University Cybersecurity Consortia Improvement Act of 2021
Bill: S.2905 | Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike (R-SD)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
University Cybersecurity Consortia Improvement Act of 2021
This bill provides that a consortium of universities, instead of one or more consortia, must be established by the Department of Defense (DOD) to advise DOD on specified cybersecurity matters.

To improve requirements relating to establishment of a consortium of 
   universities to advise the Secretary of Defense on cybersecurity 
                    matters, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``University Cybersecurity Consortia 
Improvement Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO CONSORTIUM OF UNIVERSITIES TO ADVISE SECRETARY 
              OF DEFENSE ON CYBERSECURITY MATTERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1659 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter before paragraph (1), 
        by striking ``one or more consortia'' and inserting ``a 
        consortium''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
        follows:
            ``(1) Designation of administrative chair.--The Secretary 
        of Defense shall designate the National Defense University 
        College of Information and Cyberspace to function as the 
        administrative chair of the consortium established under 
        subsection (a).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``or consortia'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``or consortia'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
                paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
                    (C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the matter before subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Each 
                                administrative'' and inserting ``The 
                                administrative''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``a consortium'' 
                                and inserting ``the consortium''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``for 
                        the term specified by the Secretary under 
                        paragraph (1)'';
                    (D) by amending paragraph (3), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B), to read as follows:
            ``(3) Executive committee.--The Secretary, in consultation 
        with the administrative chair, may form an executive committee 
        for the consortium that is comprised of representatives of the 
        Federal Government to assist the chair with the management and 
        functions of the consortium.''; and
            (4) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
    ``(d) Consultation.--The Secretary shall meet with such members of 
the consortium as the Secretary considers appropriate, not less 
frequently than twice each year or at such periodicity as is agreed to 
by the Secretary and the consortium.''.
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