119-hr912

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 912 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 912

To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to secure the suicide 
 prevention lifeline from cybersecurity incidents, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 4, 2025

 Mr. Obernolte (for himself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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 A BILL

To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to secure the suicide 
 prevention lifeline from cybersecurity incidents, and for other 
 purposes.

 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 ``9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity 
Responsibility Act''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTING SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE FROM CYBERSECURITY 
 INCIDENTS.

    (a) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Program.--

Section 520E-
3

    (b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-36c

    (b) ) is 
amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (4) , by striking ``and'' at the end;

    (2) in paragraph

    (5) , by striking the period at the end and 
 inserting ``; and''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (6) taking such steps as may be necessary to ensure the 
 suicide prevention hotline is protected from cybersecurity 
 incidents and eliminates known cybersecurity 
 vulnerabilities.''.

    (b) Reporting.--

Section 520E-3 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb-36c) is amended--

    (1) by redesignating subsection

    (f) as subsection

    (g) ; and

    (2) by inserting after subsection

    (e) the following:
 ``

    (f) Cybersecurity Reporting.--
 ``

    (1) Notification.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--The program's network 
 administrator receiving Federal funding pursuant to 
 subsection

    (a) shall report to the Assistant Secretary, 
 in a manner that protects personal privacy, consistent 
 with applicable Federal and State privacy laws--
 ``
            (i) any identified cybersecurity 
 vulnerabilities to the program within a 
 reasonable amount of time after identification 
 of such a vulnerability; and
 ``
            (ii) any identified cybersecurity 
 incidents to the program within a reasonable 
 amount of time after identification of such 
 incident.
 ``
        (B) Local and regional crisis centers.--Local and 
 regional crisis centers participating in the program 
 shall report to the program's network administrator 
 identified under subparagraph
        (A) , in a manner that 
 protects personal privacy, consistent with applicable 
 Federal and State privacy laws--
 ``
            (i) any identified cybersecurity 
 vulnerabilities to the program within a 
 reasonable amount of time after identification 
 of such vulnerability; and
 ``
            (ii) any identified cybersecurity 
 incidents to the program within a reasonable 
 amount of time after identification of such 
 incident.
 ``

    (2) Notification.--If the program's network administrator 
 receiving funding pursuant to subsection

    (a) discovers, or is 
 informed by a local or regional crisis center pursuant to 
 paragraph

    (1)
        (B) of, a cybersecurity vulnerability or incident, 
 within a reasonable amount of time after such discovery or 
 receipt of information, such entity shall report the 
 vulnerability or incident to the Assistant Secretary.
 ``

    (3) Clarification.--
 ``
        (A) Oversight.--
 ``
            (i) Local and regional crisis centers.--
 Except as provided in clause
            (ii) , local and 
 regional crisis centers participating in the 
 program shall oversee all technology each 
 center employs in the provision of services as 
 a participant in the program.
 ``
            (ii) Network administrator.--The 
 program's network administrator receiving 
 Federal funding pursuant to subsection

    (a) shall oversee the technology each crisis center 
 employs in the provision of services as a 
 participant in the program if such oversight 
 responsibilities are established in the 
 applicable network participation agreement.
 ``
        (B) Supplement, not supplant.--The cybersecurity 
 incident reporting requirements under this subsection 
 shall supplement, and not supplant, cybersecurity 
 incident reporting requirements under other provisions 
 of applicable Federal law that are in effect on the 
 date of the enactment of the 9-8-8 Lifeline 
 Cybersecurity Responsibility Act.''.
            (c) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall--

    (1) conduct and complete a study that evaluates 
 cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities associated with the 9-
 8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline; and

    (2) submit a report on the findings of such study to the 
 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
 Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
 Representatives.
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