,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cfaa ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #b1 #bjai,mr4 ,babin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,ohio1 and ,mr4 ,baird7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to provide for a pilot project for a nationwide network of secure computing enclaves for federally funded research in universities1 and other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,securing ,american ,research ,from ,cyber ,theft ,act4 #b4 ,purpose ,the purposes of this ,act are to help institutions of higher education protect federally funded research from cyber theft and interference by-- 7#a7 directing the ,networking and ,information ,technology ,research and ,development ,program to provide for support and guidance on improving the security of academic computing and networking systems that process1 store1 and transmit federally funded research2 and 7#b7 establishing a pilot program to support regional secure computing enclaves for academia to provide researchers with secure data storage and adequately protect ,federal ,government data4 #c4 ,networking and information technology research and development update ,section #aja of the ,high-,performance ,computing ,act of #aiia 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeaa7 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,i7 the following3 7,j7 provide for improving the security1 reliability1 and resiliency of computing and networking systems used by institutions of higher education and other nonprofit research institutions for the processing1 storage and transmission of sensitive federally funded research and associated data2 2 and 7#b7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,j7 through 7,o7 as subparagraphs 7,k7 through 7,p71 respectively4 #d4 ,computing enclave pilot program 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology1 the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation1 and the ,secretary of ,energy1 shall 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 compliance with regulations regarding the safeguarding of sensitive information and other relevant regulations and ,federal guidelines4 7b7 ,structure ,in carrying out the pilot program established pursuant to subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall select three institutions of higher education from among institutions classified under the ,indiana ,university ,center for ,postsecondary ,research ,carnegie ,classification as a doctorate-granting university with a very high level of research activity1 and with a history of working with secure information for the development1 installation1 maintenance1 or sustainment of secure computing enclaves4 7c7 ,regionalization 7#a7 ,in selecting universities pursuant to subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of ,defense shall give preference to institutions of higher education with the capability of serving other regional universities4 7#b7 ,the enclaves should be geographically dispersed to better meet the needs of regional interests4 7d7 ,program elements ,the ,department of ,defense shall work with ,institutions of ,higher ,education selected pursuant to subsection 7b7 to-- 7#a7 develop an approved design blueprint for compliance with ,federal data protection protocols2 7#b7 develop a comprehensive and confidential list1 or a bill of materials1 of each binary component of the software1 firmware1 or product that is required to deploy additional secure computing enclaves2 7#c7 develop templates for all policies and procedures required to operate the secure computing enclave in a research setting2 7#d7 develop a system security plan template2 and 7#e7 develop a process for managing a plan of action and milestones for the secure computing enclave4 7e7 ,duration ,the pilot program established pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall operate for not less than #c years4 7f7 ,report 7#a7 ,in ,general ,the ,secretary shall report to the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house1 and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate not later than #f months after the completion of the pilot program under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,contents ,the report required under subsection 7f77#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 an assessment of the pilot program under subsection 7a71 including an assessment of the security benefits provided by such secure computing enclaves2 7,b7 recommendations related to the valued of expanding the network of secure computing enclaves2 and 7,c7 recommendations on the efficacy of the use of secure computing enclaves by other ,federal agencies in a broader effort to expand security of ,federal research4 7g7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary1 #ch1jjj1jjj for fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbb1 to carry out the activities outlined in this section4 #e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,institution of higher education ,the term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section #aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74 7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,defense4