H.R. 1073: Critical Infrastructure Protection Act

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H.R. 1073: Critical Infrastructure Protection Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-25 · Emergency Management · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Critical Infrastructure Protection Act

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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on August 4, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Critical Infrastructure Protection Act or CIPA (Sec. 2) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to define "EMP" to mean: (1) an electromagnetic pulse caused by intentional means, including acts of terrorism; and (2) a geomagnetic disturbance caused by solar storms or other naturally occurring phenomena. Directs DHS to: (1) include in national planning frameworks the threat of EMP events; and (2) conduct outreach to educate owners and operators of critical infrastructure, emergency planners, and emergency response providers of the threat of EMP events. Directs DHS to conduct research and development to mitigate the consequences of EMP events, including: (1) an objective scientific analysis of the risks to critical infrastructures from a range of EMP events; (2) determination of the critical national security assets and vital civic utilities and infrastructures that are at risk from EMP events; (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 EMP; and (5) the restoration and recovery capabilities of critical infrastructure under differing levels of damage and disruption from various EMP events. Includes among the responsibilities of DHS relating to intelligence and analysis and infrastructure protection, to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees: (1) a recommended strategy to protect and prepare the critical infrastructure of the American homeland against EMP events, and (2) biennial updates on the status of such strategy. Requires DHS to report within 180 days after enactment of this Act on the progress made in meeting, and on an estimated date for completing, the requirements set forth under this Act.

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Sponsor: Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · 19 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1073, Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (2015-07-15)

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Pete Sessions (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Brian Babin (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Garamendi (D-CA)

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Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1073.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1073 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114