[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1766 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1766
To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Organization Act to establish the Office of Policy Development and
Cybersecurity, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 3, 2025
Mr. Obernolte (for himself and Ms. McClellan) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Organization Act to establish the Office of Policy Development and
Cybersecurity, 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 ``NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity
Coordination Act''.
SEC. 2. POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND CYBERSECURITY.
(a) Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity.--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. OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND CYBERSECURITY.
``(a) Establishment.--There shall be within the NTIA an office to
be known as the Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity (in this
section referred to as the `Office').
``(b) Associate Administrator.--The head of the Office shall be an
Associate Administrator for Policy Development and Cybersecurity (in
this section referred to as the `Associate Administrator'), who shall
report to the Assistant Secretary.
``(c) Duties.--
``(1) In general.--The Associate Administrator shall
oversee and conduct national communications and information
policy analysis and development for the internet and
communications technologies.
``(2) Particular duties.--In carrying out paragraph (1),
the Associate Administrator shall--
``(A) develop, analyze, and advocate for market-
based policies that promote innovation, competition,
consumer access, digital inclusion, workforce
development, and economic growth in the communications,
media, and technology markets;
``(B) conduct studies, as delegated by the
Assistant Secretary or required by Congress, on how
individuals in the United States access and use the
internet, wireline and wireless telephony, mass media,
other digital services, and video services;
``(C) coordinate transparent, consensus-based,
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 networks;
``(D) promote increased collaboration between
security researchers and providers of communications
services and software system developers;
``(E) perform such duties as the Assistant
Secretary considers appropriate relating to the program
for preventing future vulnerabilities established under
section 8(a) of the Secure and Trusted Communications
Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1607(a));
``(F) advocate for policies that promote the
security and resilience to cybersecurity incidents of
communications networks while fostering innovation,
including policies that promote secure communications
network supply chains;
``(G) at the direction of the Assistant Secretary,
present security of the digital economy and
infrastructure and cybersecurity policy efforts before
the Commission, Congress, and elsewhere;
``(H) provide advice and assistance to the
Assistant Secretary in carrying out the policy
responsibilities of the NTIA with respect to
cybersecurity policy matters, including the evaluation
of the impact of cybersecurity matters pending before
the Commission, other Federal agencies, and Congress;
``(I) in addition to the duties described in
subparagraph (H), perform such other duties regarding
the policy responsibilities of the NTIA with respect to
cybersecurity policy matters as the Assistant Secretary
considers appropriate;
``(J) develop policies to accelerate innovation and
commercialization with respect to advances in
technological understanding of communications
technologies;
``(K) identify barriers to trust, security,
innovation, and commercialization with respect to
communications technologies, including access to
capital and other resources, and ways to overcome such
barriers;
``(L) provide public access to relevant data,
research, and technical assistance on innovation and
commercialization with respect to communications
technologies, consistent with the protection of
classified information;
``(M) strengthen collaboration on and coordination
of policies relating to innovation and
commercialization with respect to communications
technologies, including policies focused on the needs
of small businesses and rural communities--
``(i) within the Department of Commerce;
``(ii) between the Department of Commerce
and State government agencies, as appropriate;
and
``(iii) between the Department of Commerce
and the Commission or any other Federal agency
the Assistant Secretary determines to be
necessary; and
``(N) solicit and consider feedback from small and
rural communications service providers, as
appropriate.''.
(b) Transitional Rules.--
(1) Redesignation of associate administrator; continuation
of service.--
(A) Redesignation.--The position of Associate
Administrator for Policy Analysis and Development at
the NTIA is hereby redesignated as the position of
Associate Administrator for Policy Development and
Cybersecurity.
(B) Continuation of service.--The individual
serving as Associate Administrator for Policy Analysis
and Development at the NTIA on the date of the
enactment of this Act shall become, as of such date,
the Associate Administrator for Policy Development and
Cybersecurity.
(2) NTIA defined.--In this subsection, the term ``NTIA''
means the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
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