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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Critical Infrastructure 
Research and Development Advancement Act of 2014’’ or 
the ‘‘CIRDA Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (15) 
through (18) as paragraphs (16) through (19), respec-
tively, and by inserting after paragraph (14) the following: 
‘‘(15) The term ‘Sector Coordinating Council’ 
means a private sector coordinating council that is— 
‘‘(A) recognized by the Secretary as such 
a Council for purposes of this Act; and 
‘‘(B) comprised of representatives of own-
ers and operators of critical infrastructure with-
in a particular sector of critical infrastruc-
ture.’’. 
SEC. 3. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) STRATEGIC PLAN; PUBLIC-PRIVATE CONSOR-
TIUMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 318. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR 
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of the Critical Infrastructure Re-
search and Development Advancement Act of 2013, the 
Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology, shall transmit to Congress a strategic 
plan to guide the overall direction of Federal physical se-
curity and cybersecurity technology research and develop-
ment efforts for protecting critical infrastructure, includ-
ing against all threats. Once every 2 years after the initial 
strategic plan is transmitted to Congress under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress an update 
of the plan. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The strategic plan shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(1) An identification of critical infrastructure 
security risks and any associated security technology 
gaps, that are developed following— 
‘‘(A) consultation with stakeholders, in-
cluding the Sector Coordinating Councils; and 
‘‘(B) performance by the Department of a 
risk/gap analysis that considers information re-
ceived in such consultations. 
‘‘(2) A set of critical infrastructure security 
technology needs that— 
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‘‘(A) is prioritized based on risk and gaps 
identified under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) emphasizes research and development 
of those technologies that need to be accelerated 
due to rapidly evolving threats or rapidly ad-
vancing infrastructure technology; and 
‘‘(C) includes research, development, and 
acquisition roadmaps with clearly defined objec-
tives, goals, and measures. 
‘‘(3) An identification of laboratories, facilities, 
modeling, and simulation capabilities that will be re-
quired to support the research, development, dem-
onstration, testing, evaluation, and acquisition of the 
security technologies described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) An identification of current and planned 
programmatic initiatives for fostering the rapid ad-
vancement and deployment of security technologies 
for critical infrastructure protection. The initiatives 
shall consider opportunities for public-private part-
nerships, intragovernment collaboration, university 
centers of excellence, and national laboratory tech-
nology transfer. 
‘‘(5) A description of progress made with re-
spect to each critical infrastructure security risk, as-
sociated security technology gap, and critical infra-
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structure technology need identified in the preceding 
strategic plan transmitted under this section. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall co-
ordinate with the Under Secretary for the National Pro-
tection and Programs Directorate. 
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall con-
sult with— 
‘‘(1) the critical infrastructure Sector Coordi-
nating Councils; 
‘‘(2) to the extent practicable, subject matter 
experts on critical infrastructure protection from 
universities, colleges, including historically black col-
leges and universities, Hispanic- serving institutions, 
and tribal colleges and universities, national labora-
tories, and private industry; 
‘‘(3) the heads of other relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies that conduct research and devel-
opment for critical infrastructure protection; and 
‘‘(4) State, local, and tribal governments as ap-
propriate. 
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‘‘SEC. 319. REPORT ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the enactment of the Critical Infrastructure Research and 
Development Advancement Act of 2014, the Secretary, 
acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Tech-
nology, shall transmit to Congress a report on the Depart-
ment’s utilization of public-private research and develop-
ment consortiums for accelerating technology development 
for critical infrastructure protection. Once every 2 years 
after the initial report is transmitted to Congress under 
this section, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress an 
update of the report. The report shall focus on those as-
pects of critical infrastructure protection that are pre-
dominately operated by the private sector and that would 
most benefit from rapid security technology advancement. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) a summary of the progress and accom-
plishments of on-going consortiums for critical infra-
structure security technologies; 
‘‘(2) in consultation with the Sector Coordi-
nating Councils and, to the extent practicable, in 
consultation with subject-matter experts on critical 
infrastructure protection from universities, colleges, 
including historically black colleges and universities, 
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