,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfbe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bj1       
#bjbf,mr4 ,mc,dowell introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,comptroller ,general of the 
,united ,states to conduct a review of  
the budget1 resources1 and capabilities 
of the ,coast ,guard as the co-,sector  
,risk ,management ,agency for the marine
 transportation system4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,marine ,transportation ,system         
,cybersecurity ,budget and ,evaluation  
,report ,act of #bjbf or the ,,mts      
,,cyber ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,findings   
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    

,maritime trade is essential to         
,america's economic stability1          
supporting #b1ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj in        
economic activity1 or #da4e percent of  
the global trade value of the ,united   
,states4  7#b7 ,the increasing frequency
 and severity of cyber threats to the   
marine transportation system            
7hereinafter referred to as ,,mts7      
presents economic and national security 
risks4  7#c7 ,the ,department of        
,homeland ,security and the ,department 
of ,transportation are designated as    
co-,sector ,risk ,management ,agencies  
7hereinafter referred to as ,s,r,m,as7  
for the ,,mts under ,presidential       
,policy ,directive #ba1 with further    
delegation of responsibilities to       
agencies such as the ,coast ,guard and  
the ,transportation ,security           
,administration as outlined in          
implementing documents4  7#d7 ,executive
 ,order #adaaf1 issued by ,president    
,biden in ,february #bjbd1 expands the  
,united ,states ,coast ,guard's         

regulatory authorities to strengthen    
,,mts cybersecurity4  7#e7 ,the ,coast  
,guard issued a final cybersecurity     
rule1 ,cybersecurity in the ,marine     
,transportation ,system1 establishing   
mandatory incident reporting for        
regulated entities1 significantly       
expanding the ,coast ,guard's           
cybersecurity oversight                 
responsibilities4  7#f7 ,through the    
,investing in ,america ,agenda1 the     
,biden administration dedicated         
#bj1jjj1jjj1jjj for ,united ,states port
 infrastructure1 but it fails to specify
 cybersecurity-specific spending        
allocations to provide the ,coast ,guard
 with adequate resources and funding4   
7#g7 ,the ,coast ,guard remains         
underfunded and understaffed for the    
purpose of sector risk management4  7#h7
 ,the ability of the ,coast ,guard to   
fulfill ,,srma duties is contingent upon
 adequate budgetary resources and a     
healthy workforce4  7#i7 ,a ,government 
,accountability ,office audit is        

necessary to assess the budget and      
capabilities of the ,coast ,guard as an 
,,srma to ensure it can fulfill         
responsibilities for protecting the     
,,mts against cyber threats4  #c4 ,coast
 ,guard ,sector ,risk ,management       
,agency budget and capabilities review  
7a7 ,,gao review ,not later than #bgj   
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the 
,united ,states shall conduct a review  
to assess the funding and resource needs
 of the ,coast ,guard to fulfill the    
,,srma responsibilities of the ,coast   
,guard1 including--  7#a7 an evaluation 
of the sufficiency of ,coast ,guard     
funding for the sector risk management  
responsibilities1 including funding for 
cybersecurity personnel1 training1 and  
enforcement1 in light of statutory      
requirements under section #ijjb of the 
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjba and additional  
requirements in ,presidential ,policy   
,directive #ba2  7#b7 the ability of    

,coast ,guard personnel to evaluate     
compliance with cybersecurity           
requirements for regulated entities2 and
  7#c7 the sufficiency of guidance      
provided to industry stakeholders on    
implementing and complying with cyber   
regulations1 assessed against applicable
 statutory requirements1 ,federal       
regulatory benchmarks1 and widely       
recognized industry best practices for  
maritime cybersecurity4  7b7 ,report    
,the ,comptroller ,general shall submit 
the findings and recommendations from   
the review required under subsection 7a7
 to--  7#a7 the ,committee on ,commerce1
 ,science1 and ,transportation1 the     
,committee on ,appropriations1 and the  
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2  
and  7#b7 the ,committee on             
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 the
 ,committee on ,appropriations1 and the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives4  #d4       
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,marine

 transportation system ,the term marine 
transportation system means navigable   
waterways1 ports1 terminals1 intermodal 
connections1 vessels1 and related       
infrastructure that facilitate the      
movement of goods and people by water4  
7#b7 ,sector ,risk ,management ,agency2 
,,srma ,the term ,sector ,risk          
,management ,agency or ,,srma has the   
meaning given the term ,sector ,risk    
,management ,agency in section #bbjj of 
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fej74