[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1495 Introduced in House (IH)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1495
To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Organization Act to establish a Digital Economy and Cybersecurity Board
of Advisors, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 21, 2025
Mr. Pfluger introduced the following bill; 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 Advisors, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Economy Cybersecurity
Advisory Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. DIGITAL ECONOMY AND CYBERSECURITY BOARD OF ADVISORS.
Part A of the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 106. DIGITAL ECONOMY AND CYBERSECURITY BOARD OF ADVISORS.
``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the NTIA a
Digital Economy and Cybersecurity Board of Advisors (in this section
referred to as the `Board').
``(b) Duties.--The Board shall provide to the Assistant Secretary
recommendations (for implementation by the Assistant Secretary or that
the Assistant Secretary could recommend for implementation by other
appropriate entities) with respect to the following:
``(1) Technical cybersecurity best practices regarding how
to drive economic growth while securing information and
communications networks, including how to secure the Border
Gateway Protocol used by Federal and non-Federal entities.
``(2) Cybersecurity policies to support the development and
implementation of cybersecurity practices with respect to the
internet and information and communications networks.
``(3) Policies that promote the security and resilience to
cybersecurity incidents of information and communications
networks while fostering innovation, including policies that
promote secure supply chains for information and communications
networks.
``(4) Policies to remove barriers to trust, security,
innovation, and commercialization with respect to information
and communications networks.
``(c) Members.--
``(1) Composition.--
``(A) In general.--The Board shall be composed of
not fewer than 5, and not more than 25, members
appointed by the Assistant Secretary.
``(B) Expertise.--Each member of the Board shall
have cybersecurity or supply chain security technical
expertise, cybersecurity or supply chain security
policy expertise, or expertise in running the
cybersecurity or supply chain security functions of a
business.
``(C) Representation.--In appointing members of the
Board under subparagraph (A), the Assistant Secretary
shall ensure that the members appointed provide a
balanced representation of the following:
``(i) Chief cybersecurity officers or other
qualified individuals employed in cybersecurity
positions, representing both the public and
private sectors.
``(ii) Persons who operate or maintain
information and communications networks.
``(iii) Vendors that produce or provide
equipment used in information and
communications networks.
``(iv) Vendors that produce or provide
software used in information and communications
networks.
``(v) Persons who operate or maintain
internet applications.
``(D) Limitation.--An individual who is a
registered lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) may not serve as a
member of the Board.
``(2) Terms.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraphs (C) and (D), each member of the Board
shall be appointed for a term of a length not to exceed
2 years, to be determined by the Assistant Secretary.
``(B) Reappointment.--A member of the Board,
including a member appointed to fill a vacancy as
provided in subparagraph (D), may be reappointed for 1
or more additional terms by the Assistant Secretary.
``(C) Removal.--The Assistant Secretary may remove
a member of the Board at the discretion of the
Assistant Secretary.
``(D) 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 term. A vacancy in the Board shall be filled in
the manner in which the original appointment was made.
``(3) Chair.--The Chair of the Board shall be the Associate
Administrator of the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration for Policy Analysis and Development.
``(4) Compensation.--The members of the Board shall serve
without compensation.
``(d) Subcommittees.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to the approval of the Assistant
Secretary, as the Assistant Secretary determines necessary for
the performance by the Board of the duties described in
subsection (b), the Board may establish subcommittees, working
groups, standing committees, ad hoc groups, task groups, or
other subgroups of the Board.
``(2) Authority.--Any subcommittee, working group, standing
committee, ad hoc group, task group, or other subgroup of the
Board established under paragraph (1) shall report to the Board
and may not provide any advice, recommendation, or other work
product directly to the Assistant Secretary.
``(e) Termination.--Notwithstanding section 1013 of title 5, United
States Code, the Board shall terminate on the date that is 4 years
after the date of the enactment of this section.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) 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 internet.
``(2) Information and communications network.--The term
`information and communications network' means a network that
provides advanced telecommunications capability (as defined in
section 706(d) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C.
1302(d))).''.
<all>