H.R. 9289 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9289 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 2, 2024Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a Connected Vehicle Cybersecurity Center in the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 1. Establishment of Connected Vehicle Cybersecurity Center in Department of Defense (a) Establishment The Secretary of Defense shall establish a Connected Vehicle Cybersecurity Center in the Department of Defense. Such Center shall be designed to enable cost savings and rapid demonstrations by leveraging commercial investments in automotive cyber security technology research, development, testing, and manufacturing scale for passenger automobile, truck, and Department of Defense ground combat and tactical vehicle applications. (b) Annual report The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an annual report on the implementation of subsection (a), which shall include progress milestones on the establishment of the Center, research, development, testing, and evaluation projects, and Federal agency use. (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $12,000,000.