COMMITTEE ON RULES - Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for H.R. 4061

Feb 01, 2010
12:00AM

Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for H.R. 4061 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009 (summaries derived from information provided by sponsors) Listed in Alphabetical Order Feb 02, 2010 3:47PM
Bright (AL)	#11	Would require a National Academy of Sciences study on the role of community colleges in cybersecurity education. The study would also identify best practices related to cybersecurity education between community colleges and four-year educational institutions.
Clarke (NY)	#17	Revised Would enhance the existing cybersecurity workforce assessment by including contractors.
Clarke (NY)	#19	Withdrawn Would require the President to create a searchable, secure, dynamic technological platform of all Federal cybersecurity functions, for the purposes of enhancing interagency coordination for Federal cybersecurity.
Clarke (NY)	#20	Withdrawn Would authorize the Director of NIST to establish a cybersecurity competitions and challenges program, in coordination with other Federal agencies.
Clarke (NY)	#21	Withdrawn Would establish a requirement for fulfilling an annual Cybersecurity Risk Assessment, to be performed by the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense, as well as the Director of National Intelligence.
Clarke (NY)	#22	Withdrawn Would require the White House Cyber Coordinator to develop and implement a comprehensive national cybersecurity strategy; require NIST to develop a cybersecurity taxonomy and metrics to measure the effectiveness of implementing security measures; and require NIST to support interoperability of technologies between Federal agencies.
Connolly (VA)	#13	Would emphasize that promotion of cybersecurity education also must include "children and young adults" along with the other targeted audiences.
Cuellar (TX)	#29	Would add to the Cybersecurity Strategic Research and Development plan a requirement to determine how to strengthen all levels of cybersecurity education and training programs to secure an adequate, well-trained workforce.
Dahlkemper (PA)	#7	Would allow collaboration between and among community colleges, universities, and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers as an additional use for the Computer and Network Security Capacity Building Grants under the Cyber Security Research and Development Act.
Edwards, Donna (MD)	#37	2nd Revised Would direct NIST to work in cooperation with State, Federal, and private sector partners to develop a framework that States may follow in order to achieve effective cybersecurity practices in a timely and cost effective manner.
Flake, Jeff (AZ)	#31	Would prohibit the earmarking of funds authorized for grants in the bill.
Garamendi, John	#10	Would provide for regional workshops as part of the Cybersecurity Awareness and Education program.
Halvorson (IL), Shea-Porter (NH)	#14	Revised Would add veteran status as an additional item for consideration when selecting individuals for the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service.
Hastings, Alcee (FL)	#23	Would address the lack of minority representation in the cybersecurity industry—including women and African-Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans. The amendment adds language in Sec. 107 to describe how successful programs are engaging said minorities and in Sec. 108 to include minority-serving institutions on the Cybersecurity University-Industry Task Force.
Heinrich (NM)	#12	Revised Would allow national laboratories to be included in the Cybersecurity University-Industry Task Force.
Holt (NJ)	#4	Would require a Federal assessment of cybersecurity research and development capabilities to factor in the potential utility of federal property being disposed of or federal workers being displaced as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process.
Kilroy (OH)	#15	Would amend the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service program to include support for outreach activities that will improve the recruitment of high school and community college students into cybersecurity-related fields.
Kissell, Larry (NC)	#18	Would instruct the National Science Foundation Director to include language in its Computer and Network Security Capacity Building Grants mission statement highlighting importance of curriculum on the principles and techniques of designing secure software.
Kratovil (MD)	#32	Would instruct the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish, on a merit-reviewed and competitive basis, a National Center of Excellence for Cybersecurity as part of the Networking and Information Technology and Research Development Program.
Langevin (RI)	#25	2nd Revised Would direct the Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment to examine expanding temporary assignments of private sector cybersecurity professionals to Federal agencies.
Langevin (RI)	#26	Would require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish a program to evaluate information technology product conformance to international standards.
Langevin (RI)	#27	Would require a separate section in the Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment pertaining specifically to members of the intelligence community workforce.
Matheson (UT)	#1	Would require the National Science Foundation to study ways to improve detection, investigation, and prosecution of cyber crimes including piracy of intellectual property, crimes against children, and organized crime.
McCarthy, Carolyn (NY), Kratovil (MD)	#30	Revised Would emphasize that cybersecurity awareness and education efforts focus on novice computer users, young and elderly populations, low-income populations, and populations in areas of planned broadband expansion or deployment.
Nye (VA)	#33	Revised Would direct the Comptroller General to submit a report examining weaknesses within the current cybersecurity infrastructure.
Owens (NY)	#5	Would require the Cybersecurity Strategic Research and Development plan to include a component on technologies to secure sensitive information shared among Federal agencies.
Paulsen (MN)	#9	Revised Would include international cooperation where appropriate as part of the Cybersecurity Strategic Research and Development Plan.
Pingree (ME)	#34	Withdrawn Would require the Cybersecurity Strategic Research and Development Plan to describe how the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development program will foster innovative, transformational technologies with the potential to enhance the security, reliability, resilience, and trustworthiness of the Internet while preserving the freedom of the Internet and network neutrality.
Pingree (ME)	#35	Withdrawn Would require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop and transmit to the Congress a proactive plan to engage international standards bodies with respect to the promotion of technical cybersecurity standards that do not interfere with the freedom of the Internet and network neutrality.
Polis (CO)	#2	Would allow participants in the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service program to seek out opportunities for internships, or other meaningful appointments, in the private sector.
Rodriguez (TX)	#6	Withdrawn Would clarify that students at minority serving institutions are eligible for scholarships provided in the bill, and would require at least one individual appointed to the University-Industry Task Force be from a minority serving institution.
Rogers, Mike (AL)	#38	Withdrawn Would add the Department of Homeland Security as one of the participating federal agencies in the following mandates from HR 4061, “Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009”: (a) the development of the strategic plan mandated for research and development, (b) the implementation plan for the strategic roadmap and (c) the convening of a Cybersecurity University-Industry Task Force.
Roskam (IL)	#16	Would strengthen the involvement of community colleges in the development and implementation of a national cybersecurity strategy.
Ruppersberger (MD)	#36	Withdrawn Would encourage each State to assign a cyber coordinator.
Sanchez, Loretta (CA)	#28	Revised Would facilitate access to realistic threats and vulnerabilities for academic researchers during the development of the strategic plan in section 103 Cybersecurity Strategic Research and Development Program. Would also amend section 108 Cybersecurity University-Industry Task Force to propose guidelines for the sharing of lessons learned of the effectiveness of new technologies from the private sector to the public sector.
Sessions (TX)	#3	Would maintain FY 2011 authorization levels in the bill for three years, instead of increasing them annually.
Shea-Porter (NH)	#8	Would extend the service obligation for recipients of cybersecurity scholarships or fellowships on a sliding scale depending on the degree program.
Smith, Adam (WA)	#24	Would add "job security clearance and suitability requirements" to the issues that are to be considered in the cybersecurity workforce assessment.