• 18 U.S.C. § 2319 and 17 U.S.C. § 506 – Criminal Infringement of a copyright. HSI investigates violations of these subsections which criminalize the willful act of infringing a copyright. • Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act - part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, P.L. 114-113 (Dec 18, 2015). The Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act of 2015 was enacted in December 2015. It assigned specific workforce planning-related activities to all federal agencies, including DHS. Specifically, the law requires all federal agencies to identify all positions that perform information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related functions and assign the appropriate employment code to each position. The Act also requires all federal agencies, including DHS, to identify and report to OPM on its cybersecurity work roles of critical need; each agency also is to submit a progress report on identifying cyber-related work roles of critical need to Congress. • Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act, P.L. 113-277 (Dec 18, 2014) (6 U.S.C. § 146). Section 3 of this Act directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, within 180 days and annually thereafter for three years, to conduct an assessment of the DHS cybersecurity workforce. The Act also directs the Secretary to develop, maintain, and update a comprehensive workforce strategy to enhance the readiness, capacity, training, recruitment, and retention of DHS’s cybersecurity workforce. Section 4 of this Act requires the Secretary to submit to the appropriate congressional committees: (1) annual updates on such assessment and on the Secretary's progress in carrying out such strategy; and (2) a report on the feasibility, cost, and benefits of establishing a Cybersecurity Fellowship Program to offer a tuition payment plan for individuals pursuing undergraduate and doctoral degrees who agree to work for DHS for an agreed upon period. • Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act, P.L. 113-246 (Dec. 18, 2014) (6 U.S.C. § 146 note). Authorizes the Secretary to identify, determine, and assign the appropriate employment codes, work categories, and specialty areas of critical need to enable the Secretary to effectively implement the Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act. • 49 U.S.C. § 44912 (b)(1)(A)(ii)(b) ‘REVIEW OF THREATS.’ This section directs the TSA to periodically review threats to civil aviation, with particular focus on a comprehensive systems analysis of the civil aviation system, including: (i) the destruction, commandeering, or diversion of civil aircraft or the use of civil aircraft as a weapon; and (ii) the disruption of civil aviation service, including by cyberattack. • 46 U.S.C. § 3306. Addresses USCG Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) authorities over vessel safety. As the Maritime Transportation sector specific agency, these authorities support USCG regulatory oversight of commercial vessels, to include cyber security equities associated with safety management systems. • 46 U.S.C. § VII. Addresses OCMI and Captain of the Port (COTP) authorities over vessel and facility security. It also designates USCG officials as Federal Maritime Security Coordinators for areas in which Area Maritime Security Plans apply. From a cybersecurity A-4

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