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| https://www.portman.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senate-passes-bipartisan-portman-hassan-legislation-strengthen-public-and | Senate Passes Bipartisan Portman-Hassan Legislation to Strengthen Public and Private Sector Cybersecurity Efforts, Ready to be Signed Into Law | 2019-12-19 | 2019 | 2019-12 | Republican | House | OH | Rob Portman | P000449 | www.portman.senate.gov | legacy | Senate Passes Bipartisan Portman-Hassan Legislation to Strengthen Public and Private Sector Cybersecurity Efforts, Ready to be Signed Into Law December 19, 2019 | Press Releases WASHINGTON, DC Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to bolster cybersecurity in the public and private sector is ready to be signed into law as part of the final FY 2020 budget agreement to fund the government for the next fiscal year. The bipartisanDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS) Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Actwill require that the Department of Homeland Security make permanent cyber hunt and cyber incident response teams to work to help prevent cyberattacks at all levels of government and the private sector, and help mitigate the impact of such attacks when they occur. Local and state governments, as well as businesses, hospitals, and other entities, will be able to request assistance from the teams in the event of an attack.The bill also authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to include private sector experts on the teams in order to bring to bear their non-governmental cyber expertise. Our cyber hunt and incident response teams play an important role in protecting against cyber threats, reducing cybersecurity risks, and helping to get our cyber infrastructure back up and running after an attack occurs, Senator Portman said. I am glad that our bipartisan legislation passed today so that we can strengthen our response and recovery efforts in the event of a cyberattack. I am very pleased that bipartisan legislation that I introduced with Senator Portman to better prevent and respond to cyberattacks is ready to be signed into law,Senator Hassansaid. From localofficials working to protect New Hampshire communities to federal agenciestasked with shoring up cybersecurity, it's clear that there is more we need to do to strengthen cybersecurity at every level. This bipartisan legislation takes an important step forward in these efforts, equipping public and private sector entities with the expertise that they need to strengthen their cyber defensesand respond to threats. I urge the President to sign this bill into law without delay once it reaches his desk. Senators Portman and Hassan have worked together to strengthen cybersecurity and prevent against attacks that threaten the safety, privacy, and security of Americans. The bipartisan Portman-Hassan Hack Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Actand Public-Private Cybersecurity Cooperation Actwere included in apackage of billsthat were signed into law last year. TheHack DHS Actestablishes a bug bounty pilot program modeled off of similar programs at the Department of Defense and major tech companies that uses vetted white-hat or ethical hackers to help identify unique and undiscovered vulnerabilities in the DHS networks and information technology. ThePublic-Private Cybersecurity Cooperation Actcomplements theHack DHS Actby requiring DHS to establish a cyber-vulnerabilities disclosure program so that vulnerabilities in DHS' cyber systems can be easily reported and fixed. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |