US HB955 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
Pending: House Intelligence Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
Pending: House Intelligence Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Cyber Defense National Guard Act This bill requires the Director of National Intelligence to report to Congress regarding the feasibility of establishing a Cyber Defense National Guard. The report must address: (1) the number of persons who would be needed to defend the critical infrastructure of the United States from a cyber attack or man-made intentional or unintentional catastrophic incident; (2) elements of the federal government that would be best equipped to recruit, train, and manage such a National Guard; (3) resources that can be pre-positioned and training that can be instilled to assure responsiveness if an incident disrupts communications in a region or area; (4) logistics of allowing governors to use such a National Guard in states during times of cyber emergency; and (5) whether a force trained to defend U.S. networks in a major attack or natural or man-made disaster will benefit overall efforts to defend the interests of the United States.
Title
Cyber Defense National Guard Act
Sponsors
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2017-02-07 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). |
2017-02-07 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB54 (Related) 2017-01-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Emergency communications systems
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government studies and investigations
Military civil functions
Military command and structure
Military education and training
National Guard and reserves
Natural disasters
Terrorism
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Emergency communications systems
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government studies and investigations
Military civil functions
Military command and structure
Military education and training
National Guard and reserves
Natural disasters
Terrorism
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/955/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr955/BILLS-115hr955ih.pdf |