[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3878 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3878

To enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports 
             in the United States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 2, 2015

 Mrs. Torres introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports 
             in the United States, 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 ``Strengthening Cybersecurity 
Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCING CYBERSECURITY SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND INFORMATION 
              SHARING.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall seek to enhance cybersecurity 
situational awareness and information sharing between and with maritime 
security stakeholders, by--
            (1) directing the Under Secretary responsible for 
        overseeing critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, 
        and other related programs of the Department of Homeland 
        Security, in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast 
        Guard, to seek to enhance participation by the Maritime 
        Information Sharing and Analysis Center (an independent, non-
        profit entity sponsored and managed by the Maritime Security 
        Council) in the National Cybersecurity and Communications 
        Integration Center, pursuant to section 226(d)(1)(B) of the 
        Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148(d)(1)(B)); and
            (2) requesting that the National Maritime Security Advisory 
        Committee established under section 70112 of title 46, United 
        States Code, report and make recommendations to the Secretary 
        on matters relating to methods to enhance cybersecurity 
        situational awareness and information sharing between and with 
        maritime security stakeholders, including the establishment of 
        a council to facilitate national-level sharing of security 
        information and coordination of strategies to mitigate 
        cybersecurity risks in the maritime sector.

SEC. 3. IMPROVING CYBERSECURITY INFORMATION SHARING AT PORTS.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commandant 
of the Coast Guard, in coordination with the Under Secretary 
responsible for overseeing critical infrastructure protection, 
cybersecurity, and other related programs of the Department of Homeland 
Security, shall direct each captain of the port designated under 
section 634 of title 14, United States Code, to establish a working 
group of members of Area Maritime Security Advisory Committees 
established under section 70112 of title 46, United States Code, to 
facilitate the sharing of information about and development of plans to 
address port-specific cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

SEC. 4. AREA MARITIME SECURITY PLANS.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commandant 
of the Coast Guard, shall require that any Area Maritime Security Plan 
and facility security plan required by section 70103 of title 46, 
United States Code, that is approved after the date of enactment of 
this Act address cyber threats and vulnerabilities and include 
mitigation measures to prevent, manage, and respond to such threats and 
vulnerabilities.

SEC. 5. CYBER RISK ASSESSMENT.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that any maritime 
security risk assessment prepared by the Department of Homeland 
Security after the date of the enactment of this Act shall include 
cybersecurity risks to ports and the maritime border of the United 
States.

SEC. 6. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Status Updates.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 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--
            (1) not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act and on an annual basis thereafter, information on 
        the actions taken pursuant to this Act and their impact and 
        effectiveness at enhancing cybersecurity situational awareness 
        and information sharing between and with maritime security 
        stakeholders; and
            (2) not later than 90 days after receiving recommendations 
        from the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee pursuant 
        to section 2, the advisory committee recommendations and any 
        feedback from the Secretary regarding such recommendations.

SEC. 7. MARITIME SECURITY STAKEHOLDERS DEFINED.

    In this Act the term ``maritime security stakeholders'' means 
appropriate Federal, State, local, and tribal governments; public 
safety and emergency response agencies; law enforcement and security 
organizations; maritime industry participants; port owners and 
operators; and maritime terminal owners and operators.
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