter II the following new section:
`Sec. 11319. Information security acquisition requirements.
`(a) Prohibition- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning one year after the date of the enactment of the Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010, no agency may enter into a contract, an order under a contract, or an interagency agreement for--
`(1) the collection, use, management, storage, or dissemination of information on behalf of the agency;
`(2) the use or operation of an information system on behalf of the agency; or
`(3) information technology;
`unless such contract, order, or agreement includes requirements to provide effective information security that supports the operations and assets under the control of the agency, in compliance with the policies, standards, and guidance developed under subsection (b), and otherwise ensures compliance with this section.
`(b) Coordination of Secure Acquisition Policies-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Director, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace, and the Administrator of General Services, shall oversee the development and implementation of policies, standards, and guidance, including through revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Department of Defense supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, to cost effectively enhance agency information security, including--
`(A) minimum information security requirements for agency procurement of commercial off-the-shelf information technology and other products and services; and
`(B) approaches for evaluating and mitigating significant supply chain security risks associated with products or services to be acquired by agencies.
`(2) REPORT- Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of the Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010, the Director shall submit to Congress a report describing--
`(A) actions taken to improve the information security associated with the procurement of products and services by the Federal Government; and
`(B) plans for overseeing and coordinating efforts of agencies to use best practice approaches for cost-effectively purchasing more secure products and services.
`(c) Vulnerability Assessments of Major Systems-
`(1) REQUIREMENT FOR INITIAL VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS- The Director shall require each agency to conduct an initial vulnerability assessment for any major system and its significant items of supply prior to its development. The initial vulnerability assessment of a major system and its significant items of supply shall include use of an analysis-based approach to--
`(A) identify vulnerabilities;
`(B) define exploitation potential;
`(C) examine the system's potential effectiveness;
`(D) determine overall vulnerability; and
`(E) make recommendations for risk reduction.
`(2) SUBSEQUENT VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS-
`(A) The Director shall require, if the Director determines that a change in circumstances warrants the issuance of a subsequent vulnerability assessment, a subsequent vulnerability assessment of each major system and its significant items of supply within the program.
`(B) Upon the request of a congressional committee, the Director may require a subsequent vulnerability assessment of a particular major system and its significant items of supply within the program.
`(C) Any subsequent vulnerability assessment of a major system and its significant items of supply shall include use of an analysis-based approach and, if applicable, a testing-based approach, to monitor the exploitation potential of such system and reexamine the factors described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1).
`(3) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT- The Director shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a copy of each vulnerability assessment conducted under paragraph (1) or (2) not later than 10 days after the date of the completion of such assessment.
`(1) ITEM OF SUPPLY- The term `item of supply'--
`(A) means any individual part, component, subassembly, assembly, or subsystem integral to a major system, and other property which may be replaced during the service life of the major system, including a spare part or replenishment part; and
`(B) does not include packaging or labeling associated with shipment or identification of an item.
`(2) VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT- The term `vulnerability assessment' means the process of identifying and quantifying vulnerabilities in a major system and its significant items of supply.
`(3) MAJOR SYSTEM- The term `major system' has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).'.
(a) TABLE OF SECTIONS.-The table of sections for chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking the matter relating to subchapters II and III and inserting the following:
‘‘Sec. 3551. Definitions.
‘‘Sec. 3552. National Office for Cyberspace.
‘‘Sec. 3553. Authority and functions of the National Office for Cyberspace.
‘‘Sec. 3554. Agency responsibilities.
‘‘Sec. 3555. Annual independent evaluation.
‘‘Sec. 3556. Responsibilities for Federal information systems standards.’’.
(b) OTHER REFERENCES.-
(1) Section 1001(c)(1)(A) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 511(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 3532(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3551(b)’’.
(2) Section 2222(j)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 3542(b)(2))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3551(b)’’.
(3) Section 2223(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, by striking ‘‘section 3542(b)(2))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3551(b)’’.
(4) Section 2315 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 3542(b)(2))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3551(b)’’.
(5) Section 20(a)(2) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3) is amended by striking ‘‘section 3532(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3551(b)’’.
(6) Section 8(d)(1) of the Cyber Security Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7406(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 3534(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3554(b)’’.
(a) Table of Sections in Title 44- The table of sections for chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking the matter relating to subchapters II and III and inserting the following:
`3551. Purposes.
`3552. Definitions.
`3553. National Office for Cyberspace.
`3554. Federal Cybersecurity Practice Board.
`3555. Authority and functions of the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace.
`3556. Agency responsibilities.
`3557. Annual independent audit.
`3558. Responsibilities for Federal information systems standards.
`3559. Federal information security incident center.
`3560. National security systems.'.
(b) Table of Sections in Title 40- The table of sections for chapter 113 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 11318 the following new item:
`Sec. 11319. Information security acquisition requirements.'.
(c) Other References-
(1) Section 1001(c)(1)(A) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 511(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking `section 3532(3)' and inserting `section 3552(b)'.
(2) Section 2222(j)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking `section 3542(b)(2))' and inserting `section 3552(b)'.
(3) Section 2223(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, by striking `section 3542(b)(2))' and inserting `section 3552(b)'.
(4) Section 2315 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking `section 3542(b)(2))' and inserting `section 3552(b)'.
(5) Section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3) is amended--
(A) in subsections (a)(2) and (e)(5), by striking `section 3532(b)(2)' and inserting `section 3552(b)';
(B) in subsection (e)(2), by striking `section 3532(1)' and inserting `section 3552(b)'; and
(C) in subsections (c)(3) and (d)(1), by striking `section 11331 of title 40' and inserting `section 3558 of title 44'.
(6) Section 8(d)(1) of the Cyber Security Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7406(d)(1)) is amended by striking `section 3534(b)' and inserting `section 3556(b)'.
(d) Repeal-
(1) Subchapter III of chapter 113 of title 40, United States Code, is repealed.
(2) The table of sections for chapter 113 of such title is amended by striking the matter relating to subchapter III.
This Act (including the amendments made by this Act) shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
S. 921 United States Information and Communications Enhancement (ICE) Act of 2009 Draft
H.R. 4900 IH Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010 Draft
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