I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1753 
To establish a National Office for Cyberspace, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2015 
Mr. LANGEVIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To establish a National Office for Cyberspace, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Cyberspace 
Coordination Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL OFFICE FOR CYBERSPACE. 
(a) COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POL-
ICY.—Subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 3552(b), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraphs: 
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‘‘(8) The term ‘Director’ means the Director of 
the National Office for Cyberspace. 
‘‘(9) The term ‘information infrastructure’ 
means the underlying framework that information 
systems and assets rely on in processing, storing, or 
transmitting information electronically.’’; 
(2) in section 3553— 
(A) in subsection(a)— 
(i) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in paragraph (6), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (6) 
the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(7) reviewing at least annually, and approving 
or disapproving, agency information security pro-
grams required under section 3554(b); 
‘‘(8) coordinating the defense of information in-
frastructure operated by agencies in the case of a 
large-scale attack on information infrastructure, as 
determined by the Director; 
‘‘(9) coordinating information security training 
for Federal employees with the Office of Personnel 
Management; 
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‘‘(10) ensuring the adequacy of protections for 
privacy and civil liberties in carrying out the respon-
sibilities of the Director under this subchapter; 
‘‘(11) making recommendations that the Direc-
tor determines are necessary to ensure risk-based se-
curity of the Federal information infrastructure and 
information infrastructure that is owned, operated, 
controlled, or licensed for use by, or on behalf of, the 
Department of Defense, a military department, or 
another element of the intelligence community to— 
‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget; 
‘‘(B) the head of an agency; or 
‘‘(C) to Congress with regard to the re-
programming of funds; 
‘‘(12) ensuring, in consultation with the Admin-
istrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, that the efforts of agencies relating to the 
development of regulations, rules, requirements, or 
other actions applicable to the national information 
infrastructure are complementary; 
‘‘(13) when directed by the President, carrying 
out the responsibilities for national security and 
emergency preparedness communications described 
in section 706 of the Communications Act of 1934 
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(47 U.S.C. 606) to ensure integration and coordina-
tion; and 
‘‘(14) as assigned by the President, other duties 
relating to the security and resiliency of cyber-
space.’’; 
(3) by adding at the end of section 3554, the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) BUDGET ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) AGENCY SUBMISSION.—The head of each 
agency shall submit to the Director a budget each 
year for the following fiscal year relating to the pro-
tection of information infrastructure for such agen-
cy, by a date determined by the Director that is be-
fore July 1 of each year. Such budget shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) a review of any threats to information 
technology for such agency; 
‘‘(B) a plan to secure the information in-
frastructure for such agency based on threats 
to information technology, using the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology guide-
lines and recommendations; 
‘‘(C) a review of compliance by such agen-
cy with any previous year plan described in sub-
paragraph (B); and 
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‘‘(D) a report on the development of the 
credentialing process to enable secure authen-
tication of identity and authorization for access 
to the information infrastructure of such agen-
cy. 
‘‘(2) ASSESSMENT
AND
CERTIFICATION.—The 
Director shall assess and certify the adequacy of 
each budget submitted under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) AGENCY
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 
than July 1 of each year, the Director shall submit 
to the head of each agency budget recommendations, 
including requests for specific initiatives that are 
consistent with the priorities of the President relat-
ing to the protection of information infrastructure. 
Such budget recommendations shall— 
‘‘(A) apply to the next budget year sched-
uled for formulation under chapter 11 of title 
31, and each of the 4 subsequent fiscal years; 
and 
‘‘(B) address funding priorities developed 
in the National Office for Cyberspace. 
‘‘(4) 
RECOMMENDATIONS
TO
THE
PRESI-
DENT.—The Director shall make recommendations 
to the President that the Director determines are 
appropriate regarding changes in the organization, 
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management, and budget of each agency relating to 
the protection of information infrastructure in each 
such agency, and changes in the allocation of per-
sonnel to and within such agency, including mone-
tary penalties or incentives necessary to encourage 
and maintain accountability of any agency, or senior 
agency official, for efforts to secure the information 
infrastructure of such agency.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘§ 3559. National Office for Cyberspace 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Executive Office of the President an office to be known 
as the National Office for Cyberspace. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be at the head 
of the National Office for Cyberspace a Director, 
who shall be appointed by the President by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director 
of the National Office for Cyberspace shall admin-
ister all functions designated to such Director under 
section 3553 and collaborate to the extent prac-
ticable with the heads of appropriate agencies, the 
private sector, and international partners. The Of-
fice shall serve as the principal office for coordi-
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nating issues relating to cyberspace, including 
achieving an assured, reliable, secure, and survivable 
information infrastructure and related capabilities 
for the Federal Government, while promoting na-
tional economic interests, security, and civil liberties. 
‘‘(2) BASIC PAY.—The Director of the National 
Office for Cyberspace shall be paid at the rate of 
basic pay for level III of the Executive Schedule. 
‘‘(c) STAFF.—The Director of the National Office for 
Cyberspace may appoint and fix the pay of additional per-
sonnel as the Director considers appropriate. 
‘‘(d) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Director of 
the National Office for Cyberspace may procure temporary 
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 
5.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 35 of 
title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘3559. National Office for Cyberspace.’’. 
(c) NATIONAL STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of the National Office for Cyberspace shall 
establish a national strategy for improving agency infor-
mation security. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section, and the amend-
ments made by this section, shall take effect 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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