,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bije  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjba,mr4 ,rounds introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve       
requirements relating to establishment  
of a consortium of universities to      
advise the ,secretary of ,defense on    
cybersecurity matters1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,university         
,cybersecurity ,consortia ,improvement  
,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,improvements to    
consortium of universities to advise    
,secretary of ,defense on cybersecurity 
matters  7a7 ,in general ,section #afei 
of the ,national ,defense ,authorization
 ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbj 7,public  
,law #aaf-ib2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #cia note7  
is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 in 
the matter before paragraph 7#a71 by    
striking one or more consortia and      
inserting a consortium2 and  7#b7 in    

subsection 7c71 by amending paragraph   
7#a7 to read as follows3  7#a7          
,designation of administrative chair    
,the ,secretary of ,defense shall       
designate the ,national ,defense        
,university ,college of ,information and
 ,cyberspace to function as the         
administrative chair of the consortium  
established under subsection 7a74  4    
7b7 ,conforming amendments ,such section
 is further amended-- 7#a7 in subsection
 7a77#a71 by striking or consortia2     
7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by striking or  
consortia2  7#c7 in subsection 7c7--    
7,a7 by striking paragraph 7#b72  7,b7  
by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and    
7#d7 as paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71       
respectively2  7,c7 in paragraph 7#b71  
as redesignated by subparagraph 7,b7--  
7i7 in the matter before subparagraph   
7,a7-- 7,i7 by striking ,each           
administrative and inserting ,the       
administrative2 and  7,,ii7 by striking 
a consortium and inserting the          
consortium2 and  7ii7 in subparagraph   

7,a71 by striking for the term specified
 by the ,secretary under paragraph 7#a72
  7,d7 by amending paragraph 7#c71 as   
redesignated by subparagraph 7,b71 to   
read as follows3  7#c7 ,executive       
committee ,the ,secretary1 in           
consultation with the administrative    
chair1 may form an executive committee  
for the consortium that is comprised of 
representatives of the ,federal         
,government to assist the chair with the
 management and functions of the        
consortium4  2 and  7#d7 by amending    
subsection 7d7 to read as follows3  7d7 
,consultation ,the ,secretary shall meet
 with such members of the consortium as 
the ,secretary considers appropriate1   
not less frequently than twice each year
 or at such periodicity as is agreed to 
by the ,secretary and the consortium4  4