#aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#bfbi  ,,an ,,act  ,to establish        
cybercrime reporting mechanisms1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,better       
,cybercrime ,metrics ,act4  #b4         
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,public polling indicates that    
cybercrime could be the most common     
crime in the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,the
 ,united ,states lacks comprehensive    
cybercrime data and monitoring1 leaving 
the country less prepared to combat     
cybercrime that threatens national and  
economic security4  7#c7 ,in addition to
 existing cybercrime vulnerabilities1   
the people of the ,united ,states and   
the ,united ,states have faced a        
heightened risk of cybercrime during the
 ,,covid-#ai pandemic4  7#d7 ,subsection
 7c7 of the ,uniform ,federal ,crime    
,reporting ,act of #aihh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 
#dacjc7;c77 requires the ,attorney      
,general to acquire1 collect1 classify1 
and preserve national data on ,federal  

criminal offenses as part of the        
,uniform ,crime ,reports and requires   
all ,federal departments and agencies   
that investigate criminal activity to   
report details about crime within their 
respective jurisdiction to the ,attorney
 ,general in a uniform matter and on a  
form prescribed by the ,attorney        
,general4  #c4 ,cybercrime taxonomy  7a7
 ,in general ,not later than #ij days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall seek 
to enter into an agreement with the     
,national ,academy of ,sciences to      
develop a taxonomy for the purpose of   
categorizing different types of         
cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime faced
 by individuals and businesses4  7b7    
,development ,in developing the taxonomy
 under subsection 7a71 the ,national    
,academy of ,sciences shall-- 7#a7      
ensure the taxonomy is useful for the   
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation to   
classify cybercrime in the ,national    
,incident-,based ,reporting ,system1 or 

any successor system2  7#b7 consult     
relevant stakeholders1 including-- 7,a7 
the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure  
,security ,agency of the ,department of 
,homeland ,security2  7,b7 ,federal1    
,state1 and local law enforcement       
agencies2  7,c7 criminologists and      
academics2  7,d7 cybercrime experts2 and
  7,e7 business leaders2 and  7#c7 take 
into consideration relevant taxonomies  
developed by non-governmental           
organizations1 international            
organizations1 academies1 or other      
entities4  7c7 ,report ,not later than  
#a year after the date on which the     
,attorney ,general enters into an       
agreement under subsection 7a71 the     
,national ,academy of ,sciences shall   
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a report detailing and        
summarizing-- 7#a7 the taxonomy         
developed under subsection 7a72 and     
7#b7 any findings from the process of   
developing the taxonomy under subsection
 7a74  7d7 ,authorization of            

appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #a1jjj1jjj4  #d4 ,cybercrime    
reporting  7a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #b years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney   
,general shall establish a category in  
the ,national ,incident-,based          
,reporting ,system1 or any successor    
system1 for the collection of cybercrime
 and cyber-enabled crime reports from   
,federal1 ,state1 and local officials4  
7b7 ,recommendations ,in establishing   
the category required under subsection  
7a71 the ,attorney ,general shall1 as   
appropriate1 incorporate recommendations
 from the taxonomy developed under      
section #c7;a74  #e4 ,national ,crime   
,victimization ,survey  7a7 ,in general 
,not later than #edj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,director of the ,bureau of ,justice    
,statistics1 in coordination with the   
,director of the ,bureau of the ,census1
 shall include questions relating to    

cybercrime victimization in the         
,national ,crime ,victimization ,survey4
  7b7 ,authorization of appropriations  
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 to carry out this section #b1jjj1jjj4  
#f4 ,,gao ,study on cybercrime metrics  
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to ,congress a     
report that assesses-- 7#a7 the         
effectiveness of reporting mechanisms   
for cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime  
in the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7       
disparities in reporting data between-- 
7,a7 data relating to cybercrime and    
cyber-enabled crime2 and  7,b7 other    
types of crime data4  ,passed the       
,senate ,december #g1 #bjba4,secretary