,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,b>r 7= himself & ,mr4 ,lucas7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !    
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (     
,/&>ds & ,te*nology to dissem9ate       
guidance to in/itutions ( high]         
education & nonpr(it rese>* in/itutions 
to help mitigate cyb]security risks to  
,,covid-#ai relat$ rese>*1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,ni/ ,,covid-#ai          
,cyb]security ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,director ,! t]m         
,director means ! ,director ( !         
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology4  7#b7 ,in/itution ( high]   
education ,! t]m in/itution ( high]     
education has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9    
section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#c7    
,res\rces ,! t]m res\rces means         

guidel9es1 tools1 be/ practices1 /&>ds1 
me?odologies1 & o!r ways ( provid+      
in=mation4  7#d7 ,rese>* in/itution ,!  
t]m rese>* in/itution-- 7,a7 means a    
nonpr(it in/itution 7z def9$ 9 section  
#d7e7 ( ! ,/ev5son-,wydl] ,te*nology    
,innovation ,act ( #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#cgjc7e7772 &  7,b7 includes f$]ally    
fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t]s1 z      
id5tifi$ by ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation 9 accordance ) ! ,f$]al      
,acquisition ,regulation issu$ 9        
accordance ) section #acjc7;a77#a7 (    
title #da 7or any successor regulation74
  #c4 ,improv+ cyb]security (           
in/itutions ( high] education ,section  
#b7;e77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,national ,in/itute 
( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #bgb7;e77#a77;,a77 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 9 clause 7viii71 by /rik+ & aft] ! 
semicolon2  7#b7 by r$esignat+ clause   
7ix7 z clause 7x72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+    
aft] clause 7viii7 ! foll[+3  7ix7      
consid] in/itutions ( high] education 7z
 def9$ 9 section #aja ( ! ,high]        

,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja772 &  4  #d4 ,dissem9ation (      
res\rces = rese>* in/itutions  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director     
%all1 us+ ! au?orities ( ! ,director "u 
subsections 7c77#ae7 & 7e77#a77;,a77ix7 
( section #b ( ! ,national ,in/itute (  
,/&>ds & ,te*nology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#bgb71 z am5d$ by section #c1 dissem9ate
 & make publicly available res\rces to  
help rese>* in/itutions & in/itutions ( 
high] education id5tify1 assess1 manage1
 & r$uce _! cyb]security risk relat$ to 
conduct+ rese>* ) respect to            
,,covid-#ai4  7b7 ,requirem5ts ,!       
,director %all ensure t ! res\rces      
dissem9at$ pursuant to subsection 7a7-- 
7#a7 are g5]ally applicable & usable by 
a wide range ( rese>* in/itutions &     
in/itutions ( high] education2  7#b7 v>y
 ) ! nature & size ( ! implem5t+ rese>* 
in/itutions or in/itutions ( high]      
education1 & ! nature & s5sitivity ( !  
data collect$ or /or$ on ! in=mation    

sy/ems or devices ( ! implem5t+ rese>*  
in/itutions or in/itutions ( high]      
education2  7#c7 include elem5ts t      
promote aw>5ess ( simple1 basic         
controls1 a workplace cyb]security      
culture1 & ?ird-p>ty /akehold]          
relation%ips1 to assi/ rese>*           
in/itutions or in/itutions ( high]      
education 9 mitigat+ common cyb]security
 risks2  7#d7 include case /udies (     
practical application2  7#e7 are        
te*nology-neutral & c be implem5t$ us+  
te*nologies t are comm]cial & (f-!-%elf2
 &  7#f7 to ! ext5t practicable1 are    
bas$ on int]national /&>ds4  7c7        
,national cyb]security aw>5ess &        
education program ,! ,director %all     
ensure t ! res\rces dissem9at$ "u       
subsection 7a7 are consi/5t ) ! ef=ts ( 
! ,director "u section #dja ( !         
,cyb]security ,enhancem5t ,act ( #bjad  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gdea74  7d7 ,updates ,! 
,director %all review p]iodically &     
update ! res\rces "u subsection 7a7 z ! 
,director det]m9es appropriate4  7e7    

,volunt>y res\rces ,! use ( ! res\rces  
dissem9at$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be     
consid]$ volunt>y4  7f7 ,o!r ,f$]al     
,cyb]security ,requirem5ts ,no?+ 9 ?is  
section may be con/ru$ to sup]s$e1 alt]1
 or o!rwise affect any cyb]security     
requirem5ts applicable to ,f$]al        
ag5cies4  7g7 ,fund+ ,?is ,act %all be  
c>ri$ out us+ funds made available to ! 
,director4