[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 3460 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3460

To establish a pilot program to demonstrate best practices, innovation, 
     and knowledge transfer regarding cyber security within State 
                              governments.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 10, 2008

  Mr. Coleman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish a pilot program to demonstrate best practices, innovation, 
     and knowledge transfer regarding cyber security within State 
                              governments.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Cyber Security Protection Act 
of 2008''.

SEC. 2. STATE CYBER SECURITY PILOT PROGRAM.

    Subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 226. STATE CYBER SECURITY PILOT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--There is established within the Department a 
State Cyber Security Pilot Program (in this section referred to as the 
`Pilot Program') to demonstrate best practices, innovation, and 
knowledge transfer regarding cyber security within State governments.
    ``(b) Administration.--The Secretary, through the Assistant 
Secretary for Cyber Security and Communications, shall be responsible 
for administering the Pilot Program.
    ``(c) Diversity in Participation.--The Secretary shall ensure the 
maintenance of geographic and population diversity among selected Pilot 
Program participants.
    ``(d) Allocation Limitations.--Amounts allocated to a State under 
this section shall not exceed $3,000,000.
    ``(e) Sunset.--The authorization for the Pilot Program established 
under this section shall expire 2 years following the date of enactment 
of this section.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated up to $25,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010 to 
carry out the Pilot Program established under this section.''.
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