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DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018

Introduced: July 31, 2018 Introduced by: Hassan, Margaret Wood Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 4, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 716.
Dec 4, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-412.
Sep 26, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 31, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 31, 2018
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018

This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) national cybersecurity and communications integration center to maintain cyber hunt and incident response teams to provide, upon request, assistance including: (1) assisting asset owners and operators in restoring services following a cyber incident; (2) identifying cybersecurity risk and unauthorized cyber activity; and (3) mitigation strategies to prevent, deter, and protect against cybersecurity risks.

DHS may include private sector cybersecurity specialists on such teams, and must continually assess and evaluate the teams and their operations and report specified metrics to Congress.

No additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill.

What's happening now December 4, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 716.

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