,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #cj1         
#bjai,mr4 ,katko 7for himself and ,ms4  
,slotkin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,homeland ,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of   
#bjjb to develop tools to help ,state   
and local governments establish or      
improve cybersecurity1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,state and ,local   
,cybersecurity ,improvement ,act4  #b4  
,state cybersecurity grants  7a7 ,in    
general ,subtitle ,a of title ,,xxii of 
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fea et seq47 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
sections3  #bbae4 ,cybersecurity        
resource guide development for ,state   
and local government officials ,the     
,secretary1 acting through the          
,director1 shall develop a resource     
guide for use by ,state1 local1 and     

,tribal officials1 including law        
enforcement officers1 to help such      
officials prepare for1 protect against1 
respond to1 recover from1 and mitigate  
against cyber attacks4  #bbaf4 ,state   
identification of high value assets  7a7
 ,in general ,the ,director shall       
establish a ,state and local government 
cybersecurity initiative to make grants 
to ,state and local governments to      
identify high value assets and critical 
system architecture in order to assess  
cybersecurity risks 7as such term is    
defined in section #bbji74  7b7         
,application  7#a7 ,in general ,each    
,state and local government may apply   
for a grant under this section1 and     
shall submit such information in support
 of an application relating thereto as  
the ,director may require4  7#b7        
,minimum contents of application ,an    
application under this subsection shall 
include the following3 7,a7 ,a          
description of how the ,state or local  
government plans to allocate grant      

funds4  7,b7 ,a budget showing how the  
,state or local government intends to   
expend grant funds4  7#c7 ,duration     
,grants under this section shall be for 
one year1 and a ,state or local         
government may not reapply until five   
years has elapsed from the previous     
award of such a grant4  7c7 ,grant award
 ,to be eligible to receive a grant     
under this section1 a ,state or local   
government shall agree to contribute1   
from ,state or local government         
appropriated funds1 other ,state or     
local government revenue1 or from       
private contributions received by the   
,state or local government1 not less    
than #bj percent of the amount of the   
grant4  7d7 ,authorization of           
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated #e1jjj1jjj for each of  
fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd and    
such sums as may be necessary for each  
fiscal year thereafter to carry out this
 section4  #bbag4 ,state cyber exercises
 grants  7a7 ,in general ,the ,director 

shall establish a ,state and local      
government cybersecurity initiative to  
make grants to ,state and local         
governments to conduct tabletop and live
 training exercises to assess the       
capability of the ,state or local       
government to respond to a cyberattack4 
7b7 ,application  7#a7 ,in general ,each
 ,state and local government may apply  
for a grant under this section1 and     
shall submit such information in support
 of an application relating thereto as  
the ,director may require4  7#b7        
,minimum contents of application ,an    
application under this subsection shall 
include the following3 7,a7 ,a          
description of how the ,state or local  
government plans to allocate grant      
funds4  7,b7 ,a budget showing how the  
,state or local government intends to   
expend grant funds4  7#c7 ,duration     
,grants under this section shall be for 
one year1 and a ,state or local         
government may apply or reapply on an   
annual basis4  7c7 ,grant award ,to be  

eligible to receive a grant under this  
section1 a ,state or local government   
shall agree to contribute1 from ,state  
or local government appropriated funds1 
other ,state or local government        
revenue1 or from private contributions  
received by the ,state or local         
government1 not less than #bj percent of
 the amount of the grant4  7d7          
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated        
#e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjbj through #bjbd and such sums as may
 be necessary for each fiscal year      
thereafter to carry out this section  4 
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
contents in section #a7;b7 of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is    
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #bbad the following 
new items3  ,sec4 #bbae4 ,cybersecurity 
resource guide development for ,state   
and local government officials4 ,sec4   
#bbaf4 ,state identification of high    
value assets4 ,sec4 #bbag4 ,state cyber 

exercises grants4  4