[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9533 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9533

To require a report on cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of the 
        Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2022

  Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To require a report on cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of the 
        Department of Homeland Security, 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 ``Homeland Security Cyber Incident 
Response Roles and Responsibilities Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
coordination with the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency of the Department 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 a report on the roles and responsibilities of the Department and 
its components relating to cyber incident response.
    (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) A review of how the cyber incident response plans under 
        section 2210(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
        660(c)) are utilized in the Federal Government's response to a 
        cyber incident.
            (2) An explanation of the roles and responsibilities of the 
        Department of Homeland Security and its components with 
        responsibility for, or in support of, the Federal Government's 
        response to a cyber incident, including primary responsibility 
        for working with impacted private sector entities.
            (3) An explanation of which and how authorities of the 
        Department and its components are utilized in the Federal 
        Government's response to a cyber incident.
            (4) Recommendations to provide further clarity for roles 
        and responsibilities of the Department and its components 
        relating to cyber incident response.
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