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Introduced
01/31/2019
01/31/2019
In Committee
02/13/2019
02/13/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to authorize cyber hunt and incident response teams at the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security's National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to maintain cyber-hunt and incident-response teams to assist with activities such as restoring services following a cyber incident and identifying cybersecurity risks and unauthorized cyber activity.
AI Summary
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security's National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to maintain "cyber hunt and incident response teams" to assist federal and non-federal entities, including critical infrastructure sectors, with responding to actual or potential cybersecurity incidents. The teams can provide technical assistance such as restoring services, identifying cybersecurity risks, and recommending mitigation strategies. The bill requires the Center to develop metrics to measure the effectiveness of these teams and submit a report to Congress on their activities and performance for the first four fiscal years after the bill's enactment. The bill does not authorize any additional funding, and its requirements are to be carried out using existing appropriations.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 62. (on 04/08/2019)
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