The House Cybersecurity Subcommittee will mark up the...

The House Cybersecurity Subcommittee will mark up the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (HR-3696) Wednesday. The bill would codify the Department of Homeland Security’s existing public-private collaboration on cybersecurity, but would not give the agency new powers. It would also allow new liability protections for companies that deploy anti-terrorism technology to also deploy cybersecurity tech. Industry experts see the bill as one of the best chances for Congress to pass legislation this year related to cybersecurity (CD Jan 6 p2). The markup is to begin at 2 p.m. in 311 Cannon.