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House Bill 3611
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Securing American Research From Cyber Theft Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 2, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 2, 2019
Latest Action
Jul 3, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3611
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Brian Babin
Texas
Republican
Jim Baird
Indiana
Republican
Roger Marshall
Kansas
Republican
Anthony Gonzalez
Ohio
Republican
Ralph Norman
South Carolina
Republican
Randy Weber
Texas
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Securing American Research From Cyber Theft Act

This bill establishes a pilot program and modifies a current program related to cybersecurity for federally supported research and data.

The bill directs the Department of Defense to establish a pilot program to ensure the security of federally supported research data and to assist regional institutions of higher education and their researchers in complying with regulations regarding the safeguarding of sensitive information.

The bill requires the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program to provide for improving the security, reliability, and resiliency of computing and networking systems used by higher education and other nonprofit research institutions for the processing, storage, and transmission of sensitive federally funded research and associated data.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
July 2, 2019
Actions (3)
07/03/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
07/02/2019
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
07/02/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:46 PM
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