mission of sensitive federally funded research 
and associated data;’’; and 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) through 
(O) as subparagraphs (K) through (P), respectively. 
SEC. 4. COMPUTING ENCLAVE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in co-
ordination with the Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, the Director of the National 
Science Foundation, and the Secretary of Energy, shall 
establish a pilot program to ensure the security of feder-
ally supported research data and to assist regional institu-
tions of higher education and their researchers in compli-
ance with regulations regarding the safeguarding of sen-
sitive information and other relevant regulations and Fed-
eral guidelines. 
(b) STRUCTURE.—In carrying out the pilot program 
established pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
select three institutions of higher education from among 
institutions classified under the Indiana University Center 
for Postsecondary Research Carnegie Classification as a 
doctorate-granting university with a very high level of re-
search activity, and with a history of working with secure 
information for the development, installation, mainte-
nance, or sustainment of secure computing enclaves. 
(c) REGIONALIZATION.— 
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(1) In selecting universities pursuant to sub-
section (b), the Secretary of Defense shall give pref-
erence to institutions of higher education with the 
capability of serving other regional universities. 
(2) The enclaves should be geographically dis-
persed to better meet the needs of regional interests. 
(d) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The Department of De-
fense shall work with Institutions of Higher Education se-
lected pursuant to subsection (b) to— 
(1) develop an approved design blueprint for 
compliance with Federal data protection protocols; 
(2) develop a comprehensive and confidential 
list, or a bill of materials, of each binary component 
of the software, firmware, or product that is re-
quired to deploy additional secure computing en-
claves; 
(3) develop templates for all policies and proce-
dures required to operate the secure computing en-
clave in a research setting; 
(4) develop a system security plan template; 
and 
(5) develop a process for managing a plan of 
action and milestones for the secure computing en-
clave. 
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(e) DURATION.—The pilot program established pur-
suant to subsection (a) shall operate for not less than 3 
years. 
(f) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall report 
to the Committee on Armed Services of the House, 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate not later than 6 
months after the completion of the pilot program 
under subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
subsection (f)(1) shall include— 
(A) an assessment of the pilot program 
under subsection (a), including an assessment 
of the security benefits provided by such secure 
computing enclaves; 
(B) recommendations related to the valued 
of expanding the network of secure computing 
enclaves; and 
(C) recommendations on the efficacy of the 
use of secure computing enclaves by other Fed-
eral agencies in a broader effort to expand se-
curity of Federal research. 
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(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Secretary, 
$38,000,000 for fiscal years 2020 through 2022, to carry 
out the activities outlined in this section. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Defense. 
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