,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bieb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #a1 #bjac ,mr4 ,meehan introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to make certain improvements in the laws relating to the advancement of security technologies for critical infrastructure protection1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,critical ,infrastructure ,research and ,development ,advancement ,act of #bjac or the ,,cirda ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,definitions ,section #b of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aja7 is amended by redesignating paragraphs 7#ae7 through 7#ah7 as paragraphs 7#af7 through 7#ai71 respectively1 and by inserting after paragraph 7#ad7 the following3 7#ae7 ,the term ,sector ,coordinating ,council means a private sector coordinating council that is-- 7,a7 recognized by the ,secretary as such a ,council for purposes of this ,act2 and 7,b7 comprised of representatives of owners and operators of critical infrastructure within a particular sector of critical infrastructure4 4 #c4 ,critical infrastructure protection research and development 7a7 ,in general ,title ,,iii of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #cah4 ,research and development strategy for critical infrastructure protection 7a7 ,in ,general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of the ,critical ,infrastructure ,research and ,development ,advancement ,act of #bjac1 the ,secretary1 acting through the ,under ,secretary for ,science and ,technology1 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 infrastructure4 ,once every #b years after the initial strategic plan is transmitted to ,congress under this section1 the ,secretary shall transmit to ,congress an update of the plan4 7b7 ,contents of ,plan ,the strategic plan shall include the following3 7#a7 ,an identification of critical infrastructure security risks and the associated security technology gaps1 that are developed following-- 7,a7 consultation with stakeholders1 including the ,sector ,coordinating ,councils2 and 7,b7 performance by the ,department of a risk_/gap analysis that considers information received in such consultations4 7#b7 ,a set of critical infrastructure security technology needs that-- 7,a7 is prioritized based on risk and gaps identified under paragraph 7#a72 7,b7 emphasizes research and development of those technologies that need to be accelerated due to rapidly evolving threats or rapidly advancing infrastructure technology2 and 7,c7 includes research1 development1 and acquisition roadmaps with clearly defined objectives1 goals1 and measures4 7#c7 ,an identification of laboratories1 facilities1 modeling1 and simulation capabilities that will be required to support the research1 development1 demonstration1 testing1 evaluation1 and acquisition of the security technologies described in paragraph 7#b74 7#d7 ,an identification of current and planned programmatic initiatives for fostering the rapid advancement and deployment of security technologies for critical infrastructure protection4 ,the initiatives shall consider opportunities for public-private partnerships1 intragovernment collaboration1 university centers of excellence1 and national laboratory technology transfer4 7c7 ,coordination ,in carrying out this section1 the ,under ,secretary for ,science and ,technology shall coordinate with the ,under ,secretary for the ,national ,protection and ,programs ,directorate4 7d7 ,consultation ,in carrying out this section1 the ,under ,secretary for ,science and ,technology shall consult with-- 7#a7 the critical infrastructure ,sector ,coordinating ,councils2 7#b7 to the extent practicable1 subject matter experts on critical infrastructure protection from universities1 national laboratories1 and private industry2 7#c7 the heads of other relevant ,federal departments and agencies that conduct research and development for critical infrastructure protection2 and 7#d7 ,state1 local1 and tribal governments as appropriate4 #cai4 ,report on public-private research and development consortiums 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the enactment of the ,critical ,infrastructure ,research and ,development ,advancement ,act of #bjac1 the ,secretary1 acting through the ,under ,secretary for ,science and ,technology1 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 protection4 ,once every #b years after the initial study is transmitted to ,congress under this section1 the ,secretary shall transmit to ,congress an update of the study4 ,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 advancement4 7b7 ,contents of ,study ,the study shall include-- 7#a7 a summary of the progress and accomplishments of on-going consortiums for critical infrastructure security technologies2 7#b7 in consultation with the ,sector ,coordinating ,councils1 a prioritized list of technology development focus areas that would most benefit from a public-private research and development consortium2 and 7#c7 based on the prioritized list developed under paragraph 7#b71 a proposal for implementing an expanded research and development consortium program1 including an assessment of feasibility and an estimate of cost1 schedule1 and milestones4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents in section #a7;b7 of such ,act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such title the following3 ,sec4 #cah4 ,research and development strategy for critical infrastructure protection4 ,sec4 #cai4 ,report on public-private research and development consortiums4 4 7c7 ,critical infrastructure protection technology clearinghouse ,section #cac of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aic7 is amended by redesignating subsection 7c7 as subsection 7d71 and by inserting after subsection 7b7 the following3 7c7 ,critical infrastructure protection technology clearinghouse 7#a7 ,designation ,under the program required by this section1 the ,secretary1 acting through the ,under ,secretary for ,science and ,technology1 and in coordination with the ,under ,secretary for the ,national ,protection and ,programs ,directorate1 shall designate a technology clearinghouse for rapidly sharing proven technology solutions for protecting critical infrastructure4 7#b7 ,sharing of technology solutions ,technology solutions shared through the clearinghouse shall draw from ,government-furnished1 commercially furnished1 and publically available trusted sources4 7#c7 ,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 infrastructures4 7#d7 ,review by privacy officer ,the ,privacy ,officer of the ,department appointed under section #bbb shall annually review the clearinghouse process to evaluate its consistency with fair information practice principles issued by the ,privacy ,officer4 4 7d7 ,evaluation of ,technology ,clearinghouse by ,government ,accountability ,office ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct an independent evaluation of1 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 on1 the effectiveness of the clearinghouses established and designated1 respectively1 under section #cac of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as amended by this section4 #d4 ,no additional authorization of appropriations ,no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act1 and this ,act and such amendments shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose4