S.Amdt. 2620
What it does: Rewrites page 109, line 17 through page 110, line 20
Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND)What it changes
1 change to S. 3414
The Congressional Record cuts off the end of this amendment, so some changes may be missing.
Rewrites page 109, line 17 through page 110, line 20
ReplacesPrinted pageRemoves page 109, line 17 through page 110, line 20 of the printed bill. See that page
Inserted: institutions and to provide funds to the military service academies to establish cybersecurity test beds capable of realistic modeling of real-time cyber attacks and defenses.
Inserted: (B) Requirement.--The test beds established under subparagraph (A) shall be sufficiently large in order to model the scale and complexity of real world networks and environments.
Inserted: (3) Purpose.--The purpose of the program established under paragraph (2) shall be to support the rapid development of new cybersecurity defenses, techniques, and processes by improving understanding and assessing the latest technologies in a real-world environment.
Inserted: (e) Coordination With Other Research Initiatives.--The Director shall to the extent practicable, coordinate research and development activities under this section with other ongoing research and development security-related initiatives, including research being conducted by--
Inserted: (1) the National Institute of Standards and Technology;
Inserted: (2) the Department;
Inserted: (3) other Federal agencies;
Inserted: (4) other Federal and private research laboratories, research entities, the military service academies, and universities and institutions of higher education, and relevant nonprofit organizations; and
Original wording
On page 109, strike line 17 and all that follows through page 110, line 20, and insert the following:
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As printed
SA 2620. Mr. HOEVEN 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:
On page 109, strike line 17 and all that follows through page 110, line 20, and insert the following:
institutions and to provide funds to the military service academies to establish cybersecurity test beds capable of realistic modeling of real-time cyber attacks and defenses.
(B) Requirement.--The test beds established under subparagraph (A) shall be sufficiently large in order to model the scale and complexity of real world networks and environments.
(3) Purpose.--The purpose of the program established under paragraph (2) shall be to support the rapid development of new cybersecurity defenses, techniques, and processes by improving understanding and assessing the latest technologies in a real-world environment.
(e) Coordination With Other Research Initiatives.--The Director shall to the extent practicable, coordinate research and development activities under this section with other ongoing research and development security-related initiatives, including research being conducted by--
(1) the National Institute of Standards and Technology;
(2) the Department;
(3) other Federal agencies;
(4) other Federal and private research laboratories, research entities, the military service academies, and universities and institutions of higher education, and relevant nonprofit organizations; and
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Senate amendment submitted
July 26, 2012