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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2905 

To improve requirements relating to establishment of a consortium of universities to advise the Secretary of Defense on cybersecurity matters, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 

Mr. ROUNDS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To improve requirements relating to establishment of a consortium of universities to advise the Secretary of Defense 

on cybersecurity matters, 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 ‘‘University Cybersecu5 rity Consortia Improvement Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO CONSORTIUM OF UNIVER2 SITIES TO ADVISE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 

3 ON CYBERSECURITY MATTERS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1659 of the National De5 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 

6 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter before para8 graph (1), by striking ‘‘one or more consortia’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘a consortium’’; and 

10 (2) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph 

11 (1) to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE

13 CHAIR.—The Secretary of Defense shall designate 

14 the National Defense University College of Informa15 tion and Cyberspace to function as the administra16 tive chair of the consortium established under sub17 section (a).’’. 

18 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 

19 further amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘or con21 sortia’’; 

22 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘or con23 sortia’’; 

24 (3) in subsection (c)— 

25 (A) by striking paragraph (2); 


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1 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 

2 (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 

3 (C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by 

4 subparagraph (B)— 

5 (i) in the matter before subparagraph 

6 (A)— 

7 (I) by striking ‘‘Each administra8 tive’’ and inserting ‘‘The administra9 tive’’; and 

10 (II) by striking ‘‘a consortium’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘the consortium’’; and 

12 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

13 ‘‘for the term specified by the Secretary 

14 under paragraph (1)’’; 

15 (D) by amending paragraph (3), as redes16 ignated by subparagraph (B), to read as fol17 lows: 

18 ‘‘(3) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.—The Secretary, 

19 in consultation with the administrative chair, may 

20 form an executive committee for the consortium that 

21 is comprised of representatives of the Federal Gov22 ernment to assist the chair with the management 

23 and functions of the consortium.’’; and 

24 (4) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol25 lows: 


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1 ‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall meet with 

2 such members of the consortium as the Secretary con3 siders appropriate, not less frequently than twice each 

4 year or at such periodicity as is agreed to by the Secretary 

5 and the consortium.’’. 

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