[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[S. 658 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.658

                    One Hundred Seventeenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two


                                 An Act


 
      To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to work with 
      cybersecurity consortia for training, 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 ``National Cybersecurity Preparedness 
Consortium Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY PREPAREDNESS CONSORTIUM.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary may work with one or more consortia 
to support efforts to address cybersecurity risks and incidents.
    (b) Assistance to DHS.--The Secretary may work with one or more 
consortia to carry out the Secretary's responsibility pursuant to 
section 2202(e)(1)(P) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
652(e)(1)(P)) to--
        (1) provide training and education to State, Tribal, and local 
    first responders and officials specifically for preparing for and 
    responding to cybersecurity risks and incidents, in accordance with 
    applicable law;
        (2) develop and update a curriculum utilizing existing training 
    and educational programs and models in accordance with section 2209 
    of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659), for State, 
    Tribal, and local first responders and officials, related to 
    cybersecurity risks and incidents;
        (3) provide technical assistance services, training, and 
    educational programs to build and sustain capabilities in support 
    of preparedness for and response to cybersecurity risks and 
    incidents, including threats of acts of terrorism, in accordance 
    with such section 2209;
        (4) conduct cross-sector cybersecurity training, education, and 
    simulation exercises for entities, including State and local 
    governments and Tribal organizations, critical infrastructure 
    owners and operators, and private industry, to encourage community-
    wide coordination in defending against and responding to 
    cybersecurity risks and incidents, in accordance with section 
    2210(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 660(c));
        (5) help States, Tribal organizations, and communities develop 
    cybersecurity information sharing programs, in accordance with 
    section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659), 
    for the dissemination of homeland security information related to 
    cybersecurity risks and incidents;
        (6) help incorporate cybersecurity risk and incident prevention 
    and response into existing State, Tribal, and local emergency 
    plans, including continuity of operations plans; and
        (7) assist State governments and Tribal organizations in 
    developing cybersecurity plans.
    (c) Considerations Regarding Selection of a Consortium.--In 
selecting a consortium with which to work under this Act, the Secretary 
shall take into consideration the following:
        (1) Prior experience conducting cybersecurity training, 
    education, and exercises for State and local entities.
        (2) Geographic diversity of the members of any such consortium 
    so as to maximize coverage of the different regions of the United 
    States.
        (3) The participation in such consortium of one or more 
    historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving 
    institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, other minority-
    serving institutions, and community colleges that participate in 
    the National Centers of Excellence in Cybersecurity program, as 
    carried out by the Department of Homeland Security.
    (d) Metrics.--If the Secretary works with a consortium under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall measure the effectiveness of the 
activities undertaken by the consortium under this Act.
    (e) Outreach.--The Secretary shall conduct outreach to universities 
and colleges, including, in particular, outreach to historically Black 
colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal 
Colleges and Universities, other minority-serving institutions, and 
community colleges, regarding opportunities to support efforts to 
address cybersecurity risks and incidents, by working with the 
Secretary under subsection (a).
    (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
to authorize a consortium to control or direct any law enforcement 
agency in the exercise of the duties of the law enforcement agency.
    (g) Definitions.--In this section--
        (1) the term ``community college'' has the meaning given the 
    term ``junior or community college'' in section 312 of the Higher 
    Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058);
        (2) the term ``consortium'' means a group primarily composed of 
    nonprofit entities, including academic institutions, that develop, 
    update, and deliver cybersecurity training and education in support 
    of homeland security;
        (3) the terms ``cybersecurity risk'' and ``incident'' have the 
    meanings given those terms in section 2209(a) of the Homeland 
    Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659(a));
        (4) the term ``Department'' means the Department of Homeland 
    Security;
        (5) the term ``Hispanic-serving institution'' has the meaning 
    given the term in section 502 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
    (20 U.S.C. 1101a);
        (6) the term ``historically Black college and university'' has 
    the meaning given the term ``part B institution'' in section 322 of 
    the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061);
        (7) the term ``minority-serving institution'' means an 
    institution of higher education described in section 371(a) of the 
    Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a));
        (8) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
    Security;
        (9) The term ``State'' means any State of the United States, 
    the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
    United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
    Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession of 
    the United States;
        (10) the term ``Tribal Colleges and Universities'' has the 
    meaning given the term in section 316 of the Higher Education Act 
    of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c); and
        (11) the term ``Tribal organization'' has the meaning given the 
    term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
    Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.