,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iecc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ad1       
#bjbb,mr4 ,bacon introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,a ,,bill  ,to require a report on      
cybersecurity roles and responsibilities
 of the ,department of ,homeland        
,security1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,homeland ,security ,cyber ,incident
 ,response ,roles and ,responsibilities 
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,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