,i #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #deab ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #aj1 #bjbc,mr4 ,pfluger introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act to establish a ,digital ,economy and ,cybersecurity ,board of ,advisors1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,digital ,economy ,cybersecurity ,advisory ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,digital ,economy and ,cybersecurity ,board of ,advisors ,part ,a of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ija et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ajf4 ,digital ,economy and ,cybersecurity ,board of ,advisors 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established within the ,,ntia a ,digital ,economy and ,cybersecurity ,board of ,advisors 7in this section referred to as the ,board74 7b7 ,duties ,the ,board shall provide to the ,assistant ,secretary recommendations 7for implementation by the ,assistant ,secretary or that the ,assistant ,secretary could recommend for implementation by other appropriate entities7 with respect to the following3 7#a7 ,technical cybersecurity best practices regarding how to drive economic growth while securing information and communications networks1 including how to secure the ,border ,gateway ,protocol used by ,federal and non-,federal entities4 7#b7 ,cybersecurity policies to support the development and implementation of cybersecurity practices with respect to the internet and information and communications networks4 7#c7 ,policies that promote the security and resilience to cybersecurity incidents of information and communications networks while fostering innovation1 including policies that promote secure supply chains for information and communications networks4 7#d7 ,policies to remove barriers to trust1 security1 innovation1 and commercialization with respect to information and communications networks4 7c7 ,members 7#a7 ,composition 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,board shall be composed of not fewer than #e1 and not more than #be1 members appointed by the ,assistant ,secretary4 7,b7 ,expertise ,each member of the ,board shall have cybersecurity or supply chain security technical expertise1 cybersecurity or supply chain security policy expertise1 or expertise in running the cybersecurity or supply chain security functions of a business4 7,c7 ,representation ,in appointing members of the ,board under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,assistant ,secretary shall ensure that the members appointed provide a balanced representation of the following3 7i7 ,chief cybersecurity officers or other qualified individuals employed in cybersecurity positions1 representing both the public and private sectors4 7ii7 ,persons who operate or maintain information and communications networks4 7iii7 ,vendors that produce or provide equipment used in information and communications networks4 7iv7 ,vendors that produce or provide software used in information and communications networks4 7v7 ,persons who operate or maintain internet applications4 7,d7 ,limitation ,an individual who is a registered lobbyist under the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 may not serve as a member of the ,board4 7#b7 ,terms 7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d71 each member of the ,board shall be appointed for a term of a length not to exceed #b years1 to be determined by the ,assistant ,secretary4 7,b7 ,reappointment ,a member of the ,board1 including a member appointed to fill a vacancy as provided in subparagraph 7,d71 may be reappointed for #a or more additional terms by the ,assistant ,secretary4 7,c7 ,removal ,the ,assistant ,secretary may remove a member of the ,board at the discretion of the ,assistant ,secretary4 7,d7 ,vacancy ,any member of the ,board appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of the member was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term4 ,a vacancy in the ,board shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made4 7#c7 ,chair ,the ,chair of the ,board shall be the ,associate ,administrator of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration for ,policy ,analysis and ,development4 7#d7 ,compensation ,the members of the ,board shall serve without compensation4 7d7 ,subcommittees 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to the approval of the ,assistant ,secretary1 as the ,assistant ,secretary determines necessary for the performance by the ,board of the duties described in subsection 7b71 the ,board may establish subcommittees1 working groups1 standing committees1 ad hoc groups1 task groups1 or other subgroups of the ,board4 7#b7 ,authority ,any subcommittee1 working group1 standing committee1 ad hoc group1 task group1 or other subgroup of the ,board established under paragraph 7#a7 shall report to the ,board and may not provide any advice1 recommendation1 or other work product directly to the ,assistant ,secretary4 7e7 ,termination ,notwithstanding section #ajac of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,board shall terminate on the date that is #d years after the date of the enactment of this section4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,border ,gateway ,protocol ,the term ,border ,gateway ,protocol means the routing protocol used to exchange network layer reachability information among independently managed networks on the internet4 7#b7 ,information and communications network ,the term information and communications network means a network that provides advanced telecommunications capability 7as defined in section #gjf7;d7 of the ,telecommunications ,act of #aiif 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb7;d7774 4