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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2982
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 4, 2021Mr. Kim of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, and Mr. Ryan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize cybersecurity operations and missions to protect critical infrastructure by members of the National Guard in connection with training or other duty.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the National Guard Cybersecurity Support Act.
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Cybersecurity operations and missions to protect critical infrastructure by members of the National Guard in connection with training or other duty
Section 502(f)(1) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding after the flush matter at the end the following new sentence: Such training or other duty may include cybersecurity operations or missions undertaken by the member's unit at the request of the Governor of the State concerned to protect critical infrastructure (as that term is defined in the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c))..