,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aaeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ac1 #bjai   
,mr4 ,mc,caul 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,langev91
 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4 ,rupp]sb]g]1 & ,mr4  
,ratcliffe7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel&    
,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize cyb] 
incid5t response teams at ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,homel& ,security1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,dhs ,cyb] ,incid5t ,response ,teams 
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&  
,security cyb] incid5t response teams   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bbji ( ! ,homel& 
,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4    
#adh7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection     
7d77#a77;,b77iv71 by ins]t+ 1 includ+   
cyb]security speciali/s aft] entities2  
7#b7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7f7 ?r\gh
 7m7 z subsections 7g7 ?r\gh 7n71       
respectively2  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]      
subsection 7d7 ! foll[+ new subsection  
7f73  7f7 ,cyb] incid5t response teams  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,c5t] %all ma9ta9 cyb] 

hunt & incid5t response teams = !       
purpose ( provid+1 z appropriate & ^u   
reque/1 assi/ance1 includ+ ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,assi/ance to asset own]s &        
op]ators 9 re/or+ s]vices foll[+ a cyb] 
incid5t4  7,b7 ,! id5tification (       
cyb]security risk & unau?oriz$ cyb]     
activity4  7,c7 ,mitigation /rategies to
 prev5t1 det]1 & protect aga9/          
cyb]security risks4  7,d7               
,recomm5dations to asset own]s &        
op]ators = improv+ ov]all network &     
control sy/ems security to l[]          
cyb]security risks1 & o!r               
recomm5dations1 z appropriate4  7,e7    
,su* o!r capabilities z ! ,"u ,secret>y 
appo9t$ "u section #ajc7;a77#a77;,h7    
det]m9es appropriate4  7#b7             
,cyb]security speciali/s ,! ,secret>y   
may include cyb]security speciali/s f ! 
private sector on cyb] hunt & incid5t   
response teams4  7#c7 ,associat$ metrics
 ,! ,c5t] %all cont9ually assess &      
evaluate ! cyb] incid5t response teams &
 _! op]ations us+ robu/ metrics4  7#d7  

,submittal ( in=mation to ,congress ,^u 
! conclusion ( ea* ( ! fir/ f\r fiscal  
ye>s end+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 subsection1 ! ,c5t] %all submit to !   
,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,homel&     
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs        
,committee ( ! ,s5ate1 in=mation on !   
metrics us$ = evaluation & assessm5t ( !
 cyb] incid5t response teams & op]ations
 pursuant to p>agraph 7#c71 includ+ !   
res\rces & /aff+ ( su* cyb] incid5t     
response teams4 ,su* in=mation %all     
include ea* ( ! foll[+ = ! p]iod cov]$  
by ! report3  7,a7 ,! total numb] (     
incid5t response reque/s receiv$4  7,b7 
,! numb] ( incid5t response tickets     
op5$4  7,c7 ,all int]ag5cy /aff+ (      
incid5t response teams4  7,d7 ,!        
int]ag5cy collaborations e/abli%$ to    
support incid5t response teams4  2 &    
7#d7 9 subsection 7g71 z r$esignat$ by  
p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by
 ins]t+ 1 or any team or activity ( !   
,c5t]1 aft] ,c5t]2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph   

7#b71 by ins]t+ 1 or any team or        
activity ( ! ,c5t]1 aft] ,c5t]4  7b7 ,no
 additional funds au?oriz$ ,no          
additional funds are au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ to c>ry out ! requirem5ts ( 
?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4 
,su* requirem5ts %all be c>ri$ out us+  
am\nts o!rwise au?oriz$ to be           
appropriat$4