S.Amdt. 2767

1. Rewrites page 117, line 14 through page 119, line 2

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   Removes page 117, line 14 through page 119, line 2 of the printed bill. See that page

   Inserted: (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation, in coordination with the Secretary, shall establish cybersecurity research centers based at institutions of higher education and other entities that meet the criteria described in subsection (b) to develop solutions and strategies that support the efforts of the Federal Government under this Act in--

   Inserted: (1) improving the security and resilience of information infrastructure;

   Inserted: (2) reducing cyber vulnerabilities;

   Inserted: (3) mitigating the consequences of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure;

   Inserted: (4) developing awareness training strategies for owners and operators of critical infrastructure; and

   Inserted: (5) diversifying cybersecurity research and education.

   Inserted: (b) Criteria for Selection.--In selecting an institution of higher education or other entity to serve as a Research Center for Cybersecurity, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall consider--

   Inserted: (1) demonstrated expertise in systems security, wireless security, networking and protocols, formal methods and high-performance computing, nanotechnology, and industrial control systems;

   Inserted: (2) demonstrated capability to conduct high performance computation integral to complex cybersecurity research, whether through on-site or off-site computing;

   Inserted: (3) demonstrated expertise in interdisciplinary cybersecurity research;

   Inserted: (4) affiliation with private sector entities involved with industrial research described in paragraph (1) and ready access to testable commercial data;

   Inserted: (5) prior formal research collaboration arrangements with institutions of higher education and Federal research laboratories;

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   Inserted: (6) capability to conduct research in a secure environment; and

   Inserted: (7) affiliation with existing research programs of the Federal Government, including designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence by the National Security Agency.

   Inserted: (c) Requirements.--The research centers established under subsection (a) shall include centers led by institutions of higher education that are eligible institutions, as defined in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)) that--

   Inserted: (1) have accredited engineering and law schools

   Inserted: (2) are classified by the Carnegie Foundation as research universities with high research activity; and

   Inserted: (3) have been designated as a center of excellence or model institute of excellence by a Federal agency.

   Inserted: (d) Advisory Board.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a cybersecurity research advisory board, which shall meet regularly with the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and the Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate to review the activities of the research centers established under subsection (a).

   Inserted: (2) Memberships.--In establishing the advisory board under subsection (d), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that the members of the advisory board are--

   Inserted: (A) from institutions of higher education with the expertise in the protection of critical infrastructure against cyber attacks;

   Inserted: (B) from institutions described in subsection (c); and

   Inserted: (C) equally representative of the 10 Federal regions that comprise the Standard Federal Regions established by the Office of Management and Budget in the document entitled "Standard Federal Regions" and dated April 1974 (circular A-105).

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   On page 117, strike line 14 and all that follows to page 119, line 2 and insert the following:

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