,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae ,mr4 
,hurd ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mr4         
,mc,caul1 & ,mr4 ,ratcliffe7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to help enhance    
,am]ican network security & mitigate    
cyb]security risks1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,e9/e9 ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,protection
 ( ,f$]al civilian in=mation sy/ems  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,subtitle ,c ( title ,,ii ( ! 
,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f      
,u4,s4,c4 #ada et seq47 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+ new section3  #bcj4  
,available protection ( ,f$]al civilian 
in=mation sy/ems  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,secret>y %all deploy1 op]ate1 & ma9ta91

 to make available = use by any ,f$]al  
ag5cy1 ) or )\t reimbursem5t1           
capabilities to protect ,f$]al ag5cy    
in=mation & ,f$]al civilian in=mation   
sy/ems1 includ+ te*nologies to diagnose1
 detect1 prev5t1 & mitigate aga9/       
cyb]security risks involv+ ,f$]al ag5cy 
in=mation or ,f$]al civilian in=mation  
sy/ems4  7b7 ,activities ,9 c>ry+ out   
?is section1 ! ,secret>y may-- 7#a7     
access1 & ,f$]al ag5cy heads may        
disclose to ! ,secret>y or a private    
entity provid+ assi/ance to ! ,secret>y 
"u p>agraph 7#b71 in=mation travel+ to  
or f or /or$ on a ,f$]al civilian       
in=mation sy/em1 reg>dless ( f :]e !    
,secret>y or a private entity provid+   
assi/ance to ! ,secret>y "u p>agraph    
7#b7 accesses su* in=mation1 not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law t w\ld o!rwise     
re/rict or prev5t ,f$]al ag5cy heads f  
disclos+ su* in=mation to ! ,secret>y or
 a private entity provid+ assi/ance to !
 ,secret>y "u p>agraph 7#b72  7#b7 ent] 
into contracts or o!r agreem5ts1 or     

o!rwise reque/ & obta9 ! assi/ance (1   
private entities to deploy1 op]ate1 &   
ma9ta9 te*nologies 9 accordance )       
subsection 7a72 &  7#c7 reta91 use1 &   
disclose in=mation obta9$ ?r\gh !       
conduct ( activities au?oriz$ "u ?is    
section only to protect ,f$]al ag5cy    
in=mation & ,f$]al civilian in=mation   
sy/ems f cyb]security risks or 9        
fur!rance ( ! national cyb]security &   
communications integration c5t]'s       
au?ority "u ! second section #bbf1 or1 )
 ! approval ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al & if   
disclosure ( su* in=mation is n o!rwise 
prohibit$ by law1 to law en=cem5t only  
to inve/igate1 prosecute1 disrupt1 or   
o!rwise respond to--  7,a7 a violation (
 section #ajcj ( title #ah1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code2  7,b7 an imm95t ?reat (   
dea? or s]i\s bodily h>m2  7,c7 a s]i\s 
?reat to a m9or1 includ+ sexual         
exploitation or ?reats to physical      
safety2 or  7,d7 an attempt1 or         
conspiracy1 to commit an (f5se describ$ 
9 any ( subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c74   

7c7 ,conditions ,contracts or o!r       
agreem5ts "u subsection 7b77#b7 %all    
include appropriate provisions b>r+--   
7#a7 ! disclosure ( in=mation to any    
entity o!r ?an ! ,dep>tm5t or a ,f$]al  
ag5cy disclos+ in=mation 9 accordance ) 
subsection 7b77#a7 t c be us$ to id5tify
 specific p]sons & is reasonably believ$
 to be unrelat$ to a cyb]security risk2 
&  7#b7 ! use ( any in=mation to :i* su*
 private entity ga9s access 9 accordance
 ) ?is section = any purpose o!r ?an to 
protect ,f$]al ag5cy in=mation & ,f$]al 
civilian in=mation sy/ems aga9/         
cyb]security risks or to adm9i/] any su*
 contract or o!r agreem5t4  7d7         
,limitation ,no cause ( action %all lie 
9 any c\rt aga9/ a private entity =     
assi/ance provid$ to ! ,secret>y 9      
accordance ) ?is section & a contract or
 agreem5t "u subsection 7b77#b74  7e7   
,def9ition ,! t]m cyb]security risk has 
! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 ! second section 
#bbf 7relat+ to ! national cyb]security 
& communications integration c5t]74  4  

7b7 ,def9itions ,p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 (
 ! second section #bbf ( ! ,homel&      
,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4    
#adh2 relat+ to ! national cyb]security 
& communications integration c5t]7 are  
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7#a7  7,a7     
except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 !  
t]m cyb]security risk means ?reats to & 
vuln]abilities ( in=mation or in=mation 
sy/ems & any relat$ consequ5ces caus$ by
 or result+ f unau?oriz$ access1 use1   
disclosure1 degradation1 disruption1    
modification1 or de/ruction ( su*       
in=mation or in=mation sy/ems1 includ+  
su* relat$ consequ5ces caus$ by an act (
 t]rorism2 &  7,b7 su* t]m does n       
include any action t solely involves a  
violation ( a consum] t]m ( s]vice or a 
consum] lic5s+ agreem5t2  7#b7 ! t]m    
incid5t means an occurr5ce t actually or
 imm95tly jeop>dizes1 )\t lawful        
au?ority1 ! integrity1 confid5tiality1  
or availability ( in=mation on an       
in=mation sy/em1 or actually or imm95tly
 jeop>dizes1 )\t lawful au?ority1 an    

in=mation sy/em2  4  7c7 ,cl]ical       
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts ( ! ,homel&  
,security ,act ( #bjjb is am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+ new item3  ,sec4 #bcj4
 ,available protection ( ,f$]al civilian
 in=mation sy/ems4  4