,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #age #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #efeh ,report ,no4 #aag-bde ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #ba1 #bjba,mr4 ,bacon 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,torres of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,katko1 and ,mr4 ,garbarino7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,february #aa1 #bjbb;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,delgado1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1 and ,ms4 ,slotkin ,february #aa1 #bjbb,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,october #ba1 #bjba ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to submit a report on the cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of the ,federal ,government1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,dhs ,roles and ,responsibilities in ,cyber ,space ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 through the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency1 is the lead ,federal coordinator for securing critical infrastructure across all #af sectors1 in coordination with designated ,sector ,risk ,management ,agencies4 7#b7 ,cyber incidents require technical resources and are only sometimes sector specific4 7#c7 ,the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency is the central agency that can quickly analyze and coordinate mitigations when a malicious cyber campaign spans multiple sectors4 7#d7 ,section #bbji of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb authorizes the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency as the ,federal civilian interface for multi-directional and cross-sector sharing of information related to cyber threat indicators with and between the government and the private sector4 7#e7 ,section #bbji of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb authorizes the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency to facilitate cross-sector coordination to address cybersecurity risks and incidents1 including cybersecurity risks and incidents that may be related or could have consequential impacts across multiple sectors4 7#f7 ,presidential ,policy ,directive-#da directs the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 via the national cybersecurity and communications integration center1 to be the lead ,federal agency for asset response during a significant cyber incident4 7#g7 ,the functions of the national cybersecurity and communications integration center are carried about by the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency's ,cybersecurity ,division4 7#h7 ,presidential ,policy ,directive-#ba directs the ,department of ,homeland ,security to lead the coordination of critical infrastructure protection among the ,sector ,risk ,management ,agencies4 7#i7 ,section #ijjb of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjba codified the duties of ,sector ,risk ,management ,agencies for critical infrastructure sectors1 laying out the roles and responsibilities they have in coordinating with the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency to secure the nation's critical infrastructure4 7#aj7 ,enhancing the security and resilience of our critical infrastructure is a priority for ,congress and for the ,nation4 7#aa7 ,the ,department of ,homeland ,security maintains and continues to build partnerships across all infrastructure sectors to enhance control systems cybersecurity4 7#ab7 ,section #agca of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjba directed the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to submit a report on the potential for better coordination of ,federal cybersecurity efforts at an integrated cybersecurity center within the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency4 #c4 ,report on cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of the ,department of ,homeland ,security 7a7 ,in general ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a report on the roles and responsibilities of the ,department and its components relating to cyber incident response4 7b7 ,contents ,the report required under subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,a review of how the cyber incident response plans under section #bbaj7;c7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #ffj7;c77 are utilized in the ,federal ,government's response to a cyber incident4 7#b7 ,an explanation of the roles and responsibilities of the ,department of ,homeland ,security and its components with responsibility for1 or in support of1 the ,federal ,government's response to a cyber incident1 including primary responsibility for working with impacted private sector entities4 7#c7 ,an explanation of which and how authorities of the ,department and its components are utilized in the ,federal ,government's response to a cyber incident4 7#d7 ,recommendations to provide further clarity for roles and responsibilities of the ,department and its components relating to cyber incident response4 ,february #aa1 #bjbb,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed