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A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-3182| Senate 
| Updated: 6/28/2018
Ben Sasse

Ben Sasse

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to expand the responsibilities of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center. The center must address the security of both information and operational technology, including industrial control systems and must identify and address threats and vulnerabilities to products and technologies intended for use in the automated control of critical infrastructure processes by: (1) leading efforts to identify and mitigate cybersecurity threats to industrial control systems; (2) maintaining cross-sector incident response capabilities to respond to cybersecurity incidents; (3) providing cybersecurity technical assistance to stakeholders; and (4) collecting, coordinating, and providing vulnerability information to the industrial control systems community.
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Jun 28, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jun 28, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • June 28, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 28, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Emergency Management

Related Bills

  • HR 115-5733: DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2018
Computer security and identity theftCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHomeland securityInfrastructure development

A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-3182| Senate 
| Updated: 6/28/2018
DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to expand the responsibilities of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center. The center must address the security of both information and operational technology, including industrial control systems and must identify and address threats and vulnerabilities to products and technologies intended for use in the automated control of critical infrastructure processes by: (1) leading efforts to identify and mitigate cybersecurity threats to industrial control systems; (2) maintaining cross-sector incident response capabilities to respond to cybersecurity incidents; (3) providing cybersecurity technical assistance to stakeholders; and (4) collecting, coordinating, and providing vulnerability information to the industrial control systems community.
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Timeline
Jun 28, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jun 28, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • June 28, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 28, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Ben Sasse

Ben Sasse

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Emergency Management

Related Bills

  • HR 115-5733: DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2018
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Computer security and identity theftCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHomeland securityInfrastructure development