,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #g1 
#bjaf,mr4 ,cornyn introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security to work with     
cybersecurity consortia for training1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,national ,cybersecurity ,preparedness  
,consortium ,act of #bjaf4  #b4         
,national ,cybersecurity ,preparedness  
,consortium  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary of ,homeland ,security may   
work with a consortium1 including the   
,national ,cybersecurity ,preparedness  
,consortium1 to support efforts to      
address cybersecurity risks and         
incidents 7as such terms are defined in 
section #bbg of the ,homeland ,security 
,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #adh771     
including threats of terrorism and acts 

of terrorism4  7b7 ,assistance to the   
,,nccic ,the ,secretary of ,homeland    
,security may work with a consortium to 
assist the national cybersecurity and   
communications integration center of the
 ,department of ,homeland ,security     
7established pursuant to section #bbg of
 the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb7 
to--  7#a7 provide training to ,state   
and local first responders and officials
 specifically for preparing for and     
responding to cybersecurity risks and   
incidents1 including threats of         
terrorism and acts of terrorism1 in     
accordance with current law2  7#b7      
develop and update a curriculum         
utilizing existing programs and models  
in accordance with such section #bbg1   
for ,state and local first responders   
and officials1 related to cybersecurity 
risks and incidents1 including threats  
of terrorism and acts of terrorism2     
7#c7 provide technical assistance       
services to build and sustain           
capabilities in support of preparedness 

for and response to cybersecurity risks 
and incidents1 including threats of     
terrorism and acts of terrorism1 in     
accordance with such section #bbg2  7#d7
 conduct cross-sector cybersecurity     
training and simulation exercises for   
entities1 including ,state and local    
governments1 critical infrastructure    
owners and operators1 and private       
industry1 to encourage community-wide   
coordination in defending against and   
responding to cybersecurity risks and   
incidents1 including threats of         
terrorism and acts of terrorism1 in     
accordance with subsection 7c7 of       
section #bbh of the ,homeland ,security 
,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #adi72  7#e7
 help ,states and communities develop   
cybersecurity information sharing       
programs1 in accordance with section    
#bbg of the ,homeland ,security ,act of 
#bjjb1 for the dissemination of homeland
 security information related to        
cybersecurity risks and incidents1      
including threats of terrorism and acts 

of terrorism2 and  7#f7 help incorporate
 cybersecurity risk and incident        
prevention and response 7including      
related to threats of terrorism and acts
 of terrorism7 into existing ,state and 
local emergency plans1 including        
continuity of operations plans4  7c7    
,prohibition on duplication ,in carrying
 out the functions under subsection 7b71
 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
shall1 to the greatest extent           
practicable1 seek to prevent unnecessary
 duplication of existing programs or    
efforts of the ,department of ,homeland 
,security4  7d7 ,considerations         
regarding selection of a consortium ,in 
selecting a consortium with which to    
work under this ,act1 the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security shall take into     
consideration the following3  7#a7 ,any 
prior experience conducting             
cybersecurity training and exercises for
 ,state and local entities4  7#b7       
,geographic diversity of the members of 
any such consortium so as to cover      

different regions across the ,united    
,states4  7e7 ,metrics ,if the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security works 
with a consortium pursuant to subsection
 7a71 the ,secretary shall measure the  
effectiveness of the activities         
undertaken by such consortium under this
 ,act4  7f7 ,outreach ,the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security shall conduct      
outreach to universities and colleges1  
including historically ,black colleges  
and universities1 ,hispanic-serving     
institutions1 ,tribal ,colleges and     
,universities1 and other                
minority-serving institutions1 regarding
 opportunities to support efforts to    
address cybersecurity risks and         
incidents1 including threats of         
terrorism and acts of terrorism1 by     
working with the ,secretary pursuant to 
subsection 7a74  7g7 ,termination ,the  
authority to carry out this ,act shall  
terminate on the date that is #e years  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  7h7 ,consortium defined ,in this 

,act1 the term consortium means a group 
primarily composed of non-profit        
entities1 including academic            
institutions1 that develop1 update1 and 
deliver cybersecurity training in       
support of homeland security4