US Congress House Bill 3410 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 20-2)
Status: Engrossed on December 2 2014 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-12-02 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Critical Infrastructure Protection Act or CIPA - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Assistant Secretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate to: (1) include in national planning scenarios the threat of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) events; and (2) conduct a campaign to proactively educate owners and operators of critical infrastructure, emergency planners, and emergency responders at all levels of government of the threat of EMP events. Directs the Under Secretary for Science and Technology to conduct research and development to mitigate the consequences of EMP events, including: (1) an objective scientific analysis of the risks to critical infrastructures from a range of EMP events; (2) determination of the critical national security assets and vital civic utilities and infrastructures that are at risk from EMP events; (3) an evaluation of emergency planning and response technologies that would address the findings and recommendations of experts, including those of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack; (4) an analysis of available technology options to improve the resiliency of critical infrastructure to EMP; and (5) the restoration and recovery capabilities of critical infrastructure under differing levels of damage and disruption from various EMP events. Includes among the responsibilities of the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) relating to intelligence and analysis and infrastructure protection to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees: (1) a comprehensive plan to protect and prepare the critical infrastructure of the American homeland against EMP events, including from acts of terrorism; and (2) biennial updates of such plan.

CIPA

Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]
Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]	Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]
Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]
Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ]	Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]
Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]
Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-02	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2014-12-01	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2014-12-01	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8194)
2014-12-01	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3410.
2014-12-01	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8194-8196)
2014-12-01	House	Mr. Meehan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2013-11-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies.
2013-10-30	House	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3410/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3410/BILLS-113hr3410ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3410/BILLS-113hr3410eh.pdf