CIPA

Summary

Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2015 or CIPA This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include among the responsibilities of the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), relating to intelligence and analysis and infrastructure protection, to submit to specified congressional committees and biennially update a recommended strategy to protect and prepare the critical infrastructure of the American homeland against EM threats, including from acts of terrorism. "EM threat" is defined as an electromagnetic pulse caused by: (1) a nuclear or non-nuclear device, including by an act of terrorism; or (2) a geomagnetic disturbance caused by solar storms or other naturally occurring phenomena. The Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall conduct research and development to mitigate the consequences of EM threats, including: (1) an objective scientific analysis of the risks to critical infrastructures from a range of EM threats; (2) determination of the critical national security assets and vital civic utilities and infrastructures that are at risk from EM threats; (3) an evaluation of emergency planning and response technologies that would address the findings and recommendations of experts, including those of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack; (4) an analysis of available technology options to improve the resiliency of critical infrastructure to EM threats; (5) research regarding the restoration and recovery capabilities of critical infrastructure under differing levels of damage and disruption from various EM threats; and (6) an analysis of the feasibility of a real-time alert system to inform electric grid operators and other stakeholders within milliseconds of a high-altitude nuclear explosion. The bill requires the the Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate to: (1) include EM threats in national planning frameworks; and (2) conduct outreach to educate owners and operators of critical infrastructure, emergency planners, and emergency response providers at all levels of government about EM threats.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 9 May 2016

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 July 2015

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