,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bjdi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #ab1 #bjbe,mr4 ,hickenlooper 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 and ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act to establish the ,office of ,policy ,development and ,cybersecurity1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,ntia ,policy and ,cybersecurity ,coordination ,act4 #b4 ,policy development and cybersecurity 7a7 ,office of ,policy ,development and ,cybersecurity ,part ,a of title ,i 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 ,office of ,policy ,development and ,cybersecurity 7a7 ,establishment ,there shall be within the ,,ntia an office to be known as the ,office of ,policy ,development and ,cybersecurity 7in this section referred to as the ,office74 7b7 ,associate ,administrator ,the head of the ,office shall be an ,associate ,administrator for ,policy ,development and ,cybersecurity 7in this section referred to as the ,associate ,administrator71 who shall report to the ,assistant ,secretary4 7c7 ,duties 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,associate ,administrator shall oversee and conduct national communications and information policy analysis and development for the internet and communications technologies4 7#b7 ,particular duties ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the ,office shall-- 7,a7 develop1 analyze1 and advocate for market-based policies that promote innovation1 competition1 consumer access1 digital inclusion1 workforce development1 and economic growth in the communications1 media1 and technology markets2 7,b7 conduct studies1 as delegated by the ,assistant ,secretary or required by ,congress1 on how individuals in the ,united ,states access and use the internet1 wireline and wireless telephony1 mass media1 other digital services1 and video services2 7,c7 coordinate transparent1 consensus-based1 multistakeholder processes to create guidance for and to support the development and implementation of cybersecurity and privacy policies with respect to the internet and other communications networks2 7,d7 promote increased collaboration between security researchers and providers of communications services and software system developers2 7,e7 perform such duties as the ,assistant ,secretary considers appropriate relating to the program for preventing future vulnerabilities established under section #h7;a7 of the ,secure and ,trusted ,communications ,networks ,act of #bjai 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afjg7;a772 7,f7 advocate for policies that promote the security and resilience to cybersecurity incidents of communications networks while fostering innovation1 including policies that promote secure communications network supply chains2 7,g7 at the direction of the ,assistant ,secretary1 present security of the digital economy and infrastructure and cybersecurity policy efforts before the ,commission1 ,congress1 and elsewhere2 7,h7 provide advice and assistance to the ,assistant ,secretary in carrying out the policy responsibilities of the ,,ntia with respect to cybersecurity policy matters1 including the evaluation of the impact of cybersecurity matters pending before the ,commission1 other ,federal agencies1 and ,congress2 7,i7 in addition to the duties described in subparagraph 7,h71 perform such other duties regarding the policy responsibilities of the ,,ntia with respect to cybersecurity policy matters as the ,assistant ,secretary considers appropriate2 7,j7 develop policies to accelerate innovation and commercialization with respect to advances in technological understanding of communications technologies2 7,k7 identify barriers to trust1 security1 innovation1 and commercialization with respect to communications technologies1 including access to capital and other resources1 and ways to overcome such barriers2 7,l7 provide public access to relevant data1 research1 and technical assistance on innovation and commercialization with respect to communications technologies1 consistent with the protection of classified information2 7,m7 strengthen collaboration on and coordination of policies relating to innovation and commercialization with respect to communications technologies1 including policies focused on the needs of small businesses and rural communities-- 7i7 within the ,department of ,commerce2 7ii7 between the ,department of ,commerce and ,state government agencies1 as appropriate2 and 7iii7 between the ,department of ,commerce and the ,commission or any other ,federal agency the ,assistant ,secretary determines to be necessary2 and 7,n7 solicit and consider feedback from small and rural communications service providers1 as appropriate4 4 7b7 ,transitional rules 7#a7 ,redesignation of ,associate ,administrator2 continuation of service 7,a7 ,redesignation ,the position of ,associate ,administrator for ,policy ,analysis and ,development at the ,,ntia is redesignated as the position of ,associate ,administrator for ,policy ,development and ,cybersecurity4 7,b7 ,continuation of service ,the individual serving as ,associate ,administrator for ,policy ,analysis and ,development at the ,,ntia on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act shall become1 as of such date of enactment1 the ,associate ,administrator for ,policy ,development and ,cybersecurity4 7#b7 ,,ntia defined ,in this subsection1 the term ,,ntia means the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration4