A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize cybersecurity operations and missions to protect critical infrastructure by members of the National Guard in connection with training or other duty.

II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 4833 To amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize cybersecurity operations and missions to protect critical infrastructure by members of the National Guard in connection with training or other duty. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER 21 (legislative day, OCTOBER 19), 2020 Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. CORNYN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize cyberse- curity operations and missions to protect critical infra- structure by members of the National Guard in connec- tion with training or other duty. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. CYBERSECURITY OPERATIONS AND MISSIONS 3 TO PROTECT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE BY 4 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD IN CON- 5 NECTION WITH TRAINING OR OTHER DUTY. 6 Section 502(f)(1) of title 32, United States Code, is 7 amended by adding after the flush matter at the end the 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:49 Oct 28, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4833.IS S4833 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 4833 IS following new sentence: ‘‘Such training or other duty may 1 include cybersecurity operations or missions undertaken 2 by the member’s unit at the request of the Governor of 3 the State concerned to protect critical infrastructure (as 4 that term is defined in the Critical Infrastructures Protec- 5 tion Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c)).’’. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:49 Oct 28, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S4833.IS S4833 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS