S.Amdt. 2576
What it does: Rewrites page 109, line 4 through page 110, line 6
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT)What it changes
1 change to S. 3414
Rewrites page 109, line 4 through page 110, line 6
ReplacesPrinted pageRemoves page 109, line 4 through page 110, line 6 of the printed bill. See that page
Inserted: (d) Cybersecurity Modeling and Test Beds.--
Inserted: (1) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall conduct a review of cybersecurity test beds in existence on the date of enactment of this Act to inform the program established under paragraph (2).
Inserted: (2) Establishment of program.--
Inserted: (A) In general.--The Director of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary, and the Secretary of Commerce shall establish a program for the appropriate Federal agencies to award grants to institutions of higher education or research and development non-profit institutions to establish cybersecurity test beds capable of realistic modeling of real-time cyber attacks and defenses. The test beds shall work to enhance the security of public systems and focus on enhancing the security of critical private sector systems such as those in the finance, energy, and other sectors.
Inserted: (B) Requirements.--
Inserted: (i) Size of test beds.--The test beds established under the program established under subparagraph (A) shall be sufficiently large in order to model the scale and complexity of real world networks and environments.
Inserted: (ii) Use of existing test beds.--The test bed program established under subparagraph (A) shall build upon and expand test beds and cyber attack simulation, experiment, and distributed gaming tools developed by the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
Inserted: (3) Purposes.--The purposes of the program established under paragraph (2) shall be to--
Inserted: (A) support the rapid development of new cybersecurity defenses, techniques, and processes by improving understanding and assessing the latest technologies in a real-world environment; and
Inserted: (B) to improve understanding among private sector partners of the risk, magnitude, and consequences of cyber attacks.
Original wording
Beginning on page 109, strike line 4 and all that follows through page 110, line 6, and insert the following:
Read automatically from the Congressional Record. Check the original before relying on it.
As printed
SA 2576. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3414, to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Beginning on page 109, strike line 4 and all that follows through page 110, line 6, and insert the following:
(d) Cybersecurity Modeling and Test Beds.--
(1) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall conduct a review of cybersecurity test beds in existence on the date of enactment of this Act to inform the program established under paragraph (2).
(2) Establishment of program.--
(A) In general.--The Director of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary, and the Secretary of Commerce shall establish a program for the appropriate Federal agencies to award grants to institutions of higher education or research and development non-profit institutions to establish cybersecurity test beds capable of realistic modeling of real-time cyber attacks and defenses. The test beds shall work to enhance the security of public systems and focus on enhancing the security of critical private sector systems such as those in the finance, energy, and other sectors.
(B) Requirements.--
(i) Size of test beds.--The test beds established under the program established under subparagraph (A) shall be sufficiently large in order to model the scale and complexity of real world networks and environments.
(ii) Use of existing test beds.--The test bed program established under subparagraph (A) shall build upon and expand test beds and cyber attack simulation, experiment, and distributed gaming tools developed by the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
(3) Purposes.--The purposes of the program established under paragraph (2) shall be to--
(A) support the rapid development of new cybersecurity defenses, techniques, and processes by improving understanding and assessing the latest technologies in a real-world environment; and
(B) to improve understanding among private sector partners of the risk, magnitude, and consequences of cyber attacks.
Legislative Activity
Stay on top of the latest movement without scrolling through every action
Senate amendment submitted
July 25, 2012