[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 9 (Thursday, February 7, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H204-H206]
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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3394, CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH AND 
                            DEVELOPMENT ACT

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
I call up House Resolution 343 and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 343

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3394) to authorize funding for computer and 
     network security research and development and research 
     fellowship programs, and for other purposes. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order 
     against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with 
     clause 4(a) of rule XIII are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Science. After general debate the 
     bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
     rule. Each section of the bill shall be considered as read. 
     During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman 
     of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 
     of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
     amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the 
     House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
     and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart) 
is recognized for 1 hour.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield 
the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings), 
pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During 
consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purpose 
of debate only.
  (Mr. DIAZ-BALART asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 343 is an open rule 
providing for the consideration of H.R. 3394, the Cyber Security 
Research and Development Act. The rule provides 1 hour of general 
debate evenly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Science. This is a fair and open 
rule that will provide every Member with the opportunity to offer 
amendments, allowing Members ample time to debate the important issues 
related to this legislation.

                              {time}  1015

  Mr. Speaker, the attacks of September 11 have forced the American 
people and this Congress to recognize that the threat of terror is 
present on many fronts. To adequately protect the United States, we 
must address all of our security vulnerabilities. This enormous task 
includes securing our Nation's computer and communications 
infrastructure.
  The urgency with which we must proceed with regard to this 
infrastructure has already been demonstrated. In 1997, the Pentagon 
conducted an information warfare exercise to test the vulnerability of 
the U.S. information infrastructure. The exercise consisted of 35 
National Security Agency computer

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specialists using off-the-shelf technology to attack U.S. information 
systems. The group of NSA specialists were able to attack and penetrate 
government and commercial sites.
  The next year, failure of the Galaxy 4 communications satellite 
further demonstrated the effects that a cyberattack could have on our 
information systems. The failure of Galaxy 4 disrupted credit card 
purchases, ATM transactions, 90 percent of the Nation's pagers and 
emergency communications. While studies have concluded that the United 
States is vulnerable to cyberattacks, not enough has been done to 
safeguard this sensitive information system.
  This is of grave concern for the safety of the Nation. Just this past 
Tuesday it was reported that since September 11 there has been a series 
of cyberattacks that have targeted the Pentagon, the Department of 
Energy, NASA and other agencies, resulting in the theft of vast 
quantities of national defense research. One of the groups went as far 
as declaring a ``cyber jihad'' against the United States.
  We need only look 90 miles off the coast of Florida to see the 
possibility of future attacks, Mr. Speaker. This past year the Director 
of the Defense Intelligence Agency testified before the Senate 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that the Cuban regime could 
initiate information warfare or computer network attacks that could 
seriously disrupt the United States military.
  That regime, which is the only one of the seven states on the State 
Department's list of terrorist nations in our hemisphere, is believed 
to share information with other terrorist states such as Iran, Libya 
and Iraq. With its significant ties to fellow terrorist nations in the 
Middle East, the Cuban regime has the ability to serve as a type of 
forward-operating location for terror in our hemisphere.
  The potential for cyberwarfare is real, and the underlying 
legislation that we are going to address to date helps to address that 
threat. H.R. 3394 is a bipartisan piece of legislation designed to 
increase research efforts which are needed to fill the void in this 
critical area. The legislation will task the National Science 
Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology to 
coordinate a partnership with academic institutions to ensure that 
information systems are secure in the United States.
  This partnership will face the emerging threat by increasing the 
amount of cybersecurity research being supported by the Federal 
Government and by increasing the number of cybersecurity researchers in 
the Nation. The bill will provide $878 million over 5 years to 
implement new academic programs, provide grants and fellowships, 
providing for the common defense of our Nation's technological 
infrastructure.
  The underlying legislation, as I stated before, is a product of 
bipartisanship. It was reported out of the Committee on Science by 
voice vote. It is a very important bill that focuses on obviously a 
very important subject matter. As I stated before, Mr. Speaker, it is 
an open rule. It is a fair rule. I urge my colleagues to support both 
the rule and the underlying legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume, and I thank the gentleman from Florida for yielding me the 
customary 30 minutes.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Cyber Security Research and 
Development Act and in support of the rule. I want to especially 
congratulate the Committee on Science chairman, the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Boehlert), and the ranking member, the gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Hall), for their very hard work on this bill and for their 
recognition of the importance to the entire country of the necessary 
investments in research that this bill funds.
  Mr. Speaker, we all know that in 21st century America there is barely 
a thing that we do that does not involve the computer. From simple e-
mail from a parent to a child in college, to computer-guided missiles 
that fall precisely on their targets, computers are the very backbone 
of our society today.
  Currently, the vulnerability of our Nation's computer system to cyber 
terrorism is great, as my friend from Florida has pointed out. This 
bill is the first step in a long process to secure our Nation's 
technological lifeblood.
  In college I was a science major, and I well know the importance of 
research and development in helping to solve this country's most 
difficult problems. I also had the distinct honor to serve in Congress 
on the Committee on Science, and I can tell you, Mr. Speaker, we have a 
serious problem on our hands, and it is up to the emerging scientists 
and engineers to fix it.
  Why are they not doing it now? Because the Federal Government is not 
providing enough resources nor offering the proper incentives. This 
bill is a step forward to change this pattern for years to come.
  For just a moment I want to discuss a portion of the bill relating to 
minority participation in the programs created in this bill. I was 
going to offer an amendment, and I shall not in light of discussions 
that I had with the Chair of the Black Caucus, and report language that 
seemingly covers some of what I had in mind.
  In particular, I want to commend the Chair of the Congressional Black 
Caucus, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson), for her 
very hard work on this issue.
  A report of the National Science Foundation reveals that blacks, 
Hispanics and Native Americans comprise 23 percent of the population, 
but earn on a whole only 14.2 percent of the bachelor's degrees, 8.1 
percent of the master's degrees and 5 percent of the doctorate degrees 
in science and engineering. This bill gives the NSF and the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology the tools to correct the 
imbalances uncovered in their own studies showing, as throughout 
government, that minorities are not being hired at a pace that they 
should, and that the process itself is so extraordinary that it makes 
it difficult for people to even accomplish the standards that are set 
forth.
  If, Mr. Speaker, we are to ensure American security from terrorist 
threats, we will need to mobilize all of the human resources available. 
That includes minority Americans.
  Again, I congratulate the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice 
Johnson), the gentleman from New York (Chairman Boehlert), the ranking 
member, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hall), and the rest of the 
Committee on Science for their recognition of that need and their 
attempts to address it.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a necessary bill. It has earned the bipartisan 
support of the Committee on Science, and I would suggest that it 
deserves the same bipartisan support here on the floor of the House of 
Representatives.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I again reiterate my strong support for the underlying 
legislation, as well the rule before us.
  Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, I yield back the 
balance of my time, and I move the previous question on the resolution.
  The previous question was ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Sununu). The question is on the 
resolution.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the 
ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a 
quorum is not present.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evidently a quorum is not present.
  The Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Members.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 392, 
nays 0, not voting 43, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 12]

                               YEAS--392

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Akin
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baca
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boozman
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)

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     Brown (OH)
     Brown (SC)
     Bryant
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Cantor
     Capito
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson (IN)
     Carson (OK)
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crenshaw
     Crowley
     Culberson
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis, Jo Ann
     Davis, Tom
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Farr
     Ferguson
     Filner
     Flake
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Graves
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Grucci
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hart
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Israel
     Issa
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Keller
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MN)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kerns
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Langevin
     Lantos
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lynch
     Maloney (CT)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Dan
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Miller, Jeff
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Osborne
     Ose
     Otter
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pence
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Platts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Putnam
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rehberg
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ross
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schrock
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simmons
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Solis
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins (OK)
     Watson (CA)
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Wexler
     Wicker
     Wilson (SC)
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--43

     Barton
     Blagojevich
     Bono
     Burr
     Burton
     Capuano
     Clay
     Cubin
     Evans
     Fattah
     Frelinghuysen
     Goode
     Hall (OH)
     Hastert
     Hilleary
     Hyde
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Kleczka
     Largent
     Linder
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Moore
     Northup
     Obey
     Pitts
     Riley
     Roukema
     Ryan (WI)
     Shaw
     Slaughter
     Tauzin
     Traficant
     Waters
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wilson (NM)
     Young (AK)

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  So the resolution was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  Stated for:
  Mr. BARTON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 12 I was 
inadvertently detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''

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