Sen. Mike Porfirio
Filed: 4/18/2024
 
 
 




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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3240 


2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3240, AS AMENDED, 
3by inserting at the end of the bill the following:

4 "Section 15. The Military Code of Illinois is amended by 
5adding Section 29.1 as follows:

6 (20 ILCS 1805/29.1 new)
7 Sec. 29.1. Creation of Illinois Cyber Auxiliary Force.
8 (a) The Governor may organize and maintain within this 
9State, on a reserve basis, a volunteer civilian cybersecurity 
10auxiliary force, known as the Illinois Cyber Auxiliary Force 
11(ICAF), that is capable of being expanded and trained to 
12educate and protect from cyber incidents State, county, and 
13local government entities and critical infrastructure, 
14including election systems, businesses, and the citizens of 
15this State. In the case of a disaster proclaimed by the 
16Governor, or caused by illicit actors or imminent danger, the 
 
 
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1Governor, as Commander-in-Chief, shall expand the ICAF as the 
2exigency of the occasion requires.
3 (b) The ICAF shall be operated as an interagency effort 
4between the Illinois Department of Military Affairs (IDMA), 
5the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of 
6Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS), and the Department of Innovation 
7and Technology (DoIT).
8  (1) IEMA-OHS shall have oversight of the entire 
9 program and act as the lead agency for the ICAF for mission 
10 and project development. The Homeland Security Advisor 
11 shall be the final approval for ICAF missions. IEMA-OHS 
12 shall be responsible for the evaluation and exercising of 
13 the ICAF.
14  (2) DoIT shall evaluate threats and recommend missions 
15 to the Homeland Security Advisor. DoIT shall develop 
16 standards and training for ICAF members, while ensuring 
17 their training and credentials meet mission requirements. 
18 DoIT cyber navigators may provide liaison support to the 
19 ICAF.
20  (3) IDMA shall focus on recruiting, manning, and 
21 mission assignments. IDMA shall provide key sustainment 
22 requirements, such as pay and reimbursement for missions 
23 utilizing existing State Active Duty systems and 
24 processes. The Adjutant General, in cooperation with the 
25 Homeland Security Advisor, shall request activation of 
26 ICAF for cyber incident response. IDMA shall stock and 
 
 
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1 issue uniform articles as required.
2 (c) Appropriate training shall be provided to current and 
3potential members of the ICAF. While performing training and 
4other volunteer duties such as public engagement, current and 
5potential auxiliary members shall serve in an unpaid volunteer 
6status.
7 (d) The ICAF shall use funds appropriated by the General 
8Assembly for the actual and necessary expenses incurred by the 
9ICAF for administration, training, and deployment of the ICAF, 
10at the discretion of the Director of IEMA-OHS or the 
11Director's designee. Expenses for administration, training, 
12and deployment may include, but are not limited to, permanent 
13or temporary State employees or contractual internal or 
14external administrative staff, travel and subsistence 
15expenses, the purchase or rental of equipment and hardware, 
16and local operational support.
17 (e) The Director of IEMA-OHS shall adopt rules consistent 
18with the provisions of law governing the membership, 
19organization, administration, equipment, and maintenance of 
20the ICAF.
21 (f) ICAF members may not be called or ordered into the 
22military service of the United States.
23 (g) No person shall be accepted into the ICAF who is not a 
24United States national or a lawful permanent resident. 
25Applicants shall be subject to an appropriate background 
26check, in accordance with rules adopted by the Director of 
 
 
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