[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1688 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1688

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
    supporting the goals and ideals of the seventh annual National 
    Cybersecurity Awareness Month and supporting the efforts of the 
Department of Homeland Security to raise awareness of cyber threats and 
              enhance cybersecurity in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2010

 Ms. Clarke (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. King of New 
York, and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California) submitted the following 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
    supporting the goals and ideals of the seventh annual National 
    Cybersecurity Awareness Month and supporting the efforts of the 
Department of Homeland Security to raise awareness of cyber threats and 
              enhance cybersecurity in the United States.

Whereas more than 220,000,000 American adults use the Internet in the United 
        States, 80 percent of whom connect through broadband connections, to 
        conduct business, communicate with family and friends, manage finances 
        and pay bills, access educational opportunities, shop at home, 
        participate in online entertainment and games, and stay informed of news 
        and current events;
Whereas nearly all United States small businesses, which represent more than 99 
        percent of all United States employers and employ more than 50 percent 
        of the private workforce, increasingly rely on the Internet to manage 
        their businesses, expand their customer reach, and enhance the 
        management of their supply chain;
Whereas the number of children who connect to the Internet at school continues 
        to rise, and teaching children of all ages to become good cyber-citizens 
        through safe, secure, and ethical online behaviors and practices is 
        essential to protect their computer systems and potentially their 
        physical safety;
Whereas cybersecurity is a critical part of the Nation's overall homeland 
        security;
Whereas the Nation's critical infrastructures and economy rely on the secure and 
        reliable operation of information networks to support the Nation's 
        financial services, energy, telecommunications, transportation, health 
        care, and emergency response systems;
Whereas cyber attacks have been attempted against the Nation's critical 
        infrastructure, and the Department of Homeland Security's mission 
        includes detecting and securing the homeland against cyber attacks, 
        enhancing the resilience of the critical infrastructure and key 
        resources of the United States, and coordinating national preparedness 
        for cyber attacks;
Whereas Internet users and critical infrastructure owners and operators face an 
        increasing threat of criminal activity and malicious attacks through 
        viruses, worms, Trojans, and unwanted programs such as spyware, adware, 
        hacking tools, and password stealers, that are frequent and fast in 
        propagation, are costly to repair, can cause extensive economic harm, 
        and can disable entire systems;
Whereas coordination among the Federal Government, State, local, and tribal 
        governments, and the private sector is essential to securing America's 
        critical cyber infrastructure;
Whereas millions of records containing personally identifiable information have 
        been lost, stolen or breached, threatening the security and financial 
        well-being of United States citizens;
Whereas national organizations, policymakers, government agencies, private 
        sector companies, nonprofit institutions, schools, academic 
        organizations, consumers, and the media recognize the need to increase 
        awareness of cybersecurity and the need for enhanced cybersecurity in 
        the United States;
Whereas the Cyberspace Policy Review, published by the White House in May 2009, 
        recommends that the Federal Government initiate a national public 
        awareness and education campaign to promote cybersecurity;
Whereas the National Cyber Security Alliance's mission is to increase awareness 
        of cybersecurity practices and technologies to home users, students, 
        teachers, and small businesses through educational activities, online 
        resources and checklists, and Public Service Announcements; and
Whereas the National Cyber Security Alliance, the Multi-State Information 
        Sharing and Analysis Center, and the Department of Homeland Security 
        have designated October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month to 
        provide an opportunity to educate United States citizens about 
        cybersecurity: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of National Cybersecurity 
        Awareness Month;
            (2) supports the efforts of the Department of Homeland 
        Security to disseminate information to the public to raise 
        awareness of cybersecurity threats and enhance cybersecurity in 
        the United States;
            (3) supports the Department of Homeland Security's research 
        and development and other activities intended to improve the 
        ability of the United States to prevent, protect against, 
        detect, attribute, report, respond to, and recover from cyber 
        attacks; and
            (4) congratulates the National Cyber Security Alliance, the 
        Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, the 
        Department of Homeland Security, and other organizations 
        working to improve cybersecurity in the United States on the 
        seventh anniversary of the National Cybersecurity Awareness 
        Month.
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