S. 2993 · 117th Congress · Senate

CISA Cyber Exercise Act

Active· Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 674.
Introduced
Oct 19, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

CISA Cyber Exercise Act

This bill establishes the National Cyber Exercise Program to evaluate the National Cyber Incident Response Plan and related plans and strategies. (The National Cyber Incident Response Plan outlines the roles and responsibilities, capabilities, and coordinating structures that support how the United States responds to and recovers from significant cyber incidents posing risks to critical infrastructure.)

Based on current risk assessments, the exercise program shall be designed to (1) simulate partial or complete incapacitation of a government or critical infrastructure network resulting from a cyber incident, (2) provide for the systematic evaluation of cyber readiness and enhance operational understanding of the cyber incident response system and relevant information sharing agreements, and (3) develop after-action reports and plans that can incorporate lessons learned into future operations.

Previous Versions

00Oct 19, 2021

CISA Cyber Exercise Act

This bill establishes the National Cyber Exercise Program to evaluate the National Cyber Incident Response Plan and related plans and strategies. (The National Cyber Incident Response Plan outlines the roles and responsibilities, capabilities, and coordinating structures that support how the United States responds to and recovers from significant cyber incidents posing risks to critical infrastructure.)

Based on current risk assessments, the exercise program shall be designed to (1) simulate partial or complete incapacitation of a government or critical infrastructure network resulting from a cyber incident, (2) provide for the systematic evaluation of cyber readiness and enhance operational understanding of the cyber incident response system and relevant information sharing agreements, and (3) develop after-action reports and plans that can incorporate lessons learned into future operations.

Action Timeline

6
  1. DEC 19, 2022Committee

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

    Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-275.

    117Yea
    275Nay
    0NV
  2. DEC 19, 2022Committee

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

    Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-275.

    117Yea
    275Nay
    0NV
  3. DEC 19, 2022Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 674.

  4. NOV 03, 2021Committee

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

    Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  5. OCT 19, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  6. OCT 19, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committees

3

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

ssga00

Referred: Dec 19, 2022

Active

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

ssga00

Referred: Nov 3, 2021

Active

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

ssga00

Referred: Oct 19, 2021

Active