Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Cyber Preparedness Act of 2017”.
Cyber Preparedness Act of 2017
AN ACT
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance preparedness and response capabilities for cyber attacks, bolster the dissemination of homeland security information related to cyber threats, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Information sharing
Title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended—
in section 210A (6 U.S.C. 124h)—
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (10), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: “, including, in coordination with the national cybersecurity and communications integration center under section 227, access to timely technical assistance, risk management support, and incident response capabilities with respect to cyber threat indicators, defensive measures, cybersecurity risks, and incidents (as such terms are defined in such section), which may include attribution, mitigation, and remediation, and the provision of information and recommendations on security and resilience, including implications of cybersecurity risks to equipment and technology related to the electoral process”;
in paragraph (11), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (14); and
by inserting after paragraph (11) the following new paragraphs:
“(12) review information relating to cybersecurity risks that is gathered by State, local, and regional fusion centers, and incorporate such information, as appropriate, into the Department’s own information relating to cybersecurity risks;
“(13) ensure the dissemination to State, local, and regional fusion centers of information relating to cybersecurity risks; and”
in subsection (c)(2)—
by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (G) as subparagraphs (D) through (H), respectively; and
by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
“(C) The national cybersecurity and communications integration center under section 227.”
in subsection (d)—
in paragraph (3), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
“(4) assist, in coordination with the national cybersecurity and communications integration center under section 227, fusion centers in using information relating to cybersecurity risks to develop a comprehensive and accurate threat picture; and”
in subsection (j)—
by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively; and
by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph:
“(1) the term “cybersecurity risk” has the meaning given that term in section 227;”
in section 227 (6 U.S.C. 148)—
in subsection (c)—
in paragraph (5)(B), by inserting “, including State and major urban area fusion centers, as appropriate” before the semicolon at the end;
in paragraph (7), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “information and recommendations” each place it appears and inserting “information, recommendations, and best practices”; and
in paragraph (9), by inserting “best practices,” after “defensive measures,”; and
in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii), by inserting “and State and major urban area fusion centers, as appropriate” before the semicolon at the end.
Sec. 3 Homeland security grants
Subsection (a) of section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended—
by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (14) as paragraphs (5) through (15), respectively; and
by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
“(4) enhancing cybersecurity, including preparing for and responding to cybersecurity risks and incidents (as such terms are defined in section 227) and developing statewide cyber threat information analysis and dissemination activities;”
Sec. 4 Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that to facilitate the timely dissemination to appropriate State, local, and private sector stakeholders of homeland security information related to cyber threats, the Secretary of Homeland Security should, to the greatest extent practicable, work to share actionable information related to cyber threats in an unclassified form.