[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2952 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2952
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements
in the laws relating to the advancement of security technologies for
critical infrastructure protection, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 1, 2013
Mr. Meehan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security
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A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements
in the laws relating to the advancement of security technologies for
critical infrastructure protection, and for other purposes.
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 ``Critical Infrastructure Research and
Development Advancement Act of 2013'' or the ``CIRDA Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101) is
amended by redesignating paragraphs (15) through (18) as paragraphs
(16) through (19), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (14)
the following:
``(15) The term `Sector Coordinating Council' means a
private sector coordinating council that is--
``(A) recognized by the Secretary as such a Council
for purposes of this Act; and
``(B) comprised of representatives of owners and
operators of critical infrastructure within a
particular sector of critical infrastructure.''.
SEC. 3. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 318. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION.
``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of the Critical Infrastructure Research and Development
Advancement Act of 2013, the Secretary, acting through the Under
Secretary for Science and Technology, shall transmit to Congress a
strategic plan to guide the overall direction of Federal physical
security and cybersecurity technology research and development efforts
for protecting critical infrastructure. Once every 2 years after the
initial strategic plan is transmitted to Congress under this section,
the Secretary shall transmit to Congress an update of the plan.
``(b) Contents of Plan.--The strategic plan shall include the
following:
``(1) An identification of critical infrastructure security
risks and the associated security technology gaps, that are
developed following--
``(A) consultation with stakeholders, including the
Sector Coordinating Councils; and
``(B) performance by the Department of a risk/gap
analysis that considers information received in such
consultations.
``(2) A set of critical infrastructure security technology
needs that--
``(A) is prioritized based on risk and gaps
identified under paragraph (1);
``(B) emphasizes research and development of those
technologies that need to be accelerated due to rapidly
evolving threats or rapidly advancing infrastructure
technology; and
``(C) includes research, development, and
acquisition roadmaps with clearly defined objectives,
goals, and measures.
``(3) An identification of laboratories, facilities,
modeling, and simulation capabilities that will be required to
support the research, development, demonstration, testing,
evaluation, and acquisition of the security technologies
described in paragraph (2).
``(4) An identification of current and planned programmatic
initiatives for fostering the rapid advancement and deployment
of security technologies for critical infrastructure
protection. The initiatives shall consider opportunities for
public-private partnerships, intragovernment collaboration,
university centers of excellence, and national laboratory
technology transfer.
``(c) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the Under
Secretary for Science and Technology shall coordinate with the Under
Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate.
``(d) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Under
Secretary for Science and Technology shall consult with--
``(1) the critical infrastructure Sector Coordinating
Councils;
``(2) to the extent practicable, subject matter experts on
critical infrastructure protection from universities, national
laboratories, and private industry;
``(3) the heads of other relevant Federal departments and
agencies that conduct research and development for critical
infrastructure protection; and
``(4) State, local, and tribal governments as appropriate.
``SEC. 319. REPORT ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
CONSORTIUMS.
``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the enactment of
the Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement Act of
2013, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and
Technology, shall transmit to Congress a study on the use by the
Department of public-private research and development consortiums for
accelerating technology development for critical infrastructure
protection. Once every 2 years after the initial study is transmitted
to Congress under this section, the Secretary shall transmit to
Congress an update of the study. The study shall focus on those aspects
of critical infrastructure protection that are predominately operated
by the private sector and that would most benefit from rapid security
technology advancement.
``(b) Contents of Study.--The study shall include--
``(1) a summary of the progress and accomplishments of on-
going consortiums for critical infrastructure security
technologies;
``(2) in consultation with the Sector Coordinating
Councils, a prioritized list of technology development focus
areas that would most benefit from a public-private research
and development consortium; and
``(3) based on the prioritized list developed under
paragraph (2), a proposal for implementing an expanded research
and development consortium program, including an assessment of
feasibility and an estimate of cost, schedule, and
milestones.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such
title the following:
``Sec. 318. Research and development strategy for critical
infrastructure protection.
``Sec. 319. Report on public-private research and development
consortiums.''.
(c) Critical Infrastructure Protection Technology Clearinghouse.--
Section 313 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 193) is
amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d), and by
inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Critical Infrastructure Protection Technology
Clearinghouse.--
``(1) Designation.--Under the program required by this
section, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for
Science and Technology, and in coordination with the Under
Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate,
shall designate a technology clearinghouse for rapidly sharing
proven technology solutions for protecting critical
infrastructure.
``(2) Sharing of technology solutions.--Technology
solutions shared through the clearinghouse shall draw from
Government-furnished, commercially furnished, and publically
available trusted sources.
``(3) Technology metrics.--All technologies shared through
the clearinghouse shall include a set of metrics to assist end-
users in deploying timely and effective solutions relevant for
their critical infrastructures.
``(4) Review by privacy officer.--The Privacy Officer of
the Department appointed under section 222 shall annually
review the clearinghouse process to evaluate its consistency
with fair information practice principles issued by the Privacy
Officer.''.
(d) Evaluation of Technology Clearinghouse by Government
Accountability Office.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct an independent evaluation of, and submit to the Committee
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report
on, the effectiveness of the clearinghouses established and designated,
respectively, under section 313 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002,
as amended by this section.
SEC. 4. NO ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act and the amendments made by this Act, and this Act and such
amendments shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for
such purpose.
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