[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3223 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3223
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 21, 2021
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs
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AN ACT
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency the National Cyber
Exercise Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``CISA Cyber Exercise Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CYBER EXERCISE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 2220A. NATIONAL CYBER EXERCISE PROGRAM.
``(a) Establishment of Program.--
``(1) In general.--There is established in the Agency the
National Cyber Exercise Program (referred to in this section as
the `Exercise Program') to evaluate the National Cyber Incident
Response Plan, and other related plans and strategies.
``(2) Requirements.--
``(A) In general.--The Exercise Program shall be--
``(i) based on current risk assessments,
including credible threats, vulnerabilities,
and consequences;
``(ii) designed, to the extent practicable,
to simulate the partial or complete
incapacitation of a government or critical
infrastructure network resulting from a cyber
incident;
``(iii) designed to provide for the
systematic evaluation of cyber readiness and
enhance operational understanding of the cyber
incident response system and relevant
information sharing agreements; and
``(iv) designed to promptly develop after-
action reports and plans that can quickly
incorporate lessons learned into future
operations.
``(B) Model exercise selection.--The Exercise
Program shall--
``(i) include a selection of model
exercises that government and private entities
can readily adapt for use; and
``(ii) aid such governments and private
entities with the design, implementation, and
evaluation of exercises that--
``(I) conform to the requirements
described in subparagraph (A);
``(II) are consistent with any
applicable national, State, local, or
Tribal strategy or plan; and
``(III) provide for systematic
evaluation of readiness.
``(3) Consultation.--In carrying out the Exercise Program,
the Director may consult with appropriate representatives from
Sector Risk Management Agencies, cybersecurity research
stakeholders, and Sector Coordinating Councils.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) State.--The term `State' means any State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory
or possession of the United States.
``(2) Private entity.--The term `private entity' has the
meaning given such term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity
Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501).''.
(b) Technical Amendments.--
(1) Homeland security act of 2002.--Subtitle A of title
XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et
seq.) is amended--
(A) in the first section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665;
relating to the duties and authorities relating to .gov
internet domain), by amending the section enumerator
and heading to read as follows:
``SEC. 2215. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES RELATING TO .GOV INTERNET
DOMAIN.'';
(B) in the second section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665b;
relating to the joint cyber planning office), by
amending the section enumerator and heading to read as
follows:
``SEC. 2216. JOINT CYBER PLANNING OFFICE.'';
(C) in the third section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665c;
relating to the Cybersecurity State Coordinator), by
amending the section enumerator and heading to read as
follows:
``SEC. 2217. CYBERSECURITY STATE COORDINATOR.'';
(D) in the fourth section 2215 (6 U.S.C. 665d;
relating to Sector Risk Management Agencies), by
amending the section enumerator and heading to read as
follows:
``SEC. 2218. SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.'';
(E) in section 2216 (6 U.S.C. 665e; relating to the
Cybersecurity Advisory Committee), by amending the
section enumerator and heading to read as follows:
``SEC. 2219. CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.'';
and
(F) in section 2217 (6 U.S.C. 665f; relating to
Cybersecurity Education and Training Programs), by
amending the section enumerator and heading to read as
follows:
``SEC. 2220. CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.''.
(2) Consolidated appropriations act, 2021.--Paragraph (1)
of section 904(b) of division U of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is amended, in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``of 2002''
after ``Homeland Security Act''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by striking the items
relating to sections 2214 through 2217 and inserting the following new
items:
``Sec. 2214. National Asset Database.
``Sec. 2215. Duties and authorities relating to .gov internet domain.
``Sec. 2216. Joint cyber planning office.
``Sec. 2217. Cybersecurity State Coordinator.
``Sec. 2218. Sector Risk Management Agencies.
``Sec. 2219. Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.
``Sec. 2220. Cybersecurity Education and Training Programs.
``Sec. 2220A. National Cyber Exercise Program.''.
Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2021.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.