Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 3712
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Cyber Leap Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 13, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 13, 2020
Latest Action
May 20, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
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
3712
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
Mississippi
Republican
Colorado
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems Act of 2020 or the Cyber Leap Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish national cybersecurity grand challenges to achieve high-priority breakthroughs in cybersecurity.

These challenges will offer cash and noncash prizes to winners and shall include competitions that encompass

  • building more resilient systems that raise adversary costs of carrying out common cyberattacks,
  • empowering people with a sufficient level of digital literacy to make safe and secure decisions online and developing a cybersecurity workforce to protect and maintain information systems,
  • advancing cybersecurity efforts in response to emerging technologies,
  • maintaining usability while improving the security and safety of individuals' online activity, and
  • reducing cybersecurity risks to federal networks and systems and improving the response of federal agencies to cybersecurity incidents.

Commerce must designate an advisory council to seek recommendations for the scope of the challenges and for metrics to assess submissions for prizes.

Text (1)
Actions (3)
05/20/2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
05/13/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
05/13/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:41 PM