[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 778 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 778

To establish, within the Executive Office of the President, the Office 
                 of the National Cybersecurity Advisor.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 1, 2009

  Mr. Rockefeller (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Nelson of Florida) 
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, within the Executive Office of the President, the Office 
                 of the National Cybersecurity Advisor.

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

SECTION 1. OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY ADVISOR.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established, within the Executive 
Office of the President, the Office of the National Cybersecurity 
Advisor. The Advisor shall be appointed by the President, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate. The Advisor shall be directly 
responsible to the President and be designated as an Assistant to the 
President.
    (b) Functions and Authority.--The Advisor--
            (1) shall furnish timely and appropriate recommendations, 
        information, and advice to the President in connection with the 
        administration and execution of laws of the United States 
        relating to cybersecurity and otherwise assist the President in 
        the administration of such laws;
            (2) shall serve as the principal advisor to the President 
        for all cybersecurity-related matters;
            (3) shall, notwithstanding any provision of law, 
        regulation, rule, or policy to the contrary, have full access 
        to all Federal cyber-compartmented or special access programs;
            (4) shall review and approve all cybersecurity-related 
        budget requests submitted to the Office of Management and 
        Budget;
            (5) may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
        regulation, rule, or policy of the United States, direct the 
        sponsorship of the security clearances for Federal officers and 
        employees (including experts and consultants employed pursuant 
        to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) whose 
        responsibilities involve critical infrastructure in the 
        interest of national security;
            (6) may employ experts and consultants, under section 3109 
        of title 5, United States Code, for cybersecurity-related work; 
        and
            (7) may consult with Federal departments, agencies, and 
        other entities, and draw upon their resources in connection 
        with the performance of the Advisor's functions, and assign to 
        the head of any such department, agency, or entity the 
        performance of duties incidental to the administration of laws 
        of the United States relating to cybersecurity to the extent 
        not inconsistent with the performance of their official duties.
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