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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5966 

To enhance the cybersecurity of the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 29, 2010 

Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. REYES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Select Committee on 

Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on the 

Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To enhance the cybersecurity of the United States, 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 2010’’. 

6 SEC. 2. NSA CYBERSECURITY HONORS PILOT PROGRAM. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the National 

8 Security Agency may establish a pilot program to recruit 

9 highly-skilled persons that are pursing or have obtained 


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1 a graduate degree in a field related to cybersecurity. Such 

2 pilot program shall be known as the ‘‘NSA Cybersecurity 

3 Honors Program’’. 

4 (b) PROGRAM.—A pilot program established under 

5 subsection (a) may provide prospective employees of the 

6 National Security Agency that are pursuing or have ob7 tained a graduate degree in a field related to cybersecurity 

8 with recruitment, retention, and promotion incentives. 

9 (c) TERMINATION.—A pilot program established 

10 under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 

11 five years after the date on which such pilot program is 

12 established. 

13 (d) REPORTS.—Not later than one year after the date 

14 on which a pilot program is established under subsection 

15 (a), and annually thereafter until the date that is one year 

16 after the termination of such pilot program under sub17 section (c), the Director of the National Security Agency 

18 shall submit to Congress a report describing the imple19 mentation of such pilot program, including an assessment 

20 of the effectiveness of such pilot program and whether 

21 such pilot program should be permanently authorized. 


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1 SEC. 3. REPORT ON GUIDELINES AND LEGISLATION TO IM2 PROVE CYBERSECURITY OF THE UNITED 

3 STATES. 

4 (a) INITIAL.—Not later than one year after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In6 telligence, in consultation with the Attorney General, the 

7 Director of the National Security Agency, the White 

8 House Cybersecurity Coordinator, and any other officials 

9 the Director of National Intelligence considers appro10 priate, shall submit to Congress a report containing guide11 lines or legislative recommendations, if appropriate, to im12 prove the capabilities of the intelligence community and 

13 law enforcement agencies to protect the cybersecurity of 

14 the United States. Such report shall include guidelines or 

15 legislative recommendations on— 

16 (1) improving the ability of the intelligence 

17 community to detect hostile actions and attribute at18 tacks to specific parties; 

19 (2) the need for data retention requirements to 

20 assist the intelligence community and law enforce21 ment agencies; 

22 (3) improving the ability of the intelligence 

23 community to anticipate nontraditional targets of 

24 foreign intelligence services; and 

25 (4) the adequacy of existing criminal statutes to 

26 successfully deter cyber attacks, including statutes 


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1 criminalizing the facilitation of criminal acts, the 

2 scope of laws for which a cyber crime constitutes a 

3 predicate offense, trespassing statutes, data breach 

4 notification requirements, and victim restitution 

5 statutes. 

6 (b) SUBSEQUENT.—Not later than one year after the 

7 date on which the initial report is submitted under sub8 section (a), and annually thereafter for two years, the Di9 rector of National Intelligence, in consultation with the 

10 Attorney General, the Director of the National Security 

11 Agency, the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator, and 

12 any other officials the Director of National Intelligence 

13 considers appropriate, shall submit to Congress an update 

14 of the report required under subsection (a). 

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