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CONGRESS2
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ESSION
 
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To enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communicationsinfrastructure of the United States.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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Mr. L
IEBERMAN
(for himself, Ms. C
OLLINS
, Mr. R
OCKEFELLER
, Mrs. F
EIN
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STEIN
, and Mr. C
 ARPER
) introduced the following bill; which was readtwice and referred to the Committee on
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A BILL
To enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber andcommunications infrastructure of the United States.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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(a) S
HORT
T
ITLE
.—This Act may be cited as the
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‘‘Cybersecurity Act of 2012’’ or the ‘‘CSA2012’’.
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(b) T
 ABLE OF
C
ONTENTS
.—The table of contents for
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this Act is as follows:
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Sec.1.Short title; table of contents.Sec.2.Definitions.TITLE I—PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO PROTECT CRITICALINFRASTRUCTURE
 
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 ALB12541 S.L.C.Sec.101.National Cybersecurity Council.Sec.102.Inventory of critical infrastructure.Sec.103.Voluntary cybersecurity practices.Sec.104.Voluntary cybersecurity program for critical infrastructure.Sec.105.Rules of construction.Sec.106.Protection of information.Sec.107.Annual assessment of cybersecurity.Sec.108.International cooperation.Sec.109.Effect on other laws.Sec.110.Definitions.TITLE II—FEDERAL INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT ANDCONSOLIDATING RESOURCESSec.201.FISMA Reform.Sec.202.Management of information technology.Sec.203.Savings provisions.Sec.204.Consolidation of existing departmental cyber resources and authori-ties.TITLE III—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTSec.301.Federal cybersecurity research and development.Sec.302.Homeland security cybersecurity research and development.Sec.303.Research centers for cybersecurity.Sec.304.Centers of excellence.TITLE IV—EDUCATION, WORKFORCE, AND AWARENESSSec.401.Definitions.Sec.402.Education and awareness.Sec.403.National cybersecurity competition and challenge.Sec.404.Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service program.Sec.405.Assessment of cybersecurity Federal workforce.Sec.406.Federal cybersecurity occupation classifications.Sec.407.Training and education of Federal employees.Sec.408.National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications acquisitionauthorities.Sec.409.Reports on cyber incidents against Government networks.Sec.410.Reports on prosecution for cybercrime.Sec.411.Report on research relating to secure domain.Sec.412.Report on preparedness of Federal courts to promote cybersecurity.Sec.413.Report on impediments to public awareness.Sec.414.Report on protecting the electrical grid of the United States.Sec.415.Marketplace information.TITLE V—FEDERAL ACQUISITION RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY Sec.501.Federal acquisition risk management strategy.Sec.502.Amendments to Clinger-Cohen provisions to enhance agency planning for information security needs.TITLE VI—INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONSec.601.Definitions.Sec.602.Findings.Sec.603.Sense of Congress.
 
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 ALB12541 S.L.C.Sec.604.Coordination of international cyber issues within the United StatesGovernment.Sec.605.Consideration of cybercrime in foreign policy and foreign assistanceprograms.TITLE VII—INFORMATION SHARINGSec.701.Affirmative authority to monitor and defend against cybersecurity threats.Sec.702.Voluntary disclosure of cybersecurity threat indicators among privateentities.Sec.703.Cybersecurity exchanges.Sec.704.Voluntary disclosure of cybersecurity threat indicators to a cybersecu-rity exchange.Sec.705.Sharing of classified cybersecurity threat indicators.Sec.706.Limitation on liability and good faith defense for cybersecurity activi-ties.Sec.707.Construction and federal preemption.Sec.708.Definitions.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
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In this Act:
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(1) C
 ATEGORY OF CRITICAL CYBER INFRA 
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STRUCTURE
.—The term ‘‘category of critical cyber
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infrastructure’’ means a category identified by the
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Council as critical cyber infrastructure in accordance
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 with the procedure established under section 102.
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(2) C
OMMERCIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
 
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PRODUCT
.—The term ‘‘commercial information tech-
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nology product’’ means a commercial item that orga-
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nizes or communicates information electronically.
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(3) C
OMMERCIAL ITEM
.—The term ‘‘commer-
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cial item’’ has the meaning given the term in section
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103 of title 41, United States Code.
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(4) C
OUNCIL
.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the
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National Cybersecurity Council established under
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section 101.
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