Cyber Bill

The Obama administration generally agrees with a new Senate cybersecurity bill, taking issue only with its call for a new interagency group and warning against any amendments to the bill that would weaken critical infrastructure measures, according to a statement of administration policy issued by the White House.

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and four cosponsors introduced the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 last week. Yesterday the Senate agreed to end debate and move to a vote on the bill.

In its statement, the White House the bill supports most of the administration's own legislative proposal on the issue. The statement adds:

S. 3414 would create an interagency National Cybersecurity Council to coordinate the identification of voluntary cybersecurity practices for critical cyber infrastructure. As currently drafted, the structure of the National Cybersecurity Council raises constitutional concerns and should be amended to employ an administrative structure similar to that of other recently established councils.