[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1158 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]
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In the Senate of the United States,
September 24, 2019.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.
1158) entitled ``An Act to authorize cyber incident response teams at
the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.'', do pass
with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response
Teams Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CYBER HUNT AND INCIDENT
RESPONSE TEAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 659) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(iv), by inserting ``, including
cybersecurity specialists'' after ``entities'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (m) as
subsections (g) through (n), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
``(f) Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams.--
``(1) In general.--The Center shall maintain cyber hunt and
incident response teams for the purpose of leading Federal
asset response activities and providing timely technical
assistance to Federal and non-Federal entities, including
across all critical infrastructure sectors, regarding actual or
potential security incidents, as appropriate and upon request,
including--
``(A) assistance to asset owners and operators in
restoring services following a cyber incident;
``(B) identification and analysis of cybersecurity
risk and unauthorized cyber activity;
``(C) mitigation strategies to prevent, deter, and
protect against cybersecurity risks;
``(D) recommendations to asset owners and operators
for improving overall network and control systems
security to lower cybersecurity risks, and other
recommendations, as appropriate; and
``(E) such other capabilities as the Secretary
determines appropriate.
``(2) Associated metrics.--The Center shall--
``(A) define the goals and desired outcomes for
each cyber hunt and incident response team; and
``(B) develop metrics--
``(i) to measure the effectiveness and
efficiency of each cyber hunt and incident
response team in achieving the goals and
desired outcomes defined under subparagraph
(A); and
``(ii) that--
``(I) are quantifiable and
actionable; and
``(II) the Center shall use to
improve the effectiveness and
accountability of, and service delivery
by, cyber hunt and incident response
teams.
``(3) Cybersecurity specialists.--After notice to, and with
the approval of, the entity requesting action by or technical
assistance from the Center, the Secretary may include
cybersecurity specialists from the private sector on a cyber
hunt and incident response team.''; and
(4) in subsection (g), as so redesignated--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, or any team
or activity of the Center,'' after ``Center''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, or any team
or activity of the Center,'' after ``Center''.
(b) Report.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
(A) the term ``Center'' means the national
cybersecurity and communications integration center
established under section 2209(b) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659(b));
(B) the term ``cyber hunt and incident response
team'' means a cyber hunt and incident response team
maintained under section 2209(f) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659(f)), as added by
this Act; and
(C) the term ``incident'' has the meaning given the
term in section 2209(a) of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 659(a)).
(2) Report.--At the conclusion of each of the first 4
fiscal years after the date of enactment of the DHS Cyber Hunt
and Incident Response Teams Act of 2019, the Center shall
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of
the House of Representatives a report that includes--
(A) information relating to the metrics used for
evaluation and assessment of the cyber hunt and
incident response teams and operations under section
2209(f)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 659(f)(2)), as added by this Act, including the
resources and staffing of those cyber hunt and incident
response teams; and
(B) for the period covered by the report--
(i) the total number of incident response
requests received;
(ii) the number of incident response
tickets opened; and
(iii) a statement of--
(I) all interagency staffing of
cyber hunt and incident response teams;
and
(II) the interagency collaborations
established to support cyber hunt and
incident response teams.
(c) No Additional Funds Authorized.--No additional funds are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the requirements of this Act
and the amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall be carried
out using amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated.
Attest:
Secretary.
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H.R. 1158
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