,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #cj1       
#bjac,mr4 ,langevin submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 
and ,technology  ,,resolution           
,supporting the goals and ideals of     
,national ,cyber ,security ,awareness   
,month and raising awareness and        
enhancing the state of cybersecurity in 
the ,united ,states4  ,whereas the use  
of the ,internet in the ,united ,states 
to communicate1 conduct business1 or    
generate commerce that benefits the     
overall ,united ,states economy is      
ubiquitous2 ,whereas many people use the
 ,internet in the ,united ,states to    
communicate with family and friends1    
manage finances and pay bills1 access   
educational opportunities1 work         
remotely1 shop at home1 participate in  
online entertainment and games1 and stay
 informed of news and current events2   
,whereas the exponential growth of these

 services has led to a concomitant      
increase in the amount of personal data 
stored electronically2 ,whereas the     
avenues to attack repositories holding  
these data have correspondingly         
increased and led to significant        
financial and personal privacy losses   
through theft and fraud2 ,whereas the   
intellectual property1 including        
proprietary information1 copyrights1    
patents1 trademarks1 and related        
information1 of business1 academic      
institutions1 government1 and           
individuals are vital to the economic   
security of the ,united ,states2        
,whereas the theft of intellectual      
property in the ,united ,states likely  
results in the loss of over             
#cjj1jjj1jjj1jjj per year1 according to 
the ,commission on the ,theft of        
,american ,intellectual ,property2      
,whereas this massive illicit activity  
is facilitated by advanced persistent   
threats and other state and non-state   
cyber actors2 ,whereas ,united ,states  

small businesses1 which employ a        
significant fraction of the private     
workforce1 increasingly rely on the     
,internet to manage their businesses1   
expand their customer reach1 and enhance
 the management of their supply chain2  
,whereas studies have shown that small  
businesses are frequently the target of 
cyberattacks due to their less          
comprehensive defenses and that small   
businesses incur a significantly higher 
per capita cost per cyber incident than 
do larger companies2 ,whereas critical  
infrastructure systems in the ,united   
,states rely on the secure and reliable 
operation of information networks to    
support the ,united ,states ,armed      
,forces1 civilian government1 energy1   
telecommunications1 financial services1 
transportation1 health care1 and        
emergency response systems2 ,whereas    
critical infrastructure owners and      
operators face a growing threat of      
cyberattack as evidenced by increasingly
 sophisticated and destructive attacks  

and the denial of service attacks       
perpetrated on financial institutions2  
,whereas research tools continue to     
reveal the large number of industrial   
control systems and other critical      
information infrastructure connected to 
the ,internet2 ,whereas nearly all      
public schools in the ,united ,states   
have ,internet access to enhance        
education1 with a significant percentage
 of instructional rooms connected to the
 ,internet to provide access to         
educational online content and encourage
 self-initiative to discover research   
resources2 ,whereas the number of       
children who connect to the ,internet   
continues to rise1 and teaching children
 of all ages to become good             
cyber-citizens through safe1 secure1 and
 ethical online behaviors and practices 
is essential to protect their computer  
systems and potentially their personal  
safety2 ,whereas in addition to         
increasing personal safety and web      
hygiene1 cybersecurity education        

initiatives can foster an interest in   
the discipline that may culminate in    
matriculation into a cybersecurity      
occupation helping to ease the shortage 
of qualified professionals2 ,whereas    
national organizations1 policymakers1   
government agencies1 private sector     
companies1 nonprofit institutions1      
schools1 academic organizations1        
consumers1 and the media recognize the  
need to increase awareness of           
cybersecurity and the need for enhanced 
cybersecurity in the ,united ,states2   
,whereas coordination between the       
numerous ,federal agencies involved in  
cybersecurity efforts is essential to   
securing the cyber infrastructure of the
 ,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,national
 ,strategy to ,secure ,cyberspace1      
published in ,february #bjjc1 recommends
 a comprehensive national awareness     
program to empower all people in the    
,united ,states1 including businesses1  
the general workforce1 and the general  
population1 to secure their own parts of

 cyberspace2 ,whereas the ,white        
,house's ,cyberspace ,policy ,review1   
published in ,may #bjji1 recommends that
 the ,united ,states ,government        
initiate a national public awareness and
 education campaign to promote          
cybersecurity2 ,whereas ,,stop4 ,,think4
 ,,connect4 is the national             
cybersecurity awareness campaign founded
 and led by the ,national ,cyber        
,security ,alliance and the             
,anti-,phishing ,working ,group as a    
public-private partnership with the     
,department of ,homeland ,security to   
help all digital citizens stay safer and
 more secure online2 ,whereas the       
,national ,initiative for ,cybersecurity
 ,education 7,,nice71 led by the        
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology1 is the coordinating body   
for the ,federal ,government to         
establish a sustainable1 operational1   
and continually improving cybersecurity 
education program to enhance the        
,nation's cybersecurity and support the 

development of a professional           
cybersecurity workforce and             
cyber-capable citizens2 and ,whereas the
 ,national ,cyber ,security ,alliance1  
the ,multi-,state ,information ,sharing 
and ,analysis ,center1 the ,department  
of ,homeland ,security1 and other       
organizations working to improve        
cybersecurity in the ,united ,states    
have designated ,october #bjac as the   
tenth annual ,national ,cyber ,security 
,awareness ,month in order to educate   
the people of the ,united ,states about 
the importance of cybersecurity3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
goals and ideals of ,national ,cyber    
,security ,awareness ,month2  7#b7      
continues to work with ,federal         
agencies1 businesses1 educational       
institutions1 and other organizations to
 enhance the state of cybersecurity in  
the ,united ,states2  7#c7 commends the 
work of the ,national ,initiative for   
,cybersecurity ,education and all the   

,federal agencies1 nonprofits1          
educational institutions1 businesses1   
and other organizations that support    
this effort2  7#d7 recognizes ,,stop4   
,,think4 ,,connect4 as the national     
cybersecurity awareness campaign to     
educate people of the ,united ,states   
and help all citizens stay safer and    
more secure online2 and  7#e7           
congratulates the ,national ,cyber      
,security ,alliance1 the ,multi-,state  
,information ,sharing and ,analysis     
,center1 the ,department of ,homeland   
,security1 and other organizations      
working to improve cybersecurity in the 
,united ,states on the tenth anniversary
 of the ,national ,cyber ,security      
,awareness ,month4