Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 658) to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to work with cybersecurity consortia for training, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 658 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY PREPAREDNESS CONSORTIUM. (a) In General.--The Secretary may work with one or more consortia to support efforts to address cybersecurity risks and incidents. (b) Assistance to DHS.--The Secretary may work with one or more consortia to carry out the Secretary's responsibility pursuant to section 2202(e)(1)(P) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652(e)(1)(P)) to-- (1) provide training and education to State, Tribal, and local first responders and officials specifically for preparing for and responding to cybersecurity risks and incidents, in accordance with applicable law; (2) develop and update a curriculum utilizing existing training and educational programs and models in accordance with section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.…”