,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #beai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,carper 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,coburn7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to codify an existing operations center
 for cybersecurity4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,national
 ,cybersecurity and ,communications     
,integration ,center ,act of #bjad4  #b4
 ,national ,cybersecurity and           
,communications ,integration ,center    
7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,a of title   
,,ii of the ,homeland ,security ,act of 
#bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aba et seq47 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #baj;,g4 ,operations center 
7a7 ,functions ,there is in the         
,department an operations center1 which 
may carry out the responsibilities of   
the ,under ,secretary appointed under   
section #ajc7;a77#a77;,h7 with respect  

to security and resilience1 including   
by-- 7#a7 serving as a ,federal civilian
 information sharing interface for      
cybersecurity2  7#b7 providing shared   
situational awareness to enable         
real-time1 integrated1 and operational  
actions across the ,federal ,government2
  7#c7 sharing cybersecurity threat1    
vulnerability1 impact1 and incident     
information and analysis by and among   
,federal1 ,state1 and local government  
entities and private sector entities2   
7#d7 coordinating cybersecurity         
information sharing throughout the      
,federal ,government2  7#e7 conducting  
analysis of cybersecurity risks and     
incidents2  7#f7 upon request1 providing
 timely technical assistance to ,federal
 and non-,federal entities with respect 
to cybersecurity threats and            
attribution1 vulnerability mitigation1  
and incident response and remediation2  
and  7#g7 providing recommendations on  
security and resilience measures to     
,federal and non-,federal entities4  7b7

 ,composition ,the operations center    
shall be composed of-- 7#a7 personnel or
 other representatives of ,federal      
agencies1 including civilian and law    
enforcement agencies and elements of the
 intelligence community1 as such term is
 defined under section #c7d7 of the     
,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d772 and  7#b7          
representatives from ,state and local   
governments and other non-,federal      
entities1 including-- 7,a7              
representatives from information sharing
 and analysis organizations2 and  7,b7  
private sector owners and operators of  
critical information systems4  7c7      
,annual report ,not later than #a year  
after the date of enactment of the      
,national ,cybersecurity and            
,communications ,integration ,center    
,act of #bjad1 and every year thereafter
 for #c years1 the ,secretary shall     
submit to the ,committee on ,homeland   
,security and ,governmental ,affairs of 
the ,senate and the ,committee on       

,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives a report on the        
operations center1 which shall include--
 7#a7 an analysis of the performance of 
the operations center in carrying out   
the functions under subsection 7a72     
7#b7 information on the composition of  
the center1 including-- 7,a7 the number 
of representatives from non-,federal    
entities that are participating in the  
operations center1 including the number 
of representatives from ,states1        
nonprofit organizations1 and private    
sector entities1 respectively2 and  7,b7
 the number of requests from            
non-,federal entities to participate in 
the operations center and the response  
to such requests1 including-- 7i7 the   
average length of time to fulfill such  
identified requests by the ,federal     
agency responsible for fulfilling such  
requests2 and  7ii7 a description of any
 obstacles or challenges to fulfilling  
such requests2 and  7#c7 the policies   
and procedures established by the       

operations center to safeguard privacy  
and civil liberties4  7d7 ,,gao report  
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of the ,national           
,cybersecurity and ,communications      
,integration ,center ,act of #bjad1 the 
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives a report on 
the effectiveness of the operations     
center4  7e7 ,no right or benefit ,the  
provision of assistance or information  
to1 and inclusion in the operations     
center of1 governmental or private      
entities under this section shall be at 
the discretion of the ,under ,secretary 
appointed under section                 
#ajc7;a77#a77;,h74 ,the provision of    
certain assistance or information to1 or
 inclusion in the operations center of1 
one governmental or private entity      
pursuant to this section shall not      

create a right or benefit1 substantive  
or procedural1 to similar assistance or 
information for any other governmental  
or private entity4  4  7b7 ,technical   
and conforming amendment ,the table of  
contents in section #a7;b7 of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #aja note7 is amended by      
inserting after the item relating to    
section #baj;,f the following3  ,sec4   
#baj;,g4 ,operations center4  4