S 2993 United States Senate · 117th Congress

CISA Cyber Exercise Act

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.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
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Introduced Oct 19, 2021 Last action Dec 19, 2022
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Dec 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
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.
upper
Nov 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
Oct 19, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Oct 19, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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