#aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bci ,,an ,,act ,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to provide for innovative research and development1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,support for ,rapid ,innovation ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,cybersecurity research and development projects 7a7 ,cybersecurity research and development 7#a7 ,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 following new section3 #cba4 ,cybersecurity research and development 7a7 ,in general ,the ,under ,secretary for ,science and ,technology shall support the research1 development1 testing1 evaluation1 and transition of cybersecurity technologies1 including fundamental research to improve the sharing of information1 analytics1 and methodologies related to cybersecurity risks and incidents1 consistent with current law4 7b7 ,activities ,the research and development supported under subsection 7a7 shall serve the components of the ,department and shall-- 7#a7 advance the development and accelerate the deployment of more secure information systems2 7#b7 improve and create technologies for detecting attacks or intrusions1 including real-time continuous diagnostics and real-time analytic technologies2 7#c7 improve and create mitigation and recovery methodologies1 including techniques and policies for real-time containment of attacks1 and development of resilient networks and information systems2 7#d7 support1 in coordination with non-,federal entities1 the review of source code that underpins critical infrastructure information systems2 7#e7 develop and support infrastructure and tools to support cybersecurity research and development efforts1 including modeling1 testbeds1 and data sets for assessment of new cybersecurity technologies2 7#f7 assist the development and support of technologies to reduce vulnerabilities in industrial control systems2 and 7#g7 develop and support cyber forensics and attack attribution capabilities4 7c7 ,coordination ,in carrying out this section1 the ,under ,secretary for ,science and ,technology shall coordinate activities with-- 7#a7 the ,under ,secretary appointed pursuant to section #ajc7;a77#a77;,h72 7#b7 the heads of other relevant ,federal departments and agencies1 as appropriate2 and 7#c7 industry and academia4 7d7 ,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 projects1 including research1 development1 testing1 evaluation1 pilots1 and transitions4 ,the ,under ,secretary shall identify mature technologies that address existing or imminent cybersecurity gaps in public or private information systems and networks of information systems1 identify and support necessary improvements identified during pilot programs and testing and evaluation activities1 and introduce new cybersecurity technologies throughout the homeland security enterprise through partnerships and commercialization4 ,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 systems4 7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,cybersecurity risk ,the term cybersecurity risk has the meaning given such term in section #bbg4 7#b7 ,homeland security enterprise ,the term homeland security enterprise means relevant governmental and nongovernmental entities involved in homeland security1 including ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and tribal government officials1 private sector representatives1 academics1 and other policy experts4 7#c7 ,incident ,the term incident has the meaning given such term in section #bbg4 7#d7 ,information system ,the term information system has the meaning given such term in section #cejb7h7 of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code4 4 7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents in section #a7;b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is amended by inserting after the item relating to second section #cai the following new item3 ,sec4 #cba4 ,cybersecurity research and development4 4 7b7 ,research and development projects ,section #hca of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cia7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking #bjaf and inserting #bjba2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking the last sentence2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#c7 ,prior approval ,in any case in which the head of a component or office of the ,department seeks to utilize the authority under this section1 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 authority1 the funds to be spent on the use of such authority1 and the expected outcome for each project that is the subject of the use of such authority4 ,in such a case1 the authority for evaluating the proposal may not be delegated by the ,secretary to anyone other than the ,under ,secretary for ,management4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #bjaf and inserting #bjba2 and 7,b7 by amending paragraph 7#b7 to read as follows3 7#b7 ,report ,the ,secretary shall annually submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 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 7a7 was utilized1 the rationale for such utilizations1 the funds spent utilizing such authority1 the extent of cost-sharing for such projects among ,federal and non-,federal sources1 the extent to which utilization of such authority has addressed a homeland security capability gap or threat to the homeland identified by the ,department1 the total amount of payments1 if any1 that were received by the ,federal ,government as a result of the utilization of such authority during the period covered by each such report1 the outcome of each project for which such authority was utilized1 and the results of any audits of such projects4 2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7e7 ,training ,the ,secretary shall develop a training program for acquisitions staff on the utilization of the authority provided under subsection 7a74 4 7c7 ,no additional funds authorized ,no additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act4 ,such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,january #aj1 #bjag4;,clerk4