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Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to support the research, development, testing, evaluation, and transition of cybersecurity technologies.
Such research and development shall:
The Under Secretary shall:
The bill: (1) extends the authority of the Secretary of DHS to carry out a research and development projects pilot program until September 30, 2020; (2) requires a DHS component to obtain the Secretary's approval before utilizing authority for such a project by providing a proposal that includes the rationale, funds to be spent, and expected outcome for the project; and (3) requires the Secretary's annual report on such program to include the extent of cost-sharing for projects among federal and non-federal sources and the extent to which utilization of project authority has addressed a homeland security capability gap or threat to the homeland.
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[H.R. 5388 Introduced in House (IH)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5388
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for innovative
research and development, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 7, 2016
Mr. Ratcliffe (for himself and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for innovative
research and development, 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 ``Support for Rapid Innovation Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
(a) Cybersecurity Research and Development.--
(1) 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 new section:
``SEC. 319. CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
``(a) In General.--The Under Secretary for Science and Technology
shall support the research, development, testing, evaluation, and
transition of cybersecurity technologies, including fundamental
research to improve the sharing of information, analytics, and
methodologies related to cybersecurity risks and incidents, consistent
with current law.
``(b) Activities.--The research and development supported under
subsection (a) shall serve the components of the Department and shall--
``(1) advance the development and accelerate the deployment
of more secure information systems;
``(2) improve and create technologies for detecting attacks
or intrusions, including real-time continuous diagnostics and
real-time analytic technologies;
``(3) improve and create mitigation and recovery
methodologies, including techniques and policies for real-time
containment of attacks, and development of resilient networks
and information systems;
``(4) support, in coordination with non-Federal entities,
the review of source code that underpins critical
infrastructure information systems;
``(5) develop and support infrastructure and tools to
support cybersecurity research and development efforts,
including modeling, testbeds, and data sets for assessment of
new cybersecurity technologies;
``(6) assist the development and support of technologies to
reduce vulnerabilities in industrial control systems; and
``(7) develop and support cyber forensics and attack
attribution capabilities.
``(c) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the Under
Secretary for Science and Technology shall coordinate activities with--
``(1) the Under Secretary appointed pursuant to section
103(a)(1)(H);
``(2) the heads of other relevant Federal departments and
agencies, as appropriate; and
``(3) industry and academia.
``(d) Transition to Practice.--The Under Secretary for Science and
Technology shall support projects carried out under this title through
the full life cycle of such projects, including research, development,
testing, evaluation, pilots, and transitions. The Under Secretary shall
identify mature technologies that address existing or imminent
cybersecurity gaps in public or private information systems and
networks of information systems, identify and support necessary
improvements identified during pilot programs and testing and
evaluation activities, and introduce new cybersecurity technologies
throughout the homeland security enterprise through partnerships and
commercialization. The Under Secretary shall target federally funded
cybersecurity research that demonstrates a high probability of
successful transition to the commercial market within two years and
that is expected to have a notable impact on the public or private
information systems and networks of information systems.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Cybersecurity risk.--The term `cybersecurity risk'
has the meaning given such term in section 227.
``(2) Homeland security enterprise.--The term `homeland
security enterprise' means relevant governmental and
nongovernmental entities involved in homeland security,
including Federal, State, local, and tribal government
officials, private sector representatives, academics, and other
policy experts.
``(3) Incident.--The term `incident' has the meaning given
such term in section 227.
``(4) Information system.--The term `information system'
has the meaning given such term in section 3502(8) of title 44,
United States Code.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 318 the following
new item:
``Sec. 319. Cybersecurity research and development.''.
(b) Research and Development Projects.--Section 831 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``2016'' and inserting ``2020'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking the last
sentence; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) Prior approval.--In any case in which the head of a
component or office of the Department seeks to utilize the
authority under this section, such head shall first receive
prior approval from the Secretary by providing to the Secretary
a proposal that includes the rationale for the utilization of
such authority, the funds to be spent on the use of such
authority, and the expected outcome for each project that is
the subject of the use of such authority. In such a case, the
authority for evaluating the proposal may not be delegated by
the Secretary to anyone other than the Under Secretary for
Management.'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``2016'' and inserting
``2020''; and
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) Report.--The Secretary shall annually submit to the
Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate a report detailing the projects for which the authority
granted by subsection (a) was utilized, the rationale for such
utilizations, the funds spent utilizing such authority, the
extent of cost-sharing for such projects among Federal and non-
Federal sources, the extent to which utilization of such
authority has addressed a homeland security capability gap or
threat to the homeland identified by the Department, the total
amount of payments, if any, that were received by the Federal
Government as a result of the utilization of such authority
during the period covered by each such report, the outcome of
each project for which such authority was utilized, and the
results of any audits of such projects.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Training.--The Secretary shall develop a training program for
acquisitions staff on the utilization of the authority provided under
subsection (a).''.
(c) Prohibition on Additional Funding.--No additional funds are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act and the amendments
made by this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-629.
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-629.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 488.
Mr. Ratcliffe moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3985-3988)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5388.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4026)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 351 - 4 (Roll no. 335).(text: CR H3985-3986)
Roll Call #335 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 351 - 4 (Roll no. 335). (text: CR H3985-3986)
Roll Call #335 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.