CAPITALS Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 57 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a Civilian Cyber Defense National Resource in the Department of Homeland Security. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 3, 2019 Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a Civilian Cyber Defense National Resource in the Department of Home- land Security. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home- 4 land Security’s Cybersecurity Asset Protection of Infra- 5 structure under Terrorist Attack Logistical Structure 6 Act’’ or the ‘‘CAPITALS Act’’. 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:14 Jan 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H57.IH H57 amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 57 IH SEC. 2. STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF 1 HOMELAND SECURITY CIVILIAN CYBER DE- 2 FENSE NATIONAL RESOURCE. 3 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 4 shall conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a 5 Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cyber Defense 6 National Resource. In carrying out such study, the Sec- 7 retary may consult with the Director of National Intel- 8 ligence and the Secretary of Defense. 9 (b) CONTENTS.—The study required under sub- 10 section (a) shall include an analysis of— 11 (1) the cost of creating a Civilian Cyber De- 12 fense National Resource in the Department of 13 Homeland Security; 14 (2) the number of persons who would be needed 15 to defend the critical infrastructure of the United 16 States from a cyber attack or manmade intentional 17 or unintentional catastrophic incident; 18 (3) the sources of potential members of such a 19 Civilian Cyber Defense National Reserve, including 20 industry, academic institutions, research facilities, 21 and Federal contractors; 22 (4) which elements of the Department would be 23 best equipped to recruit, train, and manage such a 24 Civilian Cyber Defense National Resource; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:14 Jan 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H57.IH H57 amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 57 IH (5) the criteria required for persons to serve in 1 such a Civilian Cyber Defense National Resource; 2 (6) the resources that could be pre-positioned 3 and training instilled to assure the effectiveness and 4 responsiveness of such a Civilian Cyber Defense Na- 5 tional Resource in the case of an incident that dis- 6 rupts communications in a region or area; 7 (7) the minimum requirements for consider- 8 ation for inclusion in such a Civilian Cyber Defense 9 National Resource; 10 (8) in the case that potential recruits for such 11 a Civilian Cyber Defense National Resource are pre- 12 dominantly individuals without military, intelligence, 13 law enforcement, or government work experience, 14 the likely impact of such lack of experience on the 15 effectiveness of a Civilian Cyber Defense National 16 Resource; 17 (9) the recruitment and vetting costs for such 18 a Civilian Cyber Defense National Resource; 19 (10) the frequency of cyber defense and unit co- 20 hesion training necessary for maintaining such a Ci- 21 vilian Cyber Defense National Resource; 22 (11) how well Department personnel would be 23 able to be adapted for use in creating command and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:14 Jan 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H57.IH H57 amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 57 IH control systems and protocols for a Civilian Cyber 1 Defense National Resource; 2 (12) the logistics of allowing governors to make 3 requests of the Secretary of Homeland Security to 4 use the Civilian Cyber Defense National Resource in 5 States during times of cyber emergency; 6 (13) the advantages and disadvantages of cre- 7 ating a Civilian Cyber Defense National Resource on 8 the cybersecurity of the United States; and 9 (14) whether a resource trained to defend the 10 networks of the United States in the event of a 11 major attack or natural or manmade disaster will 12 benefit overall efforts to defend the interests of the 13 United States. 14 (c) REPORT.— 15 (1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 240 days 16 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 17 retary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 18 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 19 Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 20 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 21 report containing the results of the study required 22 under subsection (a). 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:14 Jan 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H57.IH H57 amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 57 IH (2) FORM.—The report required under para- 1 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 2 but may include a classified annex. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:14 Jan 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H57.IH H57 amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with BILLS