An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 111-410 to 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. The amendment also amends 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.

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   Change 1: Inserts “representing realistic threats and vulnerabilities” after “event data”

   InsertsPage 7, line 15Printed page

   In H.R. 4061 · Reported in House

   (4) describe how the Program will establish and maintain a national research infrastructure for creating, testing, and evaluating the next generation of secure networking and information technology systems;

   (5) describe how the Program will facilitate access by academic researchers to the infrastructure described in paragraph (4), as well as to relevant data, including event data[inserted: representing realistic threats and vulnerabilities]; and

   (6) describe how the Program will engage females and individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b) to foster a more diverse workforce in this area.

   Original wording

   Page 7, line 15, insert “representing realistic threats and vulnerabilities” after “event data”.

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   Change 2: Replaces “rights and” with “rights,”

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   In H.R. 4061 · Reported in House

   (3) define the roles and responsibilities for the participants from institutions of higher education and industry in such entity;

   (4) propose guidelines for assigning intellectual property rights[struck: and ][inserted: , ]for the transfer of research and development results to the private sector; and

   (5) make recommendations for how such entity could be funded from Federal, State, and nongovernmental sources.

   Original wording

   Page 23, line 2, strike “rights and” and insert “rights,”.

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   Change 3: Inserts “, and for the sharing of lessons learned on the effectiveness of new technologies from th…” after “private sector”

   InsertsPage 23, line 3Printed page

   …private sector[inserted: , and for the sharing of lessons learned on the effectiveness of new technologies from the private sector with the public sector]…

   Original wording

   Page 23, line 3, insert “, and for the sharing of lessons learned on the effectiveness of new technologies from the private sector with the public sector” after “private sector”.

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