Cyber Preparedness Act of 2016
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to expand the responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative to include serving as a point of contact to ensure the dissemination of cybersecurity risk information within the scope of its information sharing environment with state, local, and regional fusion centers. (A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.)
Fusion center officers or intelligence analysts must assist law enforcement agencies and emergency response providers in using such cybersecurity risk information.
DHS's national cybersecurity and communications integration center may include, and must share analysis and best practices with, state and major urban area fusion centers.
States, local or tribal governments, or high-risk urban areas receiving grants to protect against terrorism under the Urban Area Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program may use the funds to prepare for and respond to cybersecurity risks and incidents.
The bill expresses the sense of Congress that DHS should share actionable information related to cyber threats in an unclassified form to facilitate the timely dissemination to state, local, and private sector stakeholders.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-27 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate |
| 2016-09-26 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-26 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5880) | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-26 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5459. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-26 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5880-5881) | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-26 | Floor | Mr. Donovan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-19 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-19 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-756. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-13 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2016-09-13 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2016-06-16 | Committee | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . | House committee actions |
| 2016-06-16 | Committee | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2016-06-14 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies. | House committee actions |
| 2016-06-14 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications. | House committee actions |
| 2016-06-13 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. | House floor actions |
| 2016-06-13 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |