[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4699 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4699
To restore funding to the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis
Center, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 8, 2026
Mr. Warner introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To restore funding to the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis
Center, 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 ``Guaranteeing Universal Access to
Cybersecurity Act''.
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF FUNDING FOR THE MULTI-STATE INFORMATION SHARING
AND ANALYSIS CENTER.
Section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(t) Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center.--
``(1) Cooperative agreement.--
``(A) In general.--The Director shall enter into a
cooperative agreement with the operator of the Multi-
State Information Sharing and Analysis Center to
provide Federal support for--
``(i) cybersecurity services;
``(ii) cyber threat intelligence collection
and dissemination; and
``(iii) technical assistance to SLTT
entities.
``(B) Requirements.--Any cooperative agreement
entered into under subparagraph (A) shall require the
operator of the Multi-State Information Sharing and
Analysis Center to--
``(i) provide no-cost membership and access
to core cybersecurity services, including cyber
threat intelligence products, real-time
indicator feeds, and incident response support,
to all SLTT entities that apply for membership
in the Multi-State Information Sharing and
Analysis Center;
``(ii) prioritize outreach to and
enrollment of SLTT entities that--
``(I) lack dedicated cybersecurity
staff;
``(II) operate on limited budgets;
or
``(III) have been identified as
covered entities, as defined in section
2240 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 681);
``(iii) maintain interoperability and data-
sharing arrangements with the Agency, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other
relevant Federal agencies for the purposes of
enhancing the national cyber threat
intelligence ecosystem; and
``(iv) submit annual reports to the
Director and to the appropriate congressional
committees on--
``(I) membership levels of the
Multi-State Information Sharing and
Analysis Center;
``(II) threat intelligence
activities;
``(III) significant cyber incidents
affecting SLTT entities; and
``(IV) the efficacy of outreach to
under-resourced SLTT entities.
``(2) CISA and multi-state information sharing and analysis
center plan for sltt assistance.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of the Guaranteeing Universal Access
to Cybersecurity Act, the Director, in coordination
with the operator of the Multi-State Information
Sharing and Analysis Center, shall develop and
implement a plan to--
``(i)(I) identify SLTT entities and owners
and operators of critical infrastructure that
previously held membership in the Multi-State
Information Sharing and Analysis Center and
have not enrolled in the Multi-State
Information Sharing and Analysis Center under
the fee-based membership model; and
``(II) conduct targeted outreach to restore
participation by those SLTT entities and owners
and operators of critical infrastructure in the
Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis
Center;
``(ii)(I) identify SLTT entities and owners
and operators of critical infrastructure that
previously held membership in the Multi-State
Information Sharing and Analysis Center and are
enrolled in the Multi-State Information Sharing
and Analysis Center under the fee-based
membership model; and
``(II) conduct targeted outreach to retain
participation by those SLTT entities and owners
and operators of critical infrastructure in the
Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis
Center;
``(iii)(I) identify SLTT entities and
owners and operators of critical infrastructure
that have never held membership in the Multi-
State Information Sharing and Analysis Center
and that face elevated cyber risk due to
limited cybersecurity resources; and
``(II) conduct targeted outreach to
encourage participation by those SLTT entities
and owners and operators of critical
infrastructure in the Multi-State Information
Sharing and Analysis Center; and
``(iv) provide technical assistance and
cybersecurity capacity-building support to SLTT
entities identified under clauses (i)(I) and
(ii)(I), including through partnerships with
cyber-capable governments and entities.
``(B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of the Guaranteeing Universal Access to
Cybersecurity Act, the Director shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the
implementation of this paragraph, including--
``(i) the number of SLTT entities re-
enrolled in the Multi-State Information Sharing
and Analysis Center;
``(ii) the number of new members enrolled
in the Multi-State Information Sharing and
Analysis Center since the date of enactment of
the Guaranteeing Universal Access to
Cybersecurity Act; and
``(iii) any barriers to participation in
the Multi-State Information Sharing and
Analysis Center that remain as of the date of
the report.
``(3) Appropriations.--There is appropriated to carry out
this subsection $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each
fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.''.
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