,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cgab ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #ac1 #bjbj,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 and ,mr4 ,gardner7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,commerce to establish national cybersecurity grand challenges1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,cybersecurity ,competitions to ,yield ,better ,efforts to ,research the ,latest ,exceptionally ,advanced ,problems ,act of #bjbj or the ,cyber ,leap ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,national ,cybersecurity ,grand ,challenges 7a7 ,in general ,title ,,ii of the ,cybersecurity ,enhancement ,act of #bjad 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gdca et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #bje4 ,national ,cybersecurity ,grand ,challenges 7a7 ,establishment of national cybersecurity grand challenges 7#a7 ,in general ,to achieve high-priority breakthroughs in cybersecurity by #bjbh1 the ,secretary of ,commerce shall establish the following national cybersecurity grand challenges3 7,a7 ,economics of a cyber attack ,building more resilient systems that measurably and exponentially raise adversary costs of carrying out common cyber attacks4 7,b7 ,cyber training 7i7 ,empowering the people of the ,united ,states with an appropriate and measurably sufficient level of digital literacy to make safe and secure decisions online4 7ii7 ,developing a cybersecurity workforce with measurable skills to protect and maintain information systems4 7,c7 ,emerging technology ,advancing cybersecurity efforts in response to emerging technology1 such as artificial intelligence1 quantum science1 and next generation communications technologies4 7,d7 ,reimagining digital identity ,maintaining a high sense of usability while improving the security and safety of online activity of individuals in the ,united ,states4 7,e7 ,federal agency resilience ,reducing cybersecurity risks to ,federal networks and systems1 and improving the response of ,federal agencies to cybersecurity incidents on such networks and systems4 7,f7 ,other challenges ,such other challenges as the ,secretary of ,commerce considers appropriate to achieve high-priority breakthroughs in cybersecurity4 7#b7 ,considerations ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall consider the recommendations set forth in the report of the ,national ,security ,telecommunications ,advisory ,committee entitled ,,nstac ,report to the ,president on a ,cybersecurity ,moonshot and dated ,november #ad1 #bjah4 7b7 ,pursuit of national cybersecurity grand challenges 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of the ,cybersecurity ,competitions to ,yield ,better ,efforts to ,research the ,latest ,exceptionally ,advanced ,problems ,act of #bjbj1 the ,secretary1 acting through the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for ,standards and ,technology1 shall commence efforts to pursue the national cybersecurity grand challenges established under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,competitions ,the efforts required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include carrying out programs to award prizes1 including cash and noncash prizes1 competitively pursuant to the authorities and processes established under section #bd of the ,stevenson-,wydler ,technology ,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgai7 or any other applicable provision of law4 7#c7 ,additional authorities ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary may enter into and perform such other transactions as the ,secretary considers necessary and on such terms as the ,secretary considers appropriate4 7#d7 ,coordination ,in pursuing national cybersecurity grand challenges under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall coordinate with the following3 7,a7 ,the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation4 7,b7 ,the ,director of the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency4 7,c7 ,the ,director of the ,defense ,advanced ,research ,projects ,agency4 7,d7 ,the ,director of the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy4 7,e7 ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget4 7,f7 ,the ,administrator of the ,general ,services ,administration4 7,g7 ,the ,federal ,trade ,commission4 7,h7 ,the heads of such other ,federal agencies as the ,secretary of ,commerce considers appropriate for purposes of this section4 7#e7 ,solicitation of acceptance of funds ,pursuant to section #bd of the ,stevenson-,wydler ,technology ,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgai71 the ,secretary shall request and accept funds from other ,federal agencies1 ,state1 ,united ,states territory1 local1 or tribal government agencies1 private sector for-profit entities1 and nonprofit entities to support efforts to pursue a national cybersecurity grand challenge under this section4 7c7 ,recommendations 7#a7 ,in general ,in carrying out this section1 the ,secretary of ,commerce shall designate an advisory council to seek recommendations4 7#b7 ,elements ,the recommendations required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,a scope for efforts carried out under subsection 7b74 7,b7 ,metrics to assess submissions for prizes under competitions carried out under subsection 7b7 as the submissions pertain to the national cybersecurity grand challenges established under subsection 7a74 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #bja7;a77#a7 of such ,act is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,j71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7#b7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,k7 as subparagraph 7,l72 and 7#c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,j7 the following3 7,k7 implementation of section #bje through research and development on the topics identified under subsection 7a7 of such section2 and 4 7c7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents in section #a7;b7 of such ,act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #bjd the following3 ,sec4 #bje4 ,national ,cybersecurity ,grand ,challenges4 4