Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., introduced the first...
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., introduced the first cybersecurity bill of the 113th Congress Wednesday. S-21, the Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act (http://xrl.us/bob2o7), is a message bill that expresses the sense of Congress that legislation is required…
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to secure the nation’s communications networks from cyberattacks. The bill is cosponsored by democratic Sens. Tom Carper of Delaware, Dianne Feinstein of California, Carl Levin of Michigan, Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, and Chris Coons of Delaware. The bill creates no new mandates and is intended to show that comprehensive cybersecurity legislation is going to be one of the top priorities of this Congress, a Commerce Committee aide said. The text expresses the sense of Congress that cybersecurity legislation should enhance the security and resiliency of U.S. communications networks, encourage cyberthreat information sharing, increase the capability of the U.S. to detect and respond to cyberattacks against critical infrastructure networks, promote cybersecurity research and development, training and education, and protect the privacy of U.S. citizens, among other goals. “The private sector and the government must work together to secure the networks that are vital to American businesses and communities,” Rockefeller said in a news release. Carper bemoaned the Senate’s failure to pass cybersecurity legislation in the last congress and said S-21 will “help lay the groundwork for a framework that can balance the needs and concerns of both government and the private sector -- and keep Americans safe.” Feinstein said: “Our national and economic security depend on robust information sharing, and I look forward to working with my colleagues again this Congress to develop strong incentives for this practice, coupled with the needed privacy protections.”