S.Amdt. 4430Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)
S.Amdt. 4430
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Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-DE)
Submitted June 6, 2016
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SA 4430. Mr. CARPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle I of title X, add the following: SEC. 1097. RENAMING THE NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the Department of Homeland Security. (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland Security. (b) United States Agency for Cyber and Infrastructure Security.--The National Protection and Programs Directorate of the Department shall be known and designated as the ``United States Agency for Cyber and Infrastructure Security''. Any reference to the National Protection and Programs Directorate of the Department in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the United States Agency for Cyber and Infrastructure Security of the Department. (c) Streamlining.-- (1) Allocation of functions.--To support the United States Agency for Cyber and Infrastructure Security and increase efficiency and effectiveness, the Secretary may allocate and reallocate the mission support, Stakeholder Engagement and Cyber Infrastructure Resilience, and sector-specific agency functions, personnel, and assets that [[Page S3459]] are supporting National Protection and Programs Directorate of the Department on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Funding.--Notwithstanding section 520 of division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114- 113; 129 Stat. 2515), funds available to the United States Agency for Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection are authorized as necessary to streamline in accordance with this Act. (3) Notification.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for allocating the functions of the United States Agency for Cyber and Infrastructure Security. (d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.-- (1) In general.--The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended-- (A) in the table of contents in section 1(b), by striking the item relating to section 201 and inserting the following: ``201. Information and analysis; cyber and infrastructure security.''; (B) in section 103(a)(1) (6 U.S.C. 113(a)(1)), by striking subparagraph (H) and inserting the following: ``(H) An Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security.''; (C) in section 201 (6 U.S.C. 121)-- (i) in the section heading, by striking ``and infrastructure protection'' and inserting ``; cyber and infrastructure security''; (ii) in subsection (a)-- (I) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and Infrastructure Protection'' and inserting ``; Cyber and Infrastructure Security''; and (II) by striking ``an Office of Intelligence and Analysis and an Office of Infrastructure Protection'' and inserting ``the United States Agency for Cyber and Infrastructure Security and an Office of Intelligence and Analysis''; (iii) in subsection (b)-- (I) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``, Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security,'' after ``Analysis''; (II) by striking paragraph (3); and (III) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: ``(3) United states agency for cyber and infrastructure security.-- ``(A) In general.--The United States Agency for Cyber and Infrastructure Security shall be headed by an Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security. ``(B) Assistant secretaries.--Notwithstanding section 103(a)(1)(I), the Secretary may appoint 2 Assistant Secretaries to assist in carrying out the duties of the United States Agency for Cyber and Infrastructure Security.''; (iv) in subsection (c)-- (I) by striking ``infrastructure protection'' and inserting ``cyber and infrastructure security''; and (II) by striking ``Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection'' and inserting ``Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security''; (v) in subsection (d)-- (I) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and Infrastructure Protection'' and inserting ``Cyber and Infrastructure Security''; (II) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``infrastructure protection'' and inserting ``cyber and infrastructure security''; (III) in paragraph (1)-- (aa) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, cyber, and other'' after ``terrorist''; and (bb) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and cyber attacks'' after ``terrorism''; (IV) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and cyber'' after ``terrorist''; (V) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``, cyber,'' after ``terrorist''; (VI) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``, cyber, and other'' after ``terrorist''; (VII) in paragraph (9), by striking ``of terrorism''; (VIII) in paragraph (10), by striking ``of terrorism''; and (IX) in paragraph (12), by striking ``of terrorism in'' and inserting ``against''; (vi) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``the Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the Office of Infrastructure Protection'' and inserting ``the United States Agency for Cyber and Infrastructure Security and the Office of Intelligence and Analysis''; (vii) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``the Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the Office of Infrastructure Protection'' and inserting ``the United States Agency for Cyber and Infrastructure Security and the Office of Intelligence and Analysis''; and (viii) in subsection (g), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``the Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the Office of Infrastructure Protection'' and inserting ``the United States Agency for Cyber and Infrastructure Security and the Office of Intelligence and Analysis''; (D) in section 204 (6 U.S.C. 124a)-- (i) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection'' and inserting ``Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security''; and (ii) in subsection (d)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection'' and inserting ``Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security''; (E) in section 210A(c)(2)(B) (6 U.S.C. 124h(c)(2)(B)), by striking ``Office of Infrastructure Protection'' and inserting ``United States Agency for Cyber and Infrastructure Security''; (F) in section 223 (6 U.S.C. 143)-- (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``the Under Secretary appointed under section 103(a)(1)(H)'' and inserting ``the Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security''; (ii) in paragraph (1)(B)-- (I) by striking ``Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response'' and inserting ``Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency''; and (II) by striking ``and'' at the end; and (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response'' and inserting ``Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency''; (G) in section 224 (6 U.S.C. 144), by striking ``Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection'' and inserting ``Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security''; (H) in section 227 (6 U.S.C. 148)-- (i) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Under Secretary appointed under section 103(a)(1)(H)'' and inserting ``the Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security''; (ii) in subsection (e)(1)(G), by striking the semicolon at the end; and (iii) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``the Under Secretary appointed under section 103(a)(1)(H)'' and inserting ``the Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security''; (I) in section 228(c) (6 U.S.C. 149(c)), by striking ``The Under Secretary appointed under section 103(a)(1)(H)'' and inserting ``The Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security''; (J) in section 302 (6 U.S.C. 182)-- (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``biological,,'' and inserting ``biological''; and (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection'' and inserting ``Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security''; (K) in section 514 (6 U.S.C. 321c)-- (i) by striking subsection (b); and (ii) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); (L) in section 523(a) (6 U.S.C. 321l(a)), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection'' and inserting ``Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security''; (M) in section 524(a)(2)(B) (6 U.S.C. 321m(a)(2)(B)), by striking ``Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, based on consideration of the expertise of the Assistant Secretary'' and inserting ``Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security, based on consideration of the expertise of the Under Secretary''; and (N) in section 1801(b) (6 U.S.C. 571(b)), by striking ``Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications'' and inserting ``Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security''. (e) Other Matters.-- (1) Rules of construction.--Nothing in this section or any amendments made by this section may be construed as affecting in any manner any rule or regulation issued or promulgated pursuant to any provision of law as in existence on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, and any such rule or regulation shall continue to have full force and effect on and after such date. (2) Continuation in office.--The individual serving as the Under Secretary responsible for overseeing critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and other related programs of the Department appointed under section 103(a)(1)(H) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113(a)(1)(H)) on the day before the date of enactment of this Act may serve as the Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security on and after such date of enactment until an Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security is appointed under such section 103(a)(1)(H). (3) Reference.--On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, any reference in law or regulation to the Under Secretary responsible for overseeing critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and other related programs of the Department appointed under section 103(a)(1)(H) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113(a)(1)(H)) or the Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection shall be deemed to be a reference to the Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Security. ______