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Cyber Preparedness Act of 2016

Introduced: June 13, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 27, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 26, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 26, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5880)
Sep 26, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5880)
Sep 26, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5459.
Sep 26, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5880-5881)
Sep 26, 2016
Mr. Donovan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 19, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
Sep 19, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-756.
Sep 13, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 13, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 16, 2016
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Jun 16, 2016
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 14, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies.
Jun 14, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
Jun 13, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jun 13, 2016
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 19, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Cyber Preparedness Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative to coordinate with the national cybersecurity and communications integration center (NCCIC) to provide state, local, and regional fusion centers with expertise on DHS cybersecurity resources. (A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.)

DHS must: (1) provide timely access to technical assistance, risk management support, and incident response capabilities for cybersecurity threat indicators, defensive measures, risks, and incidents, including cybersecurity risks to equipment and technology related to the electoral process; (2) review cybersecurity risk information gathered by fusion centers to incorporate into DHS's cybersecurity risk information; and (3) disseminate cybersecurity risk information to fusion centers.

Fusion center officers or intelligence analysts may be assigned from the NCCIC. Such officers and analysts must assist fusion centers in using cybersecurity risk information to develop a comprehensive and accurate threat picture.

The NCCIC may include, and must share analysis and best practices with, state and major urban area fusion centers.

(Sec. 3) States, local or tribal governments, or high-risk urban areas receiving grants to protect against terrorism under the Urban Area Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program may use the funds to: (1) prepare for and respond to cybersecurity risks and incidents, and (2) develop statewide cyber threat information analysis and dissemination activities.

(Sec. 4) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that DHS should share actionable information related to cyber threats in an unclassified form to facilitate timely dissemination to state, local, and private sector stakeholders.

What's happening now September 27, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1