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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) intro-
duced 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 jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To enhance the cybersecurity of the United States, 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 ‘‘Cybersecurity En-
hancement Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. NSA CYBERSECURITY HONORS PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the National 
Security Agency may establish a pilot program to recruit 
highly-skilled persons that are pursing or have obtained 
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a graduate degree in a field related to cybersecurity. Such 
pilot program shall be known as the ‘‘NSA Cybersecurity 
Honors Program’’. 
(b) PROGRAM.—A pilot program established under 
subsection (a) may provide prospective employees of the 
National Security Agency that are pursuing or have ob-
tained a graduate degree in a field related to cybersecurity 
with recruitment, retention, and promotion incentives. 
(c) TERMINATION.—A pilot program established 
under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 
five years after the date on which such pilot program is 
established. 
(d) REPORTS.—Not later than one year after the date 
on which a pilot program is established under subsection 
(a), and annually thereafter until the date that is one year 
after the termination of such pilot program under sub-
section (c), the Director of the National Security Agency 
shall submit to Congress a report describing the imple-
mentation of such pilot program, including an assessment 
of the effectiveness of such pilot program and whether 
such pilot program should be permanently authorized. 
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SEC. 3. REPORT ON GUIDELINES AND LEGISLATION TO IM-
PROVE CYBERSECURITY OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) INITIAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
telligence, in consultation with the Attorney General, the 
Director of the National Security Agency, the White 
House Cybersecurity Coordinator, and any other officials 
the Director of National Intelligence considers appro-
priate, shall submit to Congress a report containing guide-
lines or legislative recommendations, if appropriate, to im-
prove the capabilities of the intelligence community and 
law enforcement agencies to protect the cybersecurity of 
the United States. Such report shall include guidelines or 
legislative recommendations on— 
(1) improving the ability of the intelligence 
community to detect hostile actions and attribute at-
tacks to specific parties; 
(2) the need for data retention requirements to 
assist the intelligence community and law enforce-
ment agencies; 
(3) improving the ability of the intelligence 
community to anticipate nontraditional targets of 
foreign intelligence services; and 
(4) the adequacy of existing criminal statutes to 
successfully deter cyber attacks, including statutes 
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criminalizing the facilitation of criminal acts, the 
scope of laws for which a cyber crime constitutes a 
predicate offense, trespassing statutes, data breach 
notification requirements, and victim restitution 
statutes. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT.—Not later than one year after the 
date on which the initial report is submitted under sub-
section (a), and annually thereafter for two years, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence, in consultation with the 
Attorney General, the Director of the National Security 
Agency, the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator, and 
any other officials the Director of National Intelligence 
considers appropriate, shall submit to Congress an update 
of the report required under subsection (a). 
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