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.
Computer security and identity theftCongressional oversightEmergency communications systemsEmergency planning and evacuationGovernment studies and investigationsMilitary civil functionsMilitary command and structureMilitary education and trainingNational Guard and reservesNatural disastersTerrorism
To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a Cyber Defense National Guard.
USA115th CongressHR-955| House
| Updated: 2/7/2017
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.
Computer security and identity theftCongressional oversightEmergency communications systemsEmergency planning and evacuationGovernment studies and investigationsMilitary civil functionsMilitary command and structureMilitary education and trainingNational Guard and reservesNatural disastersTerrorism