To authorize cyber incident response teams at the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) national cybersecurity and communications integration center to maintain cyber hunt and incident response teams to provide, upon request, assistance including: (1) assisting asset owners and operators in restoring services following a cyber incident; (2) identifying cybersecurity risk and unauthorized cyber activity; and (3) mitigation strategies to prevent, deter, and protect against cybersecurity risks.
DHS may include private sector cybersecurity specialists on such teams, and must continually assess and evaluate the teams and their operations and report specified metrics to Congress.
No additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 716.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-607.
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-607.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463.
Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1661-1663)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5074.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1661)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1661)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.