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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2096 

To advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 2, 2011 

Mr. MCCAUL (for himself and Mr. LIPINSKI) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

A BILL 

To advance cybersecurity research, development, and 

technical standards, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cybersecurity En5 hancement Act of 2011’’. 

6 TITLE I—RESEARCH AND 

7 DEVELOPMENT 

8 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this title: 


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1 (1) NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE.—The 

2 term National Coordination Office means the Na3 tional Coordination Office for the Networking and 

4 Information Technology Research and Development 

5 program. 

6 (2) PROGRAM.—The term Program means the 

7 Networking and Information Technology Research 

8 and Development program which has been estab9 lished under section 101 of the High-Performance 

10 Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511). 

11 SEC. 102. FINDINGS. 

12 Section 2 of the Cyber Security Research and Devel13 opment Act (15 U.S.C. 7401) is amended— 

14 (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol15 lows: 

16 ‘‘(1) Advancements in information and commu17 nications technology have resulted in a globally 

18 interconnected network of government, commercial, 

19 scientific, and education infrastructures, including 

20 critical infrastructures for electric power, natural 

21 gas and petroleum production and distribution, tele22 communications, transportation, water supply, bank23 ing and finance, and emergency and government 

24 services.’’; 


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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Exponential 

2 increases in interconnectivity have facilitated en3 hanced communications, economic growth,’’ and in4 serting ‘‘These advancements have significantly con5 tributed to the growth of the United States econ6 omy’’; 

7 (3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol8 lows: 

9 ‘‘(3) The Cyberspace Policy Review published 

10 by the President in May, 2009, concluded that our 

11 information technology and communications infra12 structure is vulnerable and has ‘suffered intrusions 

13 that have allowed criminals to steal hundreds of mil14 lions of dollars and nation-states and other entities 

15 to steal intellectual property and sensitive military 

16 information’.’’; and 

17 (4) by amending paragraph (6) to read as fol18 lows: 

19 ‘‘(6) While African-Americans, Hispanics, and 

20 Native Americans constitute 33 percent of the col21 lege-age population, members of these minorities 

22 comprise less than 20 percent of bachelor degree re23 cipients in the field of computer sciences.’’. 


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1 SEC. 103. CYBERSECURITY STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND DE2 VELOPMENT PLAN. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months after 

4 the date of enactment of this Act, the agencies identified 

5 in subsection 101(a)(3)(B)(i) through (x) of the High-Per6 formance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 

7 5511(a)(3)(B)(i) through (x)) or designated under section 

8 101(a)(3)(B)(xi) of such Act, working through the Na9 tional Science and Technology Council and with the assist10 ance of the National Coordination Office, shall transmit 

11 to Congress a strategic plan based on an assessment of 

12 cybersecurity risk to guide the overall direction of Federal 

13 cybersecurity and information assurance research and de14 velopment for information technology and networking sys15 tems. Once every 3 years after the initial strategic plan 

16 is transmitted to Congress under this section, such agen17 cies shall prepare and transmit to Congress an update of 

18 such plan. 

19 (b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The strategic plan re20 quired under subsection (a) shall— 

21 (1) specify and prioritize near-term, mid-term 

22 and long-term research objectives, including objec23 tives associated with the research areas identified in 

24 section 4(a)(1) of the Cyber Security Research and 

25 Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7403(a)(1)) and how 

26 the near-term objectives complement research and 


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1 development areas in which the private sector is ac2 tively engaged; 

3 (2) describe how the Program will focus on in4 novative, transformational technologies with the po5 tential to enhance the security, reliability, resilience, 

6 and trustworthiness of the digital infrastructure; 

7 (3) describe how the Program will foster the 

8 transfer of research and development results into 

9 new cybersecurity technologies and applications for 

10 the benefit of society and the national interest, in11 cluding through the dissemination of best practices 

12 and other outreach activities; 

13 (4) describe how the Program will establish and 

14 maintain a national research infrastructure for cre15 ating, testing, and evaluating the next generation of 

16 secure networking and information technology sys17 tems; 

18 (5) describe how the Program will facilitate ac19 cess by academic researchers to the infrastructure 

20 described in paragraph (4), as well as to relevant 

21 data, including event data; and 

22 (6) describe how the Program will engage fe23 males and individuals identified in section 33 or 34 

24 of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities 


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1 Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b) to foster a more di2 verse workforce in this area. 

3 (c) DEVELOPMENT OF ROADMAP.—The agencies de4 scribed in subsection (a) shall develop and annually update 

5 an implementation roadmap for the strategic plan re6 quired in this section. Such roadmap shall— 

7 (1) specify the role of each Federal agency in 

8 carrying out or sponsoring research and development 

9 to meet the research objectives of the strategic plan, 

10 including a description of how progress toward the 

11 research objectives will be evaluated; 

12 (2) specify the funding allocated to each major 

13 research objective of the strategic plan and the 

14 source of funding by agency for the current fiscal 

15 year; and 

16 (3) estimate the funding required for each 

17 major research objective of the strategic plan for the 

18 following 3 fiscal years. 

19 (d) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In developing and updat20 ing the strategic plan under subsection (a), the agencies 

21 involved shall solicit recommendations and advice from— 

22 (1) the advisory committee established under 

23 section 101(b)(1) of the High-Performance Com24 puting Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511(b)(1)); and 


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1 (2) a wide range of stakeholders, including in2 dustry, academia, including representatives of mi3 nority serving institutions and community colleges, 

4 and other relevant organizations and institutions. 

5 (e) APPENDING TO REPORT.—The implementation 

6 roadmap required under subsection (c), and its annual up7 dates, shall be appended to the report required under sec8 tion 101(a)(2)(D) of the High-Performance Computing 

9 Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(2)(D)). 

10 SEC. 104. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH IN CYBER11 SECURITY. 

12 Section 4(a)(1) of the Cyber Security Research and 

13 Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7403(a)(1)) is amended— 

14 (1) by inserting ‘‘and usability’’ after ‘‘to the 

15 structure’’; 

16 (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

17 after the semicolon; 

18 (3) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period 

19 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub21 paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(J) social and behavioral factors, includ23 ing human-computer interactions, usability, 

24 user motivations, and organizational cultures.’’. 


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1 SEC. 105. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION CYBERSECU2 RITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRO3 GRAMS. 

4 (a) COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY RESEARCH

5 AREAS.—Section 4(a)(1) of the Cyber Security Research 

6 and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7403(a)(1)) is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘identity 

9 management,’’ after ‘‘cryptography,’’; and 

10 (2) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ‘‘, crimes 

11 against children, and organized crime’’ after ‘‘intel12 lectual property’’. 

13 (b) COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY RESEARCH

14 GRANTS.—Section 4(a)(3) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 

15 7403(a)(3)) is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) 

16 through (E) and inserting the following new subpara17 graphs: 

18 ‘‘(A) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

19 ‘‘(B) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

20 ‘‘(C) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.’’. 

21 (c) COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY RESEARCH

22 CENTERS.—Section 4(b) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 7403(b)) 

23 is amended— 

24 (1) in paragraph (4)— 

25 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

26 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 

2 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

4 subparagraph: 

5 ‘‘(E) how the center will partner with gov6 ernment laboratories, for-profit entities, other 

7 institutions of higher education, or nonprofit re8 search institutions.’’; and 

9 (2) in paragraph (7) by striking subparagraphs 

10 (A) through (E) and inserting the following new 

11 subparagraphs: 

12 ‘‘(A) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

13 ‘‘(B) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

14 ‘‘(C) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2014.’’. 

15 (d) COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY CAPACITY

16 BUILDING GRANTS.—Section 5(a)(6) of such Act (15 

17 U.S.C. 7404(a)(6)) is amended by striking subparagraphs 

18 (A) through (E) and inserting the following new subpara19 graphs: 

20 ‘‘(A) $19,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

21 ‘‘(B) $19,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

22 ‘‘(C) $19,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.’’. 

23 (e) SCIENTIFIC AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACT

24 GRANTS.—Section 5(b)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 

25 7404(b)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) 


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1 through (E) and inserting the following new subpara2 graphs: 

3 ‘‘(A) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

4 ‘‘(B) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

5 ‘‘(C) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2014.’’. 

6 (f) GRADUATE TRAINEESHIPS IN COMPUTER AND

7 NETWORK SECURITY.—Section 5(c)(7) of such Act (15 

8 U.S.C. 7404(c)(7)) is amended by striking subparagraphs 

9 (A) through (E) and inserting the following new subpara10 graphs: 

11 ‘‘(A) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

12 ‘‘(B) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

13 ‘‘(C) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.’’. 

14 (g) CYBER SECURITY FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

15 TRAINEESHIP PROGRAM.—Section 5(e) of such Act (15 

16 U.S.C. 7404(e)) is repealed. 

17 SEC. 106. FEDERAL CYBER SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE 

18 PROGRAM. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 

20 Science Foundation shall continue a Scholarship for Serv21 ice program under section 5(a) of the Cyber Security Re22 search and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7404(a)) to re23 cruit and train the next generation of Federal cybersecu24 rity professionals and to increase the capacity of the high25 er education system to produce an information technology 


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1 workforce with the skills necessary to enhance the security 

2 of the Nation’s communications and information infra3 structure. 

4 (b) CHARACTERISTICS OF PROGRAM.—The program 

5 under this section shall— 

6 (1) provide, through qualified institutions of 

7 higher education, scholarships that provide tuition, 

8 fees, and a competitive stipend for up to 2 years to 

9 students pursing a bachelor’s or master’s degree and 

10 up to 3 years to students pursuing a doctoral degree 

11 in a cybersecurity field; 

12 (2) provide the scholarship recipients with sum13 mer internship opportunities or other meaningful 

14 temporary appointments in the Federal information 

15 technology workforce; and 

16 (3) increase the capacity of institutions of high17 er education throughout all regions of the United 

18 States to produce highly qualified cybersecurity pro19 fessionals, through the award of competitive, merit20 reviewed grants that support such activities as— 

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1 opment opportunities that will result in im2 proved instructional capabilities; 

3 (B) institutional partnerships, including 

4 minority serving institutions and community 

5 colleges; and 

6 (C) development of cybersecurity-related 

7 courses and curricula. 

8 (c) SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS.— 

9 (1) ELIGIBILITY.—Scholarships under this sec10 tion shall be available only to students who— 

11 (A) are citizens or permanent residents of 

12 the United States; 

13 (B) are full-time students in an eligible de14 gree program, as determined by the Director, 

15 that is focused on computer security or infor16 mation assurance at an awardee institution; 

17 and 

18 (C) accept the terms of a scholarship pur19 suant to this section. 

20 (2) SELECTION.—Individuals shall be selected 

21 to receive scholarships primarily on the basis of aca22 demic merit, with consideration given to financial 

23 need, to the goal of promoting the participation of 

24 individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of the 

25 Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act 


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1 (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b), and to veterans. For 

2 purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘veteran’’ 

3 means a person who— 

4 (A) served on active duty (other than ac5 tive duty for training) in the Armed Forces of 

6 the United States for a period of more than 

7 180 consecutive days, and who was discharged 

8 or released therefrom under conditions other 

9 than dishonorable; or 

10 (B) served on active duty (other than ac11 tive duty for training) in the Armed Forces of 

12 the United States and was discharged or re13 leased from such service for a service-connected 

14 disability before serving 180 consecutive days. 

15 For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘serv16 ice-connected’’ has the meaning given such term 

17 under section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 

18 (3) SERVICE OBLIGATION.—If an individual re19 ceives a scholarship under this section, as a condi20 tion of receiving such scholarship, the individual 

21 upon completion of their degree must serve as a cy22 bersecurity professional within the Federal workforce 

23 for a period of time as provided in paragraph (5). 

24 If a scholarship recipient is not offered employment 

25 by a Federal agency or a federally funded research 


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1 and development center, the service requirement can 

2 be satisfied at the Director’s discretion by— 

3 (A) serving as a cybersecurity professional 

4 in a State, local, or tribal government agency; 

5 or 

6 (B) teaching cybersecurity courses at an 

7 institution of higher education. 

8 (4) CONDITIONS OF SUPPORT.—As a condition 

9 of acceptance of a scholarship under this section, a 

10 recipient shall agree to provide the awardee institu11 tion with annual verifiable documentation of employ12 ment and up-to-date contact information. 

13 (5) LENGTH OF SERVICE.—The length of serv14 ice required in exchange for a scholarship under this 

15 subsection shall be 1 year more than the number of 

16 years for which the scholarship was received. 

17 (d) FAILURE TO COMPLETE SERVICE OBLIGA18 TION.— 

19 (1) GENERAL RULE.—If an individual who has 

20 received a scholarship under this section— 

21 (A) fails to maintain an acceptable level of 

22 academic standing in the educational institution 

23 in which the individual is enrolled, as deter24 mined by the Director; 


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1 (B) is dismissed from such educational in2 stitution for disciplinary reasons; 

3 (C) withdraws from the program for which 

4 the award was made before the completion of 

5 such program; 

6 (D) declares that the individual does not 

7 intend to fulfill the service obligation under this 

8 section; or 

9 (E) fails to fulfill the service obligation of 

10 the individual under this section, 

11 such individual shall be liable to the United States 

12 as provided in paragraph (3). 

13 (2) MONITORING COMPLIANCE.—As a condition 

14 of participating in the program, a qualified institu15 tion of higher education receiving a grant under this 

16 section shall— 

17 (A) enter into an agreement with the Di18 rector of the National Science Foundation to 

19 monitor the compliance of scholarship recipients 

20 with respect to their service obligation; and 

21 (B) provide to the Director, on an annual 

22 basis, post-award employment information re23 quired under subsection (c)(4) for scholarship 

24 recipients through the completion of their serv25 ice obligation. 


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1 (3) AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT.— 

2 (A) LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF SERVICE.— 

3 If a circumstance described in paragraph (1) 

4 occurs before the completion of 1 year of a 

5 service obligation under this section, the total 

6 amount of awards received by the individual 

7 under this section shall be repaid or such 

8 amount shall be treated as a loan to be repaid 

9 in accordance with subparagraph (C). 

10 (B) MORE THAN ONE YEAR OF SERVICE.— 

11 If a circumstance described in subparagraph 

12 (D) or (E) of paragraph (1) occurs after the 

13 completion of 1 year of a service obligation 

14 under this section, the total amount of scholar15 ship awards received by the individual under 

16 this section, reduced by the ratio of the number 

17 of years of service completed divided by the 

18 number of years of service required, shall be re19 paid or such amount shall be treated as a loan 

20 to be repaid in accordance with subparagraph 

21 (C). 

22 (C) REPAYMENTS.—A loan described in 

23 subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be treated as a 

24 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan 

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1 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a and fol2 lowing), and shall be subject to repayment, to3 gether with interest thereon accruing from the 

4 date of the scholarship award, in accordance 

5 with terms and conditions specified by the Di6 rector (in consultation with the Secretary of 

7 Education) in regulations promulgated to carry 

8 out this paragraph. 

9 (4) COLLECTION OF REPAYMENT.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—In the event that a 

11 scholarship recipient is required to repay the 

12 scholarship under this subsection, the institu13 tion providing the scholarship shall— 

14 (i) be responsible for determining the 

15 repayment amounts and for notifying the 

16 recipient and the Director of the amount 

17 owed; and 

18 (ii) collect such repayment amount 

19 within a period of time as determined 

20 under the agreement described in para21 graph (2), or the repayment amount shall 

22 be treated as a loan in accordance with 

23 paragraph (3)(C). 

24 (B) RETURNED TO TREASURY.—Except as 

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1 graph, any such repayment shall be returned to 

2 the Treasury of the United States. 

3 (C) RETAIN PERCENTAGE.—An institution 

4 of higher education may retain a percentage of 

5 any repayment the institution collects under 

6 this paragraph to defray administrative costs 

7 associated with the collection. The Director 

8 shall establish a single, fixed percentage that 

9 will apply to all eligible entities. 

10 (5) EXCEPTIONS.—The Director may provide 

11 for the partial or total waiver or suspension of any 

12 service or payment obligation by an individual under 

13 this section whenever compliance by the individual 

14 with the obligation is impossible or would involve ex15 treme hardship to the individual, or if enforcement 

16 of such obligation with respect to the individual 

17 would be unconscionable. 

18 (e) HIRING AUTHORITY.—For purposes of any law 

19 or regulation governing the appointment of individuals in 

20 the Federal civil service, upon successful completion of 

21 their degree, students receiving a scholarship under this 

22 section shall be hired under the authority provided for in 

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1 verted to a competitive service position without competi2 tion if the individual meets the requirements for that posi3 tion. 

4 SEC. 107. CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT. 

5 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

6 of this Act the President shall transmit to the Congress 

7 a report addressing the cybersecurity workforce needs of 

8 the Federal Government. The report shall include— 

9 (1) an examination of the current state of and 

10 the projected needs of the Federal cybersecurity 

11 workforce, including a comparison of the different 

12 agencies and departments, and an analysis of the ca13 pacity of such agencies and departments to meet 

14 those needs; 

15 (2) an analysis of the sources and availability of 

16 cybersecurity talent, a comparison of the skills and 

17 expertise sought by the Federal Government and the 

18 private sector, an examination of the current and fu19 ture capacity of United States institutions of higher 

20 education, including community colleges, to provide 

21 cybersecurity professionals with those skills sought 

22 by the Federal Government and the private sector, 

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1 ing Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 

2 1885b); 

3 (3) an examination of the effectiveness of the 

4 National Centers of Academic Excellence in Infor5 mation Assurance Education, the Centers of Aca6 demic Excellence in Research, and the Federal 

7 Cyber Scholarship for Service programs in pro8 moting higher education and research in cybersecu9 rity and information assurance and in producing a 

10 growing number of professionals with the necessary 

11 cybersecurity and information assurance expertise; 

12 (4) an analysis of any barriers to the Federal 

13 Government recruiting and hiring cybersecurity tal14 ent, including barriers relating to compensation, the 

15 hiring process, job classification, and hiring flexibili16 ties; and 

17 (5) recommendations for Federal policies to en18 sure an adequate, well-trained Federal cybersecurity 

19 workforce. 

20 SEC. 108. CYBERSECURITY UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY TASK 

21 FORCE. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY

23 TASK FORCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

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1 plore mechanisms for carrying out collaborative research 

2 and development activities for cybersecurity through a 

3 consortium or other appropriate entity with participants 

4 from institutions of higher education and industry. 

5 (b) FUNCTIONS.—The task force shall— 

6 (1) develop options for a collaborative model 

7 and an organizational structure for such entity 

8 under which the joint research and development ac9 tivities could be planned, managed, and conducted 

10 effectively, including mechanisms for the allocation 

11 of resources among the participants in such entity 

12 for support of such activities; 

13 (2) propose a process for developing a research 

14 and development agenda for such entity, including 

15 guidelines to ensure an appropriate scope of work fo16 cused on nationally significant challenges and requir17 ing collaboration; 

18 (3) define the roles and responsibilities for the 

19 participants from institutions of higher education 

20 and industry in such entity; 

21 (4) propose guidelines for assigning intellectual 

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1 (5) make recommendations for how such entity 

2 could be funded from Federal, State, and nongovern3 mental sources. 

4 (c) COMPOSITION.—In establishing the task force 

5 under subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Science 

6 and Technology Policy shall appoint an equal number of 

7 individuals from institutions of higher education, including 

8 minority-serving institutions and community colleges, and 

9 from industry with knowledge and expertise in cybersecu10 rity. 

11 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the 

12 date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 

13 of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit to the 

14 Congress a report describing the findings and rec15 ommendations of the task force. 

16 SEC. 109. CYBERSECURITY CHECKLIST DEVELOPMENT AND 

17 DISSEMINATION. 

18 Section 8(c) of the Cyber Security Research and De19 velopment Act (15 U.S.C. 7406(c)) is amended to read 

20 as follows: 

21 ‘‘(c) CHECKLISTS FOR GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Na23 tional Institute of Standards and Technology shall 

24 develop or identify and revise or adapt as necessary, 

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1 recommendations for products and protocols that 

2 minimize the security risks associated with each 

3 computer hardware or software system that is, or is 

4 likely to become, widely used within the Federal 

5 Government. 

6 ‘‘(2) PRIORITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT.—The Di7 rector of the National Institute of Standards and 

8 Technology shall establish priorities for the develop9 ment of checklists under this subsection. Such prior10 ities may be based on the security risks associated 

11 with the use of each system, the number of agencies 

12 that use a particular system, the usefulness of the 

13 checklist to Federal agencies that are users or po14 tential users of the system, or such other factors as 

15 the Director determines to be appropriate. 

16 ‘‘(3) EXCLUDED SYSTEMS.—The Director of 

17 the National Institute of Standards and Technology 

18 may exclude from the requirements of paragraph (1) 

19 any computer hardware or software system for 

20 which the Director determines that the development 

21 of a checklist is inappropriate because of the infre22 quency of use of the system, the obsolescence of the 

23 system, or the inutility or impracticability of devel24 oping a checklist for the system. 


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1 ‘‘(4) AUTOMATION SPECIFICATIONS.—The Di2 rector of the National Institute of Standards and 

3 Technology shall develop automated security speci4 fications (such as the Security Content Automation 

5 Protocol) with respect to checklist content and asso6 ciated security related data. 

7 ‘‘(5) DISSEMINATION OF CHECKLISTS.—The 

8 Director of the National Institute of Standards and 

9 Technology shall ensure that Federal agencies are 

10 informed of the availability of any product developed 

11 or identified under the National Checklist Program 

12 for any information system, including the Security 

13 Content Automation Protocol and other automated 

14 security specifications. 

15 ‘‘(6) AGENCY USE REQUIREMENTS.—The devel16 opment of a checklist under paragraph (1) for a 

17 computer hardware or software system does not— 

18 ‘‘(A) require any Federal agency to select 

19 the specific settings or options recommended by 

20 the checklist for the system; 

21 ‘‘(B) establish conditions or prerequisites 

22 for Federal agency procurement or deployment 

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1 ‘‘(C) imply an endorsement of any such 

2 system by the Director of the National Institute 

3 of Standards and Technology; or 

4 ‘‘(D) preclude any Federal agency from 

5 procuring or deploying other computer hard6 ware or software systems for which no such 

7 checklist has been developed or identified under 

8 paragraph (1).’’. 

9 SEC. 110. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECH10 NOLOGY CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH AND 

11 DEVELOPMENT. 

12 Section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and 

13 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3) is amended by redes14 ignating subsection (e) as subsection (f), and by inserting 

15 after subsection (d) the following: 

16 ‘‘(e) INTRAMURAL SECURITY RESEARCH.—As part of 

17 the research activities conducted in accordance with sub18 section (d)(3), the Institute shall— 

19 ‘‘(1) conduct a research program to develop a 

20 unifying and standardized identity, privilege, and ac21 cess control management framework for the execu22 tion of a wide variety of resource protection policies 

23 and that is amenable to implementation within a 

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1 ‘‘(2) carry out research associated with improv2 ing the security of information systems and net3 works; 

4 ‘‘(3) carry out research associated with improv5 ing the testing, measurement, usability, and assur6 ance of information systems and networks; and 

7 ‘‘(4) carry out research associated with improv8 ing security of industrial control systems.’’. 

9 TITLE II—ADVANCEMENT OF CY10 BERSECURITY TECHNICAL 

11 STANDARDS 

12 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

13 In this title: 

14 (1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

15 the Director of the National Institute of Standards 

16 and Technology. 

17 (2) INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘Institute’’ means 

18 the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 

19 SEC. 202. INTERNATIONAL CYBERSECURITY TECHNICAL 

20 STANDARDS. 

21 The Director, in coordination with appropriate Fed22 eral authorities, shall— 

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1 ment of technical standards related to cybersecurity; 

2 and 

3 (2) not later than 1 year after the date of en4 actment of this Act, develop and transmit to the 

5 Congress a proactive plan to engage international 

6 standards bodies with respect to the development of 

7 technical standards related to cybersecurity. 

8 SEC. 203. PROMOTING CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS AND 

9 EDUCATION. 

10 (a) PROGRAM.—The Director, in collaboration with 

11 relevant Federal agencies, industry, educational institu12 tions, and other organizations, shall maintain a cybersecu13 rity awareness and education program to increase public 

14 awareness of cybersecurity risks, consequences, and best 

15 practices through— 

16 (1) the widespread dissemination of cybersecu17 rity technical standards and best practices identified 

18 by the Institute; and 

19 (2) efforts to make cybersecurity technical 

20 standards and best practices usable by individuals, 

21 small to medium-sized businesses, State, local, and 

22 tribal governments, and educational institutions. 

23 (b) MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP.— 

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1 nership program under section 25 of the National Insti2 tute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k). 

3 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 

4 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 

5 transmit to the Congress a report containing a strategy 

6 for implementation of this section. 

7 SEC. 204. IDENTITY MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND DEVEL8 OPMENT. 

9 The Director shall continue a program to support the 

10 development of technical standards, metrology, testbeds, 

11 and conformance criteria, taking into account appropriate 

12 user concerns, to— 

13 (1) improve interoperability among identity 

14 management technologies; 

15 (2) strengthen authentication methods of iden16 tity management systems; 

17 (3) improve privacy protection in identity man18 agement systems, including health information tech19 nology systems, through authentication and security 

20 protocols; and 

21 (4) improve the usability of identity manage22 ment systems. 

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