Sec. 1731. INTEGRATED CYBERSECURITY CENTER PLAN
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## SEC. 1731 INTEGRATED CYBERSECURITY CENTER PLAN ###
(a)In General Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the relevant congressional committees a report on Federal cybersecurity centers and the potential for better coordination of Federal cybersecurity efforts at an integrated cybersecurity center within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security in furtherance of the functions specified in section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659). ###
(b)Contents To prepare the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall aggregate information from components of the Department of Homeland Security with information provided to the Secretary of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of National Intelligence. Such aggregated information shall relate to the following topics: ####
(1)Any challenges regarding capacity and funding identified by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of National Intelligence that negatively impact coordination with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security in furtherance of the security and resilience of critical infrastructure. ####
(2)Distinct statutory authorities identified by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secretary of Defense, or the Director of National Intelligence that should not be leveraged by an integrated cybersecurity center within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. ####
(3)Any challenges associated with effective mission coordination and deconfliction between the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security and other Federal agencies that could be addressed with the creation of an integrated cybersecurity center within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. ####
(4)How capabilities or missions of existing Federal cyber centers could benefit from greater integration or collocation to support cybersecurity collaboration with critical infrastructure at an integrated cybersecurity center within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, including the following Federal cyber centers: #####
(A)The National Security Agency’s Cyber Threat Operations Center. #####
(B)United States Cyber Command’s Joint Operations Center. #####
(C)Elements of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, as determined appropriate by the Director #####
(D)The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force. #####
(E)The Department of Defense’s Defense Cyber Crime Center. ###
(c)Elements The report required under subsection
(a)shall— ####
(1)identify any challenges regarding the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s current authorities, structure, resources, funding, ability to recruit and retain its workforce, or interagency coordination that negatively impact the ability of the Agency to fulfill its role as the central coordinator for critical infrastructure cybersecurity and resilience pursuant to its authorities under the Homeland Security Act of 2002, and information on how establishing an integrated cybersecurity center within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency would address such challenges; ####
(2)identify any facility needs for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to adequately host personnel, maintain sensitive compartmented information facilities, and other resources to serve as the primary coordinating body charged with forging whole-of-government, public-private collaboration in cybersecurity, pursuant to such authorities; ####
(3)identify any lessons from national-level efforts by United States allies, such as the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre, to determine whether an integrated cybersecurity center within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency should be similarly organized into an unclassified environment and a classified environment; ####
(4)recommend any changes to procedures and criteria for increasing and expanding the participation and integration of public- and private-sector personnel into Federal cyber defense and security efforts, including continuing limitations or hurdles in the security clearance program for private sector partners and integrating private sector partners into a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency integrated cyber center; and ####
(5)propose policies, programs, or practices that could overcome challenges identified in the aggregated information under subsection (b), including the potential creation of an integrated cybersecurity center within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, accompanied by legislative proposals, as appropriate. ###
(d)Plan Upon submitting the report pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of National Intelligence, may submit to the relevant congressional committees a plan to establish an integrated cybersecurity center within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, if appropriate, or to implement other mechanisms for improving cybersecurity coordination among the Federal cyber centers specified in subsection (b)(4). ###
(e)Privacy Review The Privacy Officers of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of National Intelligence shall review and provide to the relevant congressional committees comment, as appropriate, on each report and legislative proposal submitted under this section. ###
(f)Definition In this section, the term “relevant congressional committees” means— ####
(1)in the House of Representatives— #####
(A)the Committee on Armed Services; #####
(B)the Committee on the Judiciary; #####
(C)the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; and #####
(D)the Committee on Homeland Security; and ####
(2)in the Senate— #####
(A)the Committee on Armed Services; #####
(B)the Committee on the Judiciary; #####
(C)the Select Committee on Intelligence; and #####
(D)the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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