3.0.0 2133 2022-11-01T13:50:37Z 2022-11-01T13:50:37Z Senate S 2019-07-16 116 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-07-16T22:32:22Z Securing American Science and Technology Act of 2019 116 3038 HR 2019-05-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities. Related bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 116 2500 HR 2020-08-11 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512. Related bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 116 1790 S 2019-12-20 Became Public Law No: 116-92. Related bill CRS 2019-07-16 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-07-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2019-07-16 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2019-07-16 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2019-07-16 True H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2019-07-16 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-07-16 True F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2019-07-16 True L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2019-07-16 True Science, Technology, Communications Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Education programs funding Espionage and treason Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Higher education Research administration and funding Research and development Trade secrets and economic espionage Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-07-16 Introduced in Senate 2021-02-02T19:28:17Z Secure American Research Act of 2019

This bill directs the National Science and Technology Council to establish an interagency working group to coordinate activities to (1) protect federally funded research and development from foreign interference, cyberattacks, theft, or espionage; and (2) develop common definitions and best practices for federal science agencies and grantees, while taking into account the importance of the open exchange of ideas and international talent required for scientific progress and American leadership in science and technology.

The working group's responsibilities, among other things, shall include

  • developing unclassified policy guidance to assist federal science agencies and grantees in having consistent policies to defend against threats to federally funded research and development and the integrity of the U.S. scientific enterprise, and
  • developing guidelines to create a consistent cybersecurity policy across federal agencies to protect federally funded research and development from foreign interference theft or espionage through cybeersecurity breaches.

The Office of Science and Technology Policy must provide biennial summary reports on the working group's activities and the most current version of such policy guidance and guidelines.

The National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense, and any other federal agencies, as appropriate, shall enter into a joint agreement with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to create a National Science, Technology, and Security Roundtable.

]]> Secure American Research Act of 2019 Display Title Secure American Research Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Secure American Research Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish an interagency working group for coordination and development of Federal research protection, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2133is/xml/BILLS-116s2133is.xml 2019-07-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.