,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #b1 #bjag,ms4 
,clarke of ,new ,york introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,federal      
,communications ,commission to issue    
rules to secure communications networks 
against cyber risks1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,cybersecurity      
,responsibility ,act of #bjag4  #b4     
,securing communications networks       
against cyber risks  7a7 ,,fcc rules    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,federal ,communications ,commission    
shall issue rules to secure             
communications networks through         
managing1 assessing1 and prioritizing   
cyber risks and actions to reduce such  
risks4 ,the ,commission1 in consultation
 with the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security1 shall include in such rules  

provisions relating to the treatment of 
critical infrastructure information     
relating to such networks that is       
submitted to the ,commission4  7b7      
,application of critical infrastructure 
information protections ,for purposes of
 subtitle ,b of title ,,ii of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #aca et seq47-- 7#a7          
communications networks shall be treated
 as critical infrastructure and         
protected systems defined in sections   
#b7d7 and #bab7f7 of such ,act 7#f      
,u4,s4,c4 #aja7d72 #aca7f772 and  7#b7  
with respect to critical infrastructure 
information relating to communications  
networks1 the ,federal ,communications  
,commission 7in addition to the         
,department of ,homeland ,security7     
shall be treated as a covered ,federal  
agency defined in section #bab7b7 of    
such ,act4  7c7 ,communications network 
defined ,in this section1 the term      
communications network means a network  
for the provision of wireline or mobile 

telephone service1 ,internet access     
service1 radio or television            
broadcasting1 cable service1 direct     
broadcast satellite service1 or any     
other communications service4