,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bacc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #af1 #bjai,mr4   
,cornyn 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,mr4    
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,hoev51 ,mrs4
 ,gillibr&1 ,mrs4 ,fis*]1 & ,mr4        
,lank=d7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an int]ag5cy   
work+ gr\p = coord9ation & developm5t ( 
,f$]al rese>* protection1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,secure ,am]ican ,rese>*   
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,secur+ ,am]ican     
sci5ce & te*nology  7a7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section--  7#a7 ! t]m ,academies    
means ! ,national ,academies ( ,sci5ce1 
,eng9e]+ & ,m$ic9e2  7#b7 ! t]m ,f$]al  
sci5ce ag5cy means any ,f$]al ag5cy ) n 
less ?an #ajj1jjj1jjj 9 basic & appli$  
rese>* obligations 9 fiscal ye> #bjah2  
7#c7 ! t]m grantee means an entity t    
is-- 7,a7 a recipi5t or subrecipi5t ( a 
,f$]al grant or coop]ative agreem5t2 &  

7,b7 an in/itution ( high] education or 
a nonpr(it organization2  7#d7 ! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja72  7#e7 ! t]m relevant ,committees
 means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate2  
7,b7 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & 
,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 
7,c7 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! 
,s5ate2  7,d7 ! ,committee on ,arm$     
,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2   
7,e7 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &
 ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2  7,f7 
! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7,g7 !        
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate2 &  7,h7 ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2   
7#f7 ! t]m r\ndtable means ! ,national  
,sci5ce1 ,te*nology1 & ,security        
,r\ndtable e/abli%$ "u subsection 7d72 &
  7#g7 ! t]m work+ gr\p means !         
int]ag5cy work+ gr\p e/abli%$ "u        

subsection 7b74  7b7 ,int]ag5cy work+   
gr\p = coord9ation & developm5t ( ,f$]al
 rese>* protection  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce &        
,te*nology ,policy1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,national ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,c\ncil &
 9 consultation ) ! ,national ,security 
,advisor1 %all e/abli% an int]ag5cy     
work+ gr\p to coord9ate activities to   
protect f$]ally fund$ rese>* &          
developm5t f =eign int]f]5ce1           
cyb]attacks1 !ft1 or espionage & to     
develop common def9itions & be/         
practices = ,f$]al sci5ce ag5cies &     
grantees1 :ile acc\nt+ = ! importance ( 
! op5 ex*ange ( ideas & int]national    
tal5t requir$ = sci5tific progress &    
,am]ican lead]%ip 9 sci5ce & te*nology4 
7#b7 ,memb]%ip  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! work+  
gr\p %all include a repres5tative (--   
7i7 ! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation2     
7ii7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy2  7iii7 !     
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration2  7iv7 ! ,national        
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology2  7v7 ! 

,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce2  7vi7 ! ,national 
,in/itutes ( ,heal?2  7vii7 ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,def5se2  7viii7 ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,agriculture2  7ix7 ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,education2  7x7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate2   
7xi7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury2  7xii7 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2  7xiii7 !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security2  7xiv7 ! 
,c5tral ,intellig5ce ,ag5cy2  7xv7 !    
,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation2  7xvi7 !
 ,(fice ( ! ,director ( ,national       
,intellig5ce2  7xvii7 ! ,(fice (        
,managem5t & ,budget2  7xviii7 !        
,national ,economic ,c\ncil2 &  7xix7   
su* o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy z !    
,presid5t consid]s appropriate4  7,b7   
,*air ,! work+ gr\p %all be *air$ by !  
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce &        
,te*nology ,policy1 or a designee ( !   
,director4  7#c7 ,responsibilities ( !  
work+ gr\p ,! work+ gr\p %all-- 7,a7    
id5tify kn[n & pot5tial cyb]1 physical1 
& human intellig5ce ?reats &            
vuln]abilities )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
sci5tific & te*nological ent]prise2     

7,b7 coord9ate ef=ts among ,f$]al       
ag5cies to update & %>e important       
in=mation ) grantees1 includ+ specific  
examples ( int]f]5ce1 cyb]attacks1 !ft1 
or espionage direct$ at f$]ally fund$   
rese>* & developm5t or ! integrity ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates sci5tific ent]prise2  7,c7
 id5tify effective exi/+ me*anisms =    
protection ( f$]ally fund$ rese>* &     
developm5t1 includ+ me*anisms grantees  
are employ+ to protect f$]ally fund$    
rese>*2  7,d7 develop an inv5tory (--   
7i7 t]ms & def9itions us$ across ,f$]al 
sci5ce ag5cies to del9eate areas t may  
require additional protection2 &  7ii7  
policies & proc$ures at ,f$]al sci5ce   
ag5cies reg>d+ protection ( f$]ally     
fund$ rese>*2  7,e7 develop &           
p]iodically update unclassifi$ policy   
guidance to assi/ ,f$]al sci5ce ag5cies 
& grantees 9 hav+ consi/5t policies to  
def5d aga9/ ?reats to f$]ally fund$     
rese>* & developm5t & ! integrity ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates sci5tific ent]prise t--   
7i7 includes-- 7,i7 descriptions ( kn[n 

& pot5tial ?reats1 includ+ organizations
 ( conc]n1 to f$]ally fund$ rese>* &    
developm5t & ! integrity ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates sci5tific ent]prise2  7,,ii7     
common def9itions & t]m9ology =         
categorization ( rese>* & te*nologies t 
are protect$2  7,,iii7 id5tifi$ areas ( 
rese>* or te*nology t might require     
additional protection2  7,,iv7          
recomm5dations = h[ exi/+ frameworks &  
control me*anisms c be bett] utiliz$ to 
protect f$]ally fund$ rese>* &          
developm5t f =eign int]f]5ce1           
cyb]attacks1 !ft or espionage1 includ+  
any recomm5dations = updates to exi/+   
frameworks & control me*anisms & any    
recomm5dations1 z appropriate1 = new    
me*anisms = ! protection ( f$]ally fund$
 rese>*2  7,v7 recomm5dations = be/     
practices = ,f$]al sci5ce ag5cies &     
grantees to def5d aga9/ ?reats to       
f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t1      
includ+ coord9ation & h>monization ( any
 relevant report+ requirem5ts t ,f$]al  
sci5ce ag5cies implem5t = grantees2     

7,,vi7 assessm5ts ( pot5tial consequ5ces
 t any propos$ practices w\ld h on      
int]national collaboration & ,unit$     
,/ates lead]%ip 9 sci5ce & te*nology2 & 
7,,vii7 a classifi$ add5dum z necess>y  
to fur!r in=m ,f$]al sci5ce ag5cy       
decisionmak+2 &  7ii7 acc\nts = ! range 
( ne$s across diff]5t sectors ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates sci5ce & te*nology ent]prise2   
7,f7 develop & ensure ! implem5tation ( 
a means = ,f$]al ag5cies li/$ 9 p>agraph
 7#b77;,a7 to aggregate & %>e ,f$]al    
ag5cy in=mation reg>d+ complet$         
inve/igations ( rese>*]s t 7 det]m9$ to 
be kn[+ly fraudul5t 9 disclosure ( =eign
 int]e/s1 inve/m5ts1 or involvem5t      
relat+ to ,f$]al rese>*1 :i* %all--  7i7
 be %>$ among ag5cies li/$ 9 p>agraph   
7#b77;,a72  7ii7 n be made available to 
! public2 &  7iii7 n be subject to !    
requirem5ts ( section #eeb ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n z !  
,fre$om ( ,in=mation ,act72 &  7,g7     
develop guidel9es to create a consi/5t  
cyb]security policy across ,f$]al       

ag5cies to protect f$]ally fund$ rese>* 
& developm5t f =eign int]f]5ce !ft or   
espionage ?r\gh cyb]security brea*es1   
:i* %all--  7i7 be bas$ on ! framework !
 ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &         
,te*nology entitl$ ,framework = ,improv+
 ,critical ,infra/ructure ,cyb]security1
 & 9 ! case ( controll$ unclassifi$     
in=mation1 on ,special ,publication     
#hjj-aha ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (     
,/&>ds & ,te*nology entitl$ ,protect+   
,controll$ ,unclassifi$ ,in=mation 9    
,nonf$]al ,sy/ems & ,organizations1 or  
any successor !reto2  7ii7 include      
guidance on specific means ,f$]al       
ag5cies c use to ensure grantees are    
comply+ ) cyb]security /&>ds t ,f$]al   
ag5cies develop consi/5t ) ?is          
subp>agraph2 &  7iii7 incorporate input 
f grantees1 includ+ f-- 7,i7 facility   
security (fic]s2  7,,ii7 *ief in=mation 
(fic]s2  7,,iii7 vice presid5ts =       
rese>*2  7,,iv7 *ief te*nology (fic]s2 &
  7,v7 o!r relevant (fic]s z det]m9$ by 
! work+ gr\p4  7#d7 ,coord9ation )      

national academies r\ndtable ,!         
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce &        
,te*nology ,policy %all coord9ate ) !   
,academies to ensure t n less ?an #a    
memb] ( ! work+ gr\p is also a memb] ( !
 r\ndtable4  7#e7 ,int]im report ,n lat]
 ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (      
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy %all       
provide a report to ! relevant          
,committees t includes--  7,a7 !        
inv5tory requir$ "u p>agraph 7#c77;,d72 
7,b7 an update on progress t[>d develop+
 ! policy guidance requir$ "u p>agraph  
7#c77;,e72 &  7,c7 any additional       
activities und]tak5 by ! work+ gr\p 9 t 
"t4  7#f7 ,bi5nial report+ ,n lat] ?an  
#b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 & n less frequ5tly ?an e #b ye>s  
!reaft]1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (       
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy %all       
provide to ! relevant ,committees a     
summ>y report on ! activities ( ! work+ 
gr\p & ! mo/ curr5t v]sion ( ! policy   
guidance requir$ "u subp>agraphs 7,e7 & 

7,g7 ( p>agraph 7#c74  7c7 ,cyb] /&>ds  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* ,f$]al rese>* ag5cy  
%all-- 7,a7 issue /&>ds consi/5t ) ^?   
develop$ "u subsection 7b77#c77;,g72 &  
7,b7 ensure t grantees are employ+      
cyb]security practices t meet ^? ag5cy  
/&>ds us+ means consi/5t ) ^? develop$  
"u subsection 7b77#c77;,g77ii74  7#b7   
,coop]ative agreem5ts ,ea* ,f$]al rese>*
 ag5cy %all make compliance ) ! /&>ds   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 z det]m9$ by !
 means describ$ 9 t p>agraph1 a         
requirem5t 9 ea* grant to or coop]ative 
agreem5t ) a grantee4  7d7 ,national    
sci5ce1 te*nology1 & security r\ndtable 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,national ,sci5ce      
,f\ndation1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 & !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 & any o!r ,f$]al   
ag5cy z det]m9$ by ! ,director ( !      
,(fice ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy1  
%all ent] into a jo9t agreem5t ) !      
,academies to create a ,national        
,sci5ce1 ,te*nology1 & ,security        
,r\ndtable4  7#b7 ,p>ticipants ,!       
r\ndtable %all include s5ior            

repres5tatives & practition]s f ,f$]al  
sci5ce1 intellig5ce1 national security  
ag5cies1 & law en=cem5t ag5cies1 z well 
z key /akehold]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
sci5tific ent]prise1 includ+ in/itutions
 ( high] education1 ,f$]al rese>*       
laboratories1 indu/ry1 & nonpr(it rese>*
 organizations4  7#c7 ,purpose ,!       
purpose ( ! r\ndtable is to facilitate  
among p>ticipants-- 7,a7 exploration (  
critical issues relat$ to protect+      
,unit$ ,/ates national & economic       
security :ile ensur+ ! op5 ex*ange (    
ideas & int]national tal5t requir$ =    
sci5tific progress & ! lead]%ip ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates 9 sci5ce & te*nology2     
7,b7 id5tification & consid]ation (     
security ?reats & risks involv+ f$]ally 
fund$ rese>* & developm5t1 includ+ =eign
 int]f]5ce1 cyb] attacks1 !ft1 or       
espionage2  7,c7 id5tification (        
effective approa*es = communicat+ !     
?reats & risks id5tifi$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,b7 to ! academic & sci5tific          
community1 includ+ ?r\gh ! %>+ (        

unclassifi$ data & relevant case /udies2
  7,d7 %>+ ( be/ practices = address+ & 
mitigat+ ! ?reats & risks id5tifi$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7,e7 exam9ation (  
pot5tial ne>- & long-t]m responses by ! 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & ! academic &         
sci5tific community to mitigate &       
address ! risks associat$ ) =eign       
?reats4  7#d7 ,report & brief+ ,! jo9t  
agreem5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all specify  
t-- 7,a7 ! r\ndtable %all p]iodically   
organize work%ops & issue publicly      
available reports on ! topics describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#c7 & ! activities ( !       
r\ndtable2 &  7,b7 n lat] ?an ,m>* #a1  
#bjbj1 ! ,academies %all provide a      
brief+ to relevant ,committees on !     
progress & activities ( ! r\ndtable4    
7e7 ,sav+s clause ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may  
be con/ru$ to alt] ! jurisdiction1      
au?ority1 or proc$ural responsibilities 
( any ,f$]al ag5cy4