PRINTER'S NO. 2705

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No.

309

Session of

2024

INTRODUCED BY BONNER, GLEIM, SCIALABBA, GAYDOS, STAMBAUGH,

SMITH, FEE, PICKETT, KAUFFMAN, STAATS, GILLEN, KEEFER,

SCHEUREN, MOUL, HAMM, MALONEY, KRUPA, ROAE, HEFFLEY,

study reviewing the risk to critical infrastructure from

foreign purchases of critical infrastructure assets and

adjacent land in this Commonwealth.

WHEREAS, On November 25, 2023, equipment at a booster station

owned by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa was hacked

by an Iranian-backed cyber group; and

WHEREAS, Following the cyber attack, deputy national security

adviser Anne Neuberger said that American companies and

operators of critical infrastructure "are facing persistent and

capable cyber attacks from hostile countries and criminals"; and

States (CFIUS) is an interagency committee comprised of the

Department of the Treasury, the Department of Justice, the

Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Commerce, the

Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department

of Energy, the Office of the United States Trade Representative

and the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and

WHEREAS, CFIUS is authorized to suspend or prohibit certain

transactions involving foreign investment in the United States

that threaten to impair the national security of the United

States; and

infrastructure assets and adjacent land that threaten to impair

the security of the Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, As the elected representatives of the people of this

Commonwealth tasked with the stewardship of our Commonwealth's

resources, it is our duty and responsibility to discern what can

be done to protect our Commonwealth's critical infrastructure

from attack; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the Joint

State Government Commission to conduct a study reviewing the

risk to critical infrastructure from foreign purchases of

in this Commonwealth that represent critical infrastructure that

requires additional consideration and protection from the

security risks that come from foreign purchases; and be it

further

RESOLVED, That the study include an examination of the

possible risk to Commonwealth security that comes from the

foreign purchase of critical infrastructure assets and adjacent

land in this Commonwealth; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the study examine practices of the other 49

states to determine how they protect their critical

Commonwealth would be beneficial in protecting the critical

infrastructure assets and adjacent land of this Commonwealth;

and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission be

authorized to request information that is not protected from

disclosure from Commonwealth agencies, authorities, commissions

and departments for the study on behalf of the House of

Representatives; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission issue a

report of its findings and recommendations and submit the report