[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8944]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    CYBERATTACK STANDARDS STUDY ACT

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, recent cyber attacks 
targeting the personal data of Americans make it clear cyber is a new 
domain of warfare that threatens personal information, financial 
security, and the physical safety of our citizens. Last week, millions 
more were affected when the Office of Personnel Management's network 
was compromised.
  This complicated nature of cyber defense means we need a clear 
standard of measurement for assessing the damage of attacks on our 
citizens and to affected computer systems and devices. It is for this 
reason that I have introduced the Cyberattack Standards Study Act today 
to instruct the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the FBI, and the 
Secretary of Defense, to define a method of quantifying cyber incidents 
for the purpose of determining a response.
  Recent cyber attacks are a sobering reminder that Congress, all 
government agencies, and private companies and citizens need to work 
together to better protect our public and private networks now.
  I appreciate the research of legislative director Taylor Andreae and 
military fellow Major Jacob Barton for their service in providing the 
ability to establish this legislation.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops and may the President by his 
actions never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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