In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Example Input: SECTION 1. REPORTING OF BUNDLED CONTRIBUTIONS BY PERSONS OTHER THAN 
              REGISTERED LOBBYISTS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (i) of section 304 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(i)), as added by the Honest 
Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``reasonably known by the 
        committee to be a person described in paragraph (7)'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``means, with respect to 
        a committee'' and all that follows through ``threshold.'' and 
        inserting the following: ``means--
                    ``(A) with respect to a committee which is an 
                authorized committee of a candidate for the office of 
                President or for nomination to such office--
                            ``(i) the 2-year period preceding the date 
                        of the election for the office of the 
                        President; and
                            ``(ii) any reporting period applicable to 
                        the committee under this section during which 
                        any person provided 2 or more bundled 
                        contributions to the committee in an aggregate 
                        amount greater than the applicable threshold; 
                        and
                    ``(B) with respect to any other committee--
                            ``(i) the period beginning January 1 and 
                        ending June 30 of each year;
                            ``(ii) the period beginning July 1 and 
                        ending December 31 of each year; and
                            ``(iii) any reporting period applicable to 
                        the committee under this section during which 
                        any person provided 2 or more bundled 
                        contributions to the committee in an aggregate 
                        amount greater than the applicable 
                        threshold.'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) In general.--In this subsection, the 
                `applicable threshold' is--
                            ``(i) $50,000 in the case of a committee 
                        which is an authorized committee of a candidate 
                        for the office of President or for nomination 
                        to such office; and
                            ``(ii) $15,000 in the case of any other 
                        committee.
                In determining whether the amount of bundled 
                contributions provided to a committee by a person 
                exceeds the applicable threshold, there shall be 
                excluded any contribution made to the committee by the 
                person or the person's spouse.''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the amount'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``each amount'';
            (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``described in paragraph 
        (7)'' each place it appears in subparagraphs (C) and (D);
            (5) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
            ``(7) Separate reporting for certain persons.--Each 
        committee required to include a schedule under paragraph (1) 
        shall also include a separate schedule setting forth the name, 
        address, and employer of each person listed on the schedule 
        required under paragraph (1) who, at the time a contribution is 
        forwarded to a committee as described in paragraph (8)(A)(i) or 
        is received by a committee as described in paragraph 
        (8)(A)(ii), is--
                    ``(A) a current registrant under section 4(a) of 
                the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995;
                    ``(B) an individual who is listed on a current 
                registration filed under section 4(b)(6) of such Act or 
                a current report under section 5(b)(2)(C) of such Act; 
                or
                    ``(C) a political committee established or 
                controlled by such a registrant or individual.
        The schedule required under the preceding sentence shall also 
        include the aggregate amount of bundled contributions provided 
        by each such person during the covered period.''; and
            (6) in paragraph (8)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``and a person described in 
                paragraph (7)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following flush 
                sentence:
                ``The term `bundled contribution' shall not include any 
                contribution forwarded by or credited to (through 
                records, designations, or other means of recognizing a 
                certain amount of money has been raised) a person who 
                is a regularly paid employee of the committee.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in section 204 of the Honest Leadership and Open 
Government Act of 2007.
Example Output: Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, to revise requirements for disclosure of bundled contributions, particularly by an authorized committee of a candidate for the office of President or for nomination to such office (presidential candidate committee).

Applies such reporting requirements to bundled contributions by persons other than registered lobbyists. Requires reporting of lobbyist contributions on a separate schedule.

Sets the covered period for such reports as the two-year period preceding a presidential election, as well as any applicable reporting period during which any person provided two or more bundled contributions in an aggregate amount greater than the specified applicable amount.

Increases the applicable threshold triggering such reporting requirement from $15,000 (currently applicable to any authorized committee of a candidate, a leadership PAC, or a political party committee) to $50,000 in the case of a presidential candidate committee.

Excludes from the calculation of a bundled contribution any contribution by the candidate or the candidate's spouse.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Roads for America Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) An individual who is 65 years of age needs 4 times the 
        amount of light to see at night as compared to an individual 
        who is 25 years of age.
            (2) The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety projects that by 
        2030 1 in every 4 drivers will be 65 years of age or older.
            (3) Increasing the retroreflectivity and size of traffic 
        signs provides added decision time for older drivers.
            (4) Increasing the retroreflectivity and size of traffic 
        signs also provides for faster response time by emergency 
        medical technicians and police and fire personnel by increasing 
        their ability to read and understand signs and reduce travel 
        time to a site.
            (5) More than 50 percent of traffic accidents resulting in 
        fatalities occur at night, and increased retroreflectivity of 
        traffic signs addresses this issue.
            (6) In 2007, the following deadlines were established in 
        the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices in response to a 
        statutory requirement from Congress:
                    (A) By January 22, 2012, roadway owners must adopt 
                a plan to ensure that their signs meet minimum levels 
                of retroreflectivity.
                    (B) By January 22, 2015, regulatory and warning 
                signs and post-mounted signs must meet minimum levels 
                of retroreflectivity.
                    (C) By January 22, 2018, overhead and street name 
                signs must meet minimum levels of retroreflectivity.
            (7) The Federal Highway Administration has estimated that 
        the cost for making these retroreflectivity improvements for 
        signage throughout the United States is $37,000,000 over a 10-
        year period.
            (8) At no point must a roadway owner replace a sign that 
        meets the minimum levels of retroreflectivity.
            (9) The United States is currently experiencing the worst 
        economic conditions since the Great Depression.
            (10) As a result, local governments across the United 
        States are experiencing one of the most economically 
        challenging times in history, with available revenues unable to 
        match the costs of services demanded by the public.
            (11) To compensate for depressed revenue collections during 
        the economic downturn, counties and cities are adopting severe 
        cost-cutting measures, such as laying off and furloughing 
        employees (including public safety personnel), cancelling or 
        postponing planned capital improvements, deferring necessary 
        maintenance, cutting equipment inventories, and in some cases 
        declaring bankruptcy.
            (12) The costs of employee benefits continue to rise and 
        local governments have to devote more resources to keep up with 
        inflation.
            (13) States are passing along the costs of services to 
        local governments as a method to balance their budgets.
            (14) The outlook for recovery appears to be at least 5 
        years away given that, even when the economy recovers, local 
        governments experience a delay in increased tax collections due 
        to the nature of property tax collections.

SEC. 3. RETROREFLECTIVITY LEVEL STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRAFFIC SIGNS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall modify the 
target compliance dates for minimum retroreflectivity level standards 
set forth in section 2A.08 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control 
Devices for Streets and Highways, 2009 Edition (incorporated by 
reference in subpart F of part 655 of title 23, Code of Federal 
Regulations) so that the following target compliance dates apply:
            (1) A target compliance date of January 22, 2012, for 
        implementation and continued use of an assessment or management 
        method that is designed to maintain traffic sign 
        retroreflectivity at or above the established minimum levels.
            (2) A target compliance date of January 22, 2018, for 
        replacement of regulatory, warning, and post-mounted guide 
        (except street name) signs that are identified using the 
        assessment or management method as failing to meet the 
        established minimum levels.
            (3) A target compliance date of January 22, 2021, for 
        replacement of street name signs and overhead guide signs that 
        are identified using the assessment or management method as 
        failing to meet the established minimum levels.
    (b) Effect on Proposed Regulations.--The Secretary shall revise the 
notice of proposed amendments published in the Federal Register on 
August 31, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 54156), to incorporate the target 
compliance dates specified in subsection (a).
    (c) Funding.--The Secretary may use funds available to the 
Secretary to carry out this section notwithstanding any funding 
limitation enacted before the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Highway Signs and Pavement Markings.--Section 148(a)(3)(B)(xi) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(xi) Installation, replacement, and 
                        upgrade of highway signs and pavement markings, 
                        including any upgrade of materials and the 
                        implementation of any assessment or management 
                        method designed to meet a State-established 
                        performance standard, Federal regulation, or 
                        requirement contained in the Manual on Uniform 
                        Traffic Control Devices relating to minimum 
                        levels of retroreflectivity.''.
    (b) Maintaining Minimum Levels of Retroreflectivity.--
            (1) Definition.--Section 148(a) of such title is amended by 
        adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Project to maintain minimum levels of 
        retroreflectivity.--The term `project to maintain minimum 
        levels of retroreflectivity' means a project undertaken 
        pursuant to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices 
        requiring public agencies to use an assessment or management 
        method that is designed to maintain highway sign or pavement 
        marking retroreflectivity at or above prescribed minimum 
        levels.''.
            (2) Eligible projects.--Section 148(d)(1) of such title is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (A);
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                subparagraph (C); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following:
                    ``(B) any project to maintain minimum levels of 
                retroreflectivity on a public road, whether or not such 
                project is included in the State strategic highway 
                safety plan; or''.
            (3) Increased federal share.--The first sentence of section 
        120(c)(1) of such title is amended by inserting ``maintaining 
        minimum levels of retroreflectivity of highway signs or 
        pavement markings,'' after ``signalization,''.
    (c) Standards for Projects To Upgrade Highway Signs and Pavement 
Markings.--Section 148 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(i) Standards for Projects To Upgrade Highway Signs and Pavement 
Markings.--The Secretary shall issue standards for the use of funds 
apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(5) for highway safety 
improvement projects to upgrade highway signs and pavement markings in 
order to meet or exceed minimum maintained levels of retroreflectivity. 
Such standards shall ensure that the projects are carried out so as to 
meet defined criteria, consistent with other safety upgrades, using a 
systematic approach. Such standards shall permit the use of the funds 
for an initial upgrade of highway signs and pavement markings in the 
State, but shall prohibit the funds from being used for maintenance 
activities.''.
Example Output: Safe Roads for America Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to modify the target compliance dates for the following minimum retroreflectivity level standards: (1) implementation and continued use of an assessment or management method that is designed to maintain traffic sign retroreflectivity at or above the established minimum levels; (2) replacement of regulatory, warning, and post-mounted guide (except street name) signs identified using the assessment or management method as failing to meet the established minimum levels; and (3) replacement of street name signs and overhead guide signs that are identified using the assessment or management method as failing to meet the established minimum levels.

 Requires the Secretary to revise the notice of proposed amendments published in the Federal Register on August 31, 2011, to incorporate the new target compliance dates.

Includes measures designed to meet a state-established performance standard, federal regulation, or requirement contained in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices relating to minimum levels of retroreflectivity as projects for purposes of the highway safety improvement program.

Allows a maximum 100% federal share of the costs of construction related to maintaining minimum levels of retroreflectivity of highway signs or pavement markings.

Directs the Secretary to issue standards for the use of funds apportioned to a state for highway safety improvement projects to upgrade highway signs and pavement markings in order to meet or exceed minimum maintained levels of retroreflectivity. Requires such standards to prohibit fund use for maintenance activities.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Computer Security Enhancement Act of 
1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The National Institute of Standards and Technology has 
        responsibility for developing standards and guidelines needed 
        to ensure the cost-effective security and privacy of sensitive 
        information in Federal computer systems.
            (2) The Federal Government has an important role in 
        ensuring the protection of sensitive, but unclassified, 
        information controlled by Federal agencies.
            (3) Technology that is based on the application of 
        cryptography exists and can be readily provided by private 
        sector companies to ensure the confidentiality, authenticity, 
        and integrity of information associated with public and private 
        activities.
            (4) The development and use of encryption technologies 
        should be driven by market forces rather than by Government 
        imposed requirements.
            (5) Federal policy for control of the export of encryption 
        technologies should be determined in light of the public 
        availability of comparable encryption technologies outside of 
        the United States in order to avoid harming the competitiveness 
        of United States computer hardware and software companies.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) reinforce the role of the National Institute of 
        Standards and Technology in ensuring the security of 
        unclassified information in Federal computer systems;
            (2) promote technology solutions based on private sector 
        offerings to protect the security of Federal computer systems; 
        and
            (3) provide the assessment of the capabilities of 
        information security products incorporating cryptography that 
        are generally available outside the United States.

SEC. 3. VOLUNTARY STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC KEY MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE.

    Section 20(b) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) as 
        paragraphs (3), (4), (7), and (8), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(2) upon request from the private sector, to assist in 
        establishing voluntary interoperable standards, guidelines, and 
        associated methods and techniques to facilitate and expedite 
        the establishment of non-Federal management infrastructures for 
        public keys that can be used to communicate with and conduct 
        transactions with the Federal Government;''.

SEC. 4. SECURITY OF FEDERAL COMPUTERS AND NETWORKS.

    Section 20(b) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3(b)), as amended by section 3 of this Act, is 
further amended by inserting after paragraph (4), as so redesignated by 
section 3(1) of this Act, the following new paragraphs:
            ``(5) to provide guidance and assistance to Federal 
        agencies in the protection of interconnected computer systems 
        and to coordinate Federal response efforts related to 
        unauthorized access to Federal computer systems;
            ``(6) to perform evaluations and tests of--
                    ``(A) information technologies to assess security 
                vulnerabilities; and
                    ``(B) commercially available security products for 
                their suitability for use by Federal agencies for 
                protecting sensitive information in computer 
                systems;''.

SEC. 5. COMPUTER SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION.

    Section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3) is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
        (e) and (f), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(c) In carrying out subsection (a)(3), the Institute shall--
            ``(1) emphasize the development of technology-neutral 
        policy guidelines for computer security practices by the 
        Federal agencies;
            ``(2) actively promote the use of commercially available 
        products to provide for the security and privacy of sensitive 
        information in Federal computer systems; and
            ``(3) participate in implementations of encryption 
        technologies in order to develop required standards and 
        guidelines for Federal computer systems, including assessing 
        the desirability of and the costs associated with establishing 
        and managing key recovery infrastructures for Federal 
        Government information.''.

SEC. 6. COMPUTER SECURITY REVIEW, PUBLIC MEETINGS, AND INFORMATION.

    Section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3), as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
inserting after subsection (c), as added by section 5 of this Act, the 
following new subsection:
    ``(d)(1) The Institute shall solicit the recommendations of the 
Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board, established by 
section 21, regarding standards and guidelines that are being 
considered for submittal to the Secretary of Commerce in accordance 
with subsection (a)(4). No standards or guidelines shall be submitted 
to the Secretary prior to the receipt by the Institute of the Board's 
written recommendations. The recommendations of the Board shall 
accompany standards and guidelines submitted to the Secretary.
    ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Commerce $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $1,030,000 for fiscal year 
1999 to enable the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board, 
established by section 21, to identify emerging issues related to 
computer security, privacy, and cryptography and to convene public 
meetings on those subjects, receive presentations, and publish reports, 
digests, and summaries for public distribution on those subjects.''.

SEC. 7. LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION IN REQUIRING ENCRYPTION STANDARDS.

    Section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3), as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) The Institute shall not promulgate, enforce, or otherwise 
adopt standards, or carry out activities or policies, for the Federal 
establishment of encryption standards required for use in computer 
systems other than Federal Government computer systems.''.

SEC. 8. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS.

    Section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3), as amended by this Act, is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(8), as so redesignated by section 
        3(1) of this Act, by inserting ``to the extent that such 
        coordination will improve computer security and to the extent 
        necessary for improving such security for Federal computer 
        systems'' after ``Management and Budget)'';
            (2) in subsection (e), as so redesignated by section 5(1) 
        of this Act, by striking ``shall draw upon'' and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``may draw upon'';
            (3) in subsection (e)(2), as so redesignated by section 
        5(1) of this Act, by striking ``(b)(5)'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``(b)(8)''; and
            (4) in subsection (f)(1)(B)(i), as so redesignated by 
        section 5(1) of this Act, by inserting ``and computer 
        networks'' after ``computers''.

SEC. 9. FEDERAL COMPUTER SYSTEM SECURITY TRAINING.

    Section 5(b) of the Computer Security Act of 1987 (49 U.S.C. 759 
note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) to include emphasis on protecting sensitive 
        information in Federal databases and Federal computer sites 
        that are accessible through public networks.''.

SEC. 10. COMPUTER SECURITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Commerce $250,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 for fiscal year 
1999 for the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology for fellowships, subject to the provisions of section 18 of 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-
1), to support students at institutions of higher learning in computer 
security. Amounts authorized by this section shall not be subject to 
the percentage limitation stated in such section 18.

SEC. 11. STUDY OF PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE BY THE NATIONAL RESEARCH 
              COUNCIL.

    (a) Review by National Research Council.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 
shall enter into a contract with the National Research Council of the 
National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of public key 
infrastructures for use by individuals, businesses, and government.
    (b) Contents.--The study referred to in subsection (a) shall--
            (1) assess technology needed to support public key 
        infrastructures;
            (2) assess current public and private plans for the 
        deployment of public key infrastructures;
            (3) assess interoperability, scalability, and integrity of 
        private and public entities that are elements of public key 
        infrastructures;
            (4) make recommendations for Federal legislation and other 
        Federal actions required to ensure the national feasibility and 
        utility of public key infrastructures; and
            (5) address such other matters as the National Research 
        Council considers relevant to the issues of public key 
        infrastructure.
    (c) Interagency Cooperation With Study.--All agencies of the 
Federal Government shall cooperate fully with the National Research 
Council in its activities in carrying out the study under this section, 
including access by properly cleared individuals to classified 
information if necessary.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall transmit to the 
Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report setting 
forth the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the National 
Research Council for public policy related to public key 
infrastructures for use by individuals, businesses, and government. 
Such report shall be submitted in unclassified form.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $450,000 for fiscal year 
1998, to remain available until expended, for carrying out this 
section.

SEC. 12. PROMOTION OF NATIONAL INFORMATION SECURITY.

    The Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology shall--
            (1) promote the more widespread use of applications of 
        cryptography and associated technologies to enhance the 
        security of the Nation's information infrastructure;
            (2) establish a central clearinghouse for the collection by 
        the Federal Government and dissemination to the public of 
        information to promote awareness of information security 
        threats; and
            (3) promote the development of the national, standards-
        based infrastructure needed to support commercial and private 
        uses of encryption technologies for confidentiality and 
        authentication.

SEC. 13. DIGITAL SIGNATURE INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) National Policy Panel.--The Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Technology shall establish a National Policy Panel for Digital 
Signatures. The Panel shall be composed of nongovernment and government 
technical and legal experts on the implementation of digital signature 
technologies, individuals from companies offering digital signature 
products and services, State officials, including officials from States 
which have enacted statutes establishing digital signature 
infrastructures, and representative individuals from the interested 
public.
    (b) Responsibilities.--The Panel established under subsection (a) 
shall serve as a forum for exploring all relevant factors associated 
with the development of a national digital signature infrastructure 
based on uniform standards that will enable the widespread availability 
and use of digital signature systems. The Panel shall develop--
            (1) model practices and procedures for certification 
        authorities to ensure accuracy, reliability, and security of 
        operations associated with issuing and managing certificates;
            (2) standards to ensure consistency among jurisdictions 
        that license certification authorities; and
            (3) audit standards for certification authorities.
    (c) Administrative Support.--The Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Technology shall provide administrative support to the Panel 
established under subsection (a) of this section as necessary to enable 
the Panel to carry out its responsibilities.

SEC. 14. SOURCE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.

    Amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act shall be derived 
from amounts authorized under the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology Authorization Act of 1997.
Example Output:
Computer Security Enhancement Act of 1997 - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in fulfilling its responsibilities under the computer standards program, to:  (1) upon request from the private sector, assist in establishing voluntary interoperable standards, guidelines, and associated methods and techniques to facilitate and expedite the establishment of non-Federal public key management infrastructures that can be used to communicate with and conduct transactions with the Federal Government; and (2) provide assistance to Federal agencies in the protection of computer networks, and coordinate Federal response efforts related to unauthorized access to Federal computer systems.  Requires the Institute to perform evaluation and tests of:  (1) information technologies to assess security vulnerabilities; and (2) commercially available security products for their suitability for use by Federal agencies for protecting sensitive information in computer systems. 
(Sec. 5) Requires the Institute to carry out specified activities in the development of uniform standards and guidelines for the cost-effective security and privacy of sensitive information in certain Federal computer systems. 
(Sec. 6) Directs the Institute to solicit the recommendations of the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board regarding standards and guidelines that are being considered for submittal to the Secretary of Commerce. 
Authorizes separate appropriations for FY 1998 and FY 1999 to enable the Board to identify emerging issues related to computer security, privacy, and cryptography and to convene public meetings on those subjects, receive presentations, and publish reports, digests, and summaries for public distribution on those subjects. 
(Sec. 7) Prohibits the Institute from promulgating, enforcing, or otherwise adopting standards, or carrying out activities or policies, for the Federal establishment of encryption standards required for use in computer systems other than Federal Government computer systems. 
(Sec. 8) Revises specified requirements, including authorizing (currently, requiring) the Institute, for the purposes of performing research and conducting studies, to draw upon computer system security guidelines developed by the National Security Agency. 
(Sec. 9) Amends the Computer Security Act of 1987 to revise requirements regarding Federal computer system security training to require such training to include emphasis on protecting sensitive information in Federal databases and Federal computer sites that are accessible through public networks. 
(Sec. 10) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1998 and 1999 for fellowships to support students at institutions of higher learning in computer security. 
(Sec.  11) Requires a study by National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences of public key infrastructures.  Authorizes appropriations for carrying out the study. 
(Sec. 12) Directs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology to:  (1) promote the more widespread use of cryptography applications and associated technologies to enhance the security of the Nation's information infrastructure; (2) establish a central clearinghouse for the collection by the Federal Government and dissemination to the public of information to promote awareness of information security threats; (3) promote the development of the national, standards-based infrastructure needed to support commercial and private uses of encryption technologies for confidentiality and authentication; and (4) establish a National Policy Panel for Digital Signatures to serve as a forum for exploring all relevant factors associated with the development of a national digital signature infrastructure based on uniform standards that will enable the widespread availability and use of digital signature systems.