[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 198 (Monday, November 15, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8091-S8094]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 4561. Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Sasse, Ms. Rosen, Ms.
Hassan, and Mr. Ossoff) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
DIVISION E--DEFENSE OF UNITED STATES INFRASTRUCTURE
SEC. 5001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Defense of United
States Infrastructure Act of 2021''.
SEC. 5002. DEFINITIONS.
In this division:
(1) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical
infrastructure'' has the meaning given such term in section
1016(e) of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2001
(42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
(2) Cybersecurity risk.--The term ``cybersecurity risk''
has the meaning given such term in section 2209 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659).
(3) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Homeland Security.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Homeland Security.
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TITLE LI--INVESTING IN CYBER RESILIENCY IN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SEC. 5101. NATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT CYCLE AND CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE STRATEGY.
(a) Amendments.--Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 2202(c) (6 U.S.C. 652(c))--
(A) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in the first paragraph designated as paragraph (12),
relating to the Cybersecurity State Coordinator--
(i) by striking ``section 2215'' and inserting ``section
2217''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
(C) by redesignating the second and third paragraphs
designated as paragraph (12) as paragraphs (13) and (14),
respectively;
(2) by redesignating section 2217 (6 U.S.C. 665f) as
section 2220;
(3) by redesignating section 2216 (6 U.S.C. 665e) as
section 2219;
(4) by redesignating the fourth section 2215 (relating to
Sector Risk Management Agencies) (6 U.S.C. 665d) as section
2218;
(5) by redesignating the third section 2215 (relating to
the Cybersecurity State Coordinator) (6 U.S.C. 665c) as
section 2217;
(6) by redesignating the second section 2215 (relating to
the Joint Cyber Planning Office) (6 U.S.C. 665b) as section
2216; and
(7) by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 2220A. NATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT CYCLE AND CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE STRATEGY.
``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `cybersecurity
risk' has the meaning given such term in section 2209.
``(b) Creation of a Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Strategy and a National Risk Management Cycle.--
``(1) Initial risk identification and assessment.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
Director, shall establish a process by which to identify,
assess, and prioritize risks to critical infrastructure,
considering both cyber and physical threats, vulnerabilities,
and consequences.
``(B) Consultation.--In establishing the process required
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall--
``(i) coordinate with the heads of Sector Risk Management
Agencies and the National Cyber Director;
``(ii) consult with the Director of National Intelligence
and the Attorney General; and
``(iii) consult with the owners and operators of critical
infrastructure.
``(C) Publication.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish in
the Federal Register procedures for the process established
under subparagraph (A).
``(D) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the
President, the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on
the risks identified by the process established under
subparagraph (A).
``(2) Initial national critical infrastructure resilience
strategy.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on
which the Secretary delivers the report required under
paragraph (1)(D), the President shall deliver to the majority
and minority leaders of the Senate, the Speaker and minority
leader of the House of Representatives, the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives a national critical infrastructure resilience
strategy designed to address the risks identified by the
Secretary.
``(B) Elements.--In the strategy delivered under
subparagraph (A), the President shall--
``(i) identify, assess, and prioritize areas of risk to
critical infrastructure that would compromise, disrupt, or
impede the ability of the critical infrastructure to support
the national critical functions of national security,
economic security, or public health and safety;
``(ii) identify and outline current and proposed national-
level actions, programs, and efforts to be taken to address
the risks identified;
``(iii) identify the Federal departments or agencies
responsible for leading each national-level action, program,
or effort and the relevant critical infrastructure sectors
for each;
``(iv) outline the budget plan required to provide
sufficient resources to successfully execute the full range
of activities proposed or described by the strategy; and
``(v) request any additional authorities or resources
necessary to successfully execute the strategy.
``(C) Form.--The strategy delivered under subparagraph (A)
shall be unclassified, but may contain a classified annex.
``(3) Annual reports.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on
which the President delivers the strategy under paragraph
(2), and every year thereafter, the Secretary, in
coordination with the heads of Sector Risk Management
Agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the national risk management cycle
activities undertaken pursuant to the strategy, including--
``(i) all variables included in risk assessments and the
weights assigned to each such variable;
``(ii) an explanation of how each such variable, as
weighted, correlates to risk, and the basis for concluding
there is such a correlation; and
``(iii) any change in the methodologies since the previous
report under this paragraph, including changes in the
variables considered, weighting of those variables, and
computational methods.
``(B) Classified annex.--The reports required under
subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form to
the greatest extent possible, and may include a classified
annex if necessary.
``(4) Five year risk management cycle.--
``(A) Risk identification and assessment.--Under procedures
established by the Secretary, the Secretary shall repeat the
conducting and reporting of the risk identification and
assessment required under paragraph (1), in accordance with
the requirements in paragraph (1), every 5 years.
``(B) Strategy.--Under procedures established by the
President, the President shall repeat the preparation and
delivery of the critical infrastructure resilience strategy
required under paragraph (2), in accordance with the
requirements in paragraph (2), every 5 years, which shall
also include assessing the implementation of the previous
national critical infrastructure resilience strategy.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Table of contents.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by striking the item relating
to section 2214 and all that follows through the item
relating to section 2217 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 2214. National Asset Database.
``Sec. 2215. Duties and authorities relating to .gov internet domain.
``Sec. 2216. Joint Cyber Planning Office.
``Sec. 2217. Cybersecurity State Coordinator.
``Sec. 2218. Sector Risk Management Agencies.
``Sec. 2219. Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.
``Sec. 2220. Cybersecurity education and training programs.
``Sec. 2220A. National risk management cycle and critical
infrastructure resilience strategy.''.
(2) Additional technical amendment.--
(A) Amendment.--Section 904(b)(1) of the DOTGOV Act of 2020
(title IX of division U of Public Law 116-260) is amended, in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``Homeland
Security Act'' and inserting ``Homeland Security Act of
2002''.
(B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A)
shall take effect as if enacted as part of the DOTGOV Act of
2020 (title IX of division U of Public Law 116-260).
TITLE LII--IMPROVING THE ABILITY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST IN
ENHANCING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE CYBER RESILIENCE
SEC. 5201. INSTITUTE A 5-YEAR TERM FOR THE DIRECTOR OF THE
CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY
AGENCY.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b)(1) of section 2202 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652), is amended by
inserting ``The term of office of an individual serving as
Director shall be 5 years.'' after ``who shall report to the
Secretary.''.
(b) Transition Rules.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on the first appointment of an individual
to the position of Director of the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, that is made on or after the date of
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 5202. CYBER THREAT INFORMATION COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT
PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Critical infrastructure information.--The term
``critical infrastructure information'' has the meaning given
such term in section 2222 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 671).
(2) Cyber threat indicator.--The term ``cyber threat
indicator'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of
the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501).
(3) Cybersecurity threat.--The term ``cybersecurity
threat'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of
the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501).
(4) Environment.--The term ``environment'' means the
information collaboration environment established under
subsection (b).
(5) Information sharing and analysis organization.--The
term ``information sharing and analysis organization'' has
the meaning given such term in section 2222 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 671).
(6) Non-federal entity.--The term ``non-Federal entity''
has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the
Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501).
(b) Program.--The Secretary, in coordination with the
Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence,
and the Attorney General, shall carry out a program under
which the Secretary shall develop an information
collaboration environment consisting of a digital environment
containing technical tools for information analytics and a
portal through which relevant parties may submit and automate
information inputs and
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access the environment in order to enable interoperable data
flow that enable Federal and non-Federal entities to
identify, mitigate, and prevent malicious cyber activity to--
(1) provide limited access to appropriate and operationally
relevant data from unclassified and classified intelligence
about cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats, as well
as malware forensics and data from network sensor programs,
on a platform that enables query and analysis;
(2) enable cross-correlation of data on cybersecurity risks
and cybersecurity threats at the speed and scale necessary
for rapid detection and identification;
(3) facilitate a comprehensive understanding of
cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats; and
(4) facilitate collaborative analysis between the Federal
Government and public and private sector critical
infrastructure entities and information and analysis
organizations.
(c) Implementation of Information Collaboration
Environment.--
(1) Evaluation.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency, and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense,
the Director of National Intelligence, and the Attorney
General, shall--
(A) identify, inventory, and evaluate existing Federal
sources of classified and unclassified information on
cybersecurity threats;
(B) evaluate current programs, applications, or platforms
intended to detect, identify, analyze, and monitor
cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats;
(C) consult with public and private sector critical
infrastructure entities to identify public and private
critical infrastructure cyber threat capabilities, needs, and
gaps; and
(D) identify existing tools, capabilities, and systems that
may be adapted to achieve the purposes of the environment in
order to maximize return on investment and minimize cost.
(2) Implementation.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after completing the
evaluation required under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary,
acting through the Director of the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency, and in coordination with the
Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence,
and the Attorney General, shall begin implementation of the
environment to enable participants in the environment to
develop and run analytic tools referred to in subsection (b)
on specified data sets for the purpose of identifying,
mitigating, and preventing malicious cyber activity that is a
threat to public and private critical infrastructure.
(B) Requirements.--The environment and the use of analytic
tools referred to in subsection (b) shall--
(i) operate in a manner consistent with relevant privacy,
civil rights, and civil liberties policies and protections,
including such policies and protections established pursuant
to section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485);
(ii) account for appropriate data interoperability
requirements;
(iii) enable integration of current applications,
platforms, data, and information, including classified
information, in a manner that supports integration of
unclassified and classified information on cybersecurity
risks and cybersecurity threats;
(iv) incorporate tools to manage access to classified and
unclassified data, as appropriate;
(v) ensure accessibility by entities the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of
National Intelligence, and the Attorney General, determines
appropriate;
(vi) allow for access by critical infrastructure
stakeholders and other private sector partners, at the
discretion of the Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense;
(vii) deploy analytic tools across classification levels to
leverage all relevant data sets, as appropriate;
(viii) identify tools and analytical software that can be
applied and shared to manipulate, transform, and display data
and other identified needs; and
(ix) anticipate the integration of new technologies and
data streams, including data from government-sponsored
network sensors or network-monitoring programs deployed in
support of non-Federal entities.
(3) Annual report requirement on the implementation,
execution, and effectiveness of the program.--Not later than
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every
year thereafter until the date that is 1 year after the
program under this section terminates under subsection (g),
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the
Judiciary, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on
Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, the
Committee on Armed Services, and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a
report that details--
(A) Federal Government participation in the environment,
including the Federal entities participating in the
environment and the volume of information shared by Federal
entities into the environment;
(B) non-Federal entities' participation in the environment,
including the non-Federal entities participating in the
environment and the volume of information shared by non-
Federal entities into the environment;
(C) the impact of the environment on positive security
outcomes for the Federal Government and non-Federal entities;
(D) barriers identified to fully realizing the benefit of
the environment both for the Federal Government and non-
Federal entities;
(E) additional authorities or resources necessary to
successfully execute the environment; and
(F) identified shortcomings or risks to data security and
privacy, and the steps necessary to improve the mitigation of
the shortcomings or risks.
(d) Cyber Threat Data Interoperability.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary, in coordination with the
Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence,
and the Attorney General, shall identify or establish data
interoperability requirements for non-Federal entities to
participate in the environment.
(2) Data streams.--The Secretary shall identify, designate,
and periodically update programs that shall participate in or
be interoperable with the environment, which may include--
(A) network-monitoring and intrusion detection programs;
(B) cyber threat indicator sharing programs;
(C) certain government-sponsored network sensors or
network-monitoring programs;
(D) incident response and cybersecurity technical
assistance programs; or
(E) malware forensics and reverse-engineering programs.
(3) Data governance.--The Secretary, in coordination with
the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National
Intelligence, and the Attorney General, shall establish
procedures and data governance structures, as necessary, to
protect sensitive data, comply with Federal regulations and
statutes, and respect existing consent agreements with
private sector critical infrastructure entities that apply to
critical infrastructure information.
(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall
change existing ownership or protection of, or policies and
processes for access to, agency data.
(e) National Security Systems.--Nothing in this section
shall apply to national security systems, as defined in
section 3552 of title 44, United States Code, or to
cybersecurity threat intelligence related to such systems,
without the consent of the relevant element of the
intelligence community, as defined in section 3 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
(f) Protection of Intelligence Sources and Methods.--The
Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that any
information sharing conducted under this section shall
protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized
disclosure in accordance with section 102A(i) of the National
Security Act (50 U.S.C. 3024(i)).
(g) Duration.--The program under this section shall
terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of
enactment of this Act.
TITLE LIII--IMPROVING SECURITY IN THE NATIONAL CYBER ECOSYSTEM
SEC. 5301. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY CERTIFICATIONS AND
LABELING.
Not later than October 1, 2022, the National Cyber
Director, in consultation with the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology and the Director of the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, shall
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland
Security and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
of the House of Representatives a report that--
(1) identifies and assesses existing efforts by the Federal
Government to create, administer, or otherwise support the
use of certifications or labels to communicate the security
or security characteristics of information technology or
operational technology products and services; and
(2) assesses the viability of and need for a new program at
the Department, or at other Federal agencies as appropriate,
to better address information technology and operational
technology product and service security certification and
labeling efforts across the Federal Government and between
the Federal Government and the private sector.
TITLE LIV--ENABLING THE NATIONAL CYBER DIRECTOR
SEC. 5401. ESTABLISHMENT OF HIRING AUTHORITIES FOR THE OFFICE
OF THE NATIONAL CYBER DIRECTOR.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the National
Cyber Director.
(2) Excepted service.--The term ``excepted service'' has
the meaning given such term in section 2103 of title 5,
United States Code.
(3) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the Office of the
National Cyber Director.
(4) Qualified position.--The term ``qualified position''
means a position identified by the Director under subsection
(b)(1)(A), in which the individual occupying such position
performs, manages, or supervises functions
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that execute the responsibilities of the Office.
(b) Hiring Plan.--The Director shall, for purposes of
carrying out the functions of the Office--
(1) craft an implementation plan for positions in the
excepted service in the Office, which shall propose--
(A) qualified positions in the Office, as the Director
determines necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the
Office; and
(B) subject to the requirements of paragraph (2), rates of
compensation for an individual serving in a qualified
position;
(2) propose rates of basic pay for qualified positions,
which shall--
(A) be determined in relation to the rates of pay provided
for employees in comparable positions in the Office, in which
the employee occupying the comparable position performs,
manages, or supervises functions that execute the mission of
the Office; and
(B) subject to the same limitations on maximum rates of pay
and consistent with section 5341 of title 5, United States
Code, adopt such provisions of that title to provide for
prevailing rate systems of basic pay and apply those
provisions to qualified positions for employees in or under
which the Office may employ individuals described by section
5342(a)(2)(A) of such title; and
(3) craft proposals to provide--
(A) employees in qualified positions compensation (in
addition to basic pay), including benefits, incentives, and
allowances, consistent with, and not in excess of the level
authorized for, comparable positions authorized by title 5,
United States Code; and
(B) employees in a qualified position for which the
Director proposes a rate of basic pay under paragraph (2) an
allowance under section 5941 of title 5, United States Code,
on the same basis and to the same extent as if the employee
was an employee covered by such section, including
eligibility conditions, allowance rates, and all other terms
and conditions in law or regulation.
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