Homeland Security GOP leader: Wait on ‘SICI’ legislation as CISA works through incident reporting regulation

House Homeland Security ranking member John Katko (R-NY) doesn’t want to rush into codifying “systemically important critical infrastructure” via legislation while CISA continues to work through its mandatory incident reporting regulation, potentially derailing a push from the Cyberspace Solarium Commission to get SICI through Congress this year.

The Solarium Commission in its landmark report recommended the creation of a SICI designation, and a revamped proposal from Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI) is included in the House version of the fiscal...