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S 4023 116th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications

Enhancing Maritime Cybersecurity Act of 2020

Introduced: June 22, 2020 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Enhancing Maritime Cybersecurity Act of 2020

This bill requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) to implement certain cybersecurity measures.

Specifically, CISA, in consultation with MARAD and the U.S. Coast Guard, shall make a resource available to assist maritime operators in identifying, detecting, protecting against, responding to, and recovering from cyber incidents.

MARAD must also designate a cyber coordinator office to, among other things, (1) coordinate cybersecurity activities for the commercial maritime sector and cyber incidents that affect maritime operators, and (2) notify CISA and the Coast Guard of unaddressed cyber incidents that affect maritime operators.

What's happening now June 22, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4023: Enhancing Maritime Cybersecurity Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4023/
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"S. 4023: Enhancing Maritime Cybersecurity Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4023/.
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S. 4023, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4023/.
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[S. 4023: Enhancing Maritime Cybersecurity Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4023/)
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