[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 43 (Friday, March 22, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S2337]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
        Blunt, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Warner, and Mrs. Murray):
  S. 658. A bill to amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to 
enhance capabilities to prepare for and respond to cyber emergencies, 
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Mr. President, I am pleased to join Senators Vitter, 
Coons, Blunt, Landrieu, Leahy, Warner, and Murray in introducing the 
Cyber Warrior Act of 2013 to build Cyber and Computer Network Incident 
Response Teams in the National Guard.
  This bill would establish a Cyber and Computer Network Incident 
Response Team, CCNIRT, in each state and the District of Columbia, 
which could provide a scalable response, called into support by the 
Governor in case of a domestic initial response or by the Secretary of 
Defense in a Title 10 status when the situation warrants it. These 
teams would combine both Active and Traditional Guard Members, thereby 
leveraging the private sector IT expertise and experience. The use of 
the Guard would also support the goal of retaining the cyber training 
of military personnel when they retire.
  The bill would allow the Guard to further develop cyber capabilities 
to address existing and potential future surge needs. This bill would 
also allow the National Guard to support existing DHS, DOJ, Secret 
Service, and State and Local cyber efforts with their unique 
capabilities and expertise, as well as leverage their private sector 
expertise.
  The Guard members under this bill would add to existing Guard end 
strengths. The funding to support this mission is intended to be born 
by the active duty, but not incur any new budgetary authority.
  The bill would also authorize Governors to ask their National Guard 
to help train State and Local Law Enforcement and other Cyber 
Responders in cyber security, and help them develop sound best 
practices that allow more cohesive interaction with Federal-level 
responders.
  The bill requires cyber Guard Members to receive the same level of 
training that is available to the Active Duty cyber personnel, to the 
extent practicable. The bill would require the Secretary of Defense to 
report on such training.
  The bill would also require the Secretary of Defense to report to 
committees of jurisdiction on the following ways to attract and retain 
more cyber warriors.
  The bill requires description and assessment of various mechanisms to 
recruit and retain members of the regular and reserve components of the 
Armed Forces; an assessment of the use virtual and/or short term 
deployments in case of cyber incident responses; and a description of 
the training requirements and physical demands in the cyber 
specialties.
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