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American Super Computing Leadership Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 with respect to: (1) exascale computing (computing system performance at or near 10 to the 18th power floating point operations per second), and (2) a high-end computing system with performance substantially exceeding that of systems commonly available for advanced scientific and engineering applications.

Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) coordinate the development of high-end computing systems across DOE; (2) partner with universities, National Laboratories, and industry to ensure the broadest possible application of the technology developed in the program to other challenges in science, engineering, medicine, and industry; and (3) include among the multiple architectures researched, at DOE discretion, any computer technologies that show promise of substantial reductions in power requirements and substantial gains in parallelism of multicore processors, concurrency, memory and storage, bandwidth, and reliability.

Repeals authority for establishment of at least one High-End Software Development Center.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a coordinated research program to develop exascale computing systems to advance DOE missions. Requires establishment through competitive merit review of two or more DOE National Laboratory-industry-university partnerships to conduct integrated research, development, and engineering of multiple exascale architectures.

Requires the Secretary to conduct mission-related co-design activities in developing such exascale platforms. Defines "co-design" as the joint development of application algorithms, models, and codes with computer technology architectures and operating systems to maximize effective use of high-end computing systems.

Directs the Secretary to develop any advancements in hardware and software technology required to realize fully the potential of an exascale production system in addressing DOE target applications and solving scientific problems involving predictive modeling and simulation and large-scale data analytics and management. Requires DOE also to explore the use of exascale computing technologies to advance a broad range of science and engineering.

Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress an integrated strategy and program management plan.

Requires the Secretary, before initiating construction or installation of an exascale-class computing facility, to transmit to Congress a separate plan detailing: (1) the proposed facility's cost projections and capabilities to significantly accelerate the development of new energy technologies; (2) technical risks and challenges that must be overcome to achieve successful completion and operation of the facility; and (3) an independent assessment of the scientific and technological advances expected from such a facility relative to those expected from a comparable investment in expanded research and applications at terascale-class and petascale-class computing facilities, including an evaluation of where investments should be made in the system software and algorithms to enable these advances.

american super computing leadership act sec amends department_of_energy high end computing revitalization act respect exascale computing computing system performance near 18th power floating point operations second high end computing system performance substantially exceeding systems commonly available advanced scientific engineering applications directs secretary energy doe coordinate development high end computing systems doe partner universities national_laboratories industry ensure broadest possible application technology developed program challenges science engineering medicine industry include multiple architectures doe discretion computer technologies promise substantial reductions power requirements substantial gains processors memory storage reliability repeals authority establishment high end software development center directs secretary conduct coordinated research program develop exascale computing systems advance doe missions requires establishment competitive merit review doe national_laboratory industry university partnerships conduct integrated research development engineering multiple exascale architectures requires secretary conduct mission related design activities developing exascale platforms defines design joint development application models codes computer technology architectures operating systems maximize effective use high end computing systems directs secretary develop advancements hardware software technology required realize fully potential exascale production system addressing doe target applications solving scientific problems involving predictive modeling simulation large scale data analytics management requires doe explore use exascale computing technologies advance broad range science engineering directs secretary submit congress integrated strategy program management plan requires secretary initiating construction installation exascale class computing facility transmit congress separate plan detailing proposed facility cost projections capabilities significantly accelerate development new energy technologies technical risks challenges overcome achieve successful completion operation facility independent assessment scientific technological advances expected facility relative expected comparable investment expanded research applications class class computing facilities including evaluation investments system software enable advances


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Federal Agency Data Breach Notification Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish and oversee procedures for agencies to follow in the event of a breach of information security involving the disclosure of personally identifiable information (PII).

Requires such procedures to include requirements for: (1) notice to the individuals whose PII could be compromised within 72 hours after the agency discovers the breach or evidence that reasonably indicates such a breach has occurred; (2) timely reporting to an OMB-designated federal cybersecurity center; and (3) any additional actions that the Director finds necessary and appropriate, including data breach analysis, fraud resolution services, identity theft insurance, and credit protection or monitoring services.

Directs the head of each agency to ensure that actions taken in response to a breach of information security involving the disclosure of PII under the authority or control of the agency comply with such OMB procedures.

Amends the E-Government Act of 2002 to require agencies to conduct privacy impact assessments before using information in an identifiable form purchased, or subscribed to for a fee, from a commercial data source.

Requires the Director to designate a Federal Chief Privacy Officer within OMB to carry out the responsibilities of the Director with regard to privacy.

federal agency data breach notification act requires director office_of_management_and_budget omb establish oversee procedures agencies follow event breach information security involving disclosure personally identifiable information pii requires procedures include requirements notice individuals pii compromised hours agency discovers breach evidence reasonably indicates breach occurred timely reporting omb designated federal cybersecurity center additional actions director finds necessary appropriate including data breach analysis fraud resolution services identity theft insurance credit protection monitoring services directs head agency ensure actions taken response breach information security involving disclosure pii authority control agency comply omb procedures amends government act require agencies conduct privacy impact assessments information identifiable form purchased fee commercial data source requires director designate federal chief privacy officer omb carry responsibilities director regard privacy


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Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 or the DOTCOM Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information from relinquishing or agreeing to any proposal relating to the relinquishment of the responsibility of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) over Internet domain name system functions (including the authoritative root zone file, Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, and related root zone management functions) until the Comptroller General (GAO), within one year after the NTIA receives a relinquishment proposal developed in a process convened by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) at the request of the NTIA, submits a report to Congress regarding the role of the NTIA with respect to the Internet domain name system.

Requires such GAO report to include: (1) advantages and disadvantages of such relinquishment of NTIA responsibility; (2) any principles or criteria that the NTIA sets for relinquishment proposals, as well as an analysis of each proposal received by the NTIA; (3) the processes used by the NTIA and any other federal agencies for evaluating proposals; (4) any national security concerns; and (5) a definition of "multistakeholder model" as used by the NTIA with respect to Internet policymaking and governance.

domain openness continued oversight matters act act prohibits assistant secretary commerce_for_communications_and_information relinquishing agreeing proposal relating relinquishment responsibility national_telecommunications_and_information_administration ntia internet domain system functions including authoritative root zone file internet assigned numbers authority functions related root zone management functions comptroller_general gao year ntia receives relinquishment proposal developed process convened internet corporation assigned names numbers request ntia submits report congress role ntia respect internet domain system requires gao report include advantages disadvantages relinquishment ntia responsibility principles criteria ntia sets relinquishment proposals analysis proposal received ntia processes ntia federal agencies evaluating proposals national security concerns definition model ntia respect internet policymaking governance


Summary: Internet Stewardship Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information from relinquishing or agreeing to relinquish the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) with respect to Internet domain name functions (including the authoritative root zone file, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, or the related root zone management functions) unless such relinquishment is permitted by a statute enacted after the enactment of this Act.

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Summary: Global Internet Freedom Act of 2014 or the GIF Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information from relinquishing the responsibility of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) with respect to Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, including: (1) coordination of the assignment of technical Internet protocol parameters, (2) performance of administrative functions associated with Internet domain name system root zone management, and (3) allocation of Internet numbering resources.

global internet freedom act act prohibits assistant secretary commerce_for_communications_and_information relinquishing responsibility national_telecommunications_and_information_administration ntia respect internet assigned numbers authority functions including coordination assignment technical internet protocol parameters performance administrative functions associated internet domain system root zone management allocation internet numbering resources


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Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate regulations that prohibit broadband providers, in transmitting network traffic over the broadband Internet access service of an end user, from: (1) entering an agreement with an edge provider (a provider of Internet content, applications, services, or access devices) to give preferential treatment or priority to the traffic of such edge provider in exchange for consideration (commonly referred to as "paid prioritization"); and (2) giving preferential treatment or priority to content, applications, services, or devices that are provided or operated by such broadband provider or an affiliate of such broadband provider.

Prohibits this Act from superseding any obligation or authorization of a broadband provider to address the needs of emergency communications, law enforcement, public safety, or national security authorities.

Sets forth enforcement authority under the Communications Act of 1934, with modified forfeiture standards.

online competition consumer choice act directs federal_communications_commission fcc promulgate regulations prohibit broadband providers transmitting network traffic broadband internet access service end user entering agreement edge provider provider internet content applications services access devices preferential treatment priority traffic edge provider exchange consideration commonly referred paid prioritization giving preferential treatment priority content applications services devices provided operated broadband provider affiliate broadband provider prohibits act superseding obligation authorization broadband provider address needs emergency communications law enforcement public safety national security authorities sets forth enforcement authority communications act modified forfeiture standards


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Reforming Federal Procurement of Information Technology Act or RFP-IT Act - Establishes an increased $500,000 simplified acquisition threshold for contracts for the purchase of information technology services from a small business concern.

Makes permanent the authority to issue solicitations for purchases of commercial items in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold.

Establishes within the General Services Administration (GSA) the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program to bring non-government innovators into the federal government to solve challenges of national importance.

Redesignates the Office of Electronic Government as the United States Digital Government Office or United States DGO. Designates the head of such Office as the U.S. Chief Information Officer.

Establishes in the DGO the Digital Service Pilot Program to provide digital services to support executive agencies on high-priority federal information technology projects.

Directs the GSA Administrator to conduct an in-depth analysis of IT Schedule 70. Defines "IT Schedule 70" as the multiple award supply of GSA for the procurement of information technology.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on: (1) the effectiveness of the 18F program of GSA, (2) IT Schedule 70, and (3) challenges and barriers to entry for small business technology firms into the federal marketplace.

Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to be revised to clarify that agency acquisition personnel are permitted and encouraged to engage in responsible and constructive exchanges with industry, so long as such exchanges are consistent with existing law and do not promote an unfair competitive advantage.

Requires the U.S. Chief Information Officer to advise the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on improving the performance of federal agencies in development specifications for an information technology project contract.

Makes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) a member of the FAR Council.

reforming federal procurement information technology act act establishes increased simplified acquisition threshold contracts purchase information technology services small business concern makes permanent authority issue solicitations purchases commercial items excess simplified acquisition threshold establishes general_services_administration gsa presidential innovation fellows program bring non government innovators federal_government solve challenges national importance redesignates office_of_electronic_government united_states digital government office united_states designates head office chief information officer establishes digital service pilot program provide digital services support executive agencies high priority federal information technology projects directs gsa administrator conduct depth analysis schedule defines schedule multiple award supply gsa procurement information technology directs comptroller_general gao report congress effectiveness program gsa schedule challenges barriers entry small business technology firms federal marketplace requires federal_acquisition_regulation far revised clarify agency acquisition personnel permitted encouraged engage responsible constructive exchanges industry long exchanges consistent existing law promote unfair competitive advantage requires chief information officer advise director office_of_management_and_budget omb improving performance federal agencies development specifications information technology project contract makes administrator small_business_administration sba member far council


Summary: Open Internet Act of 2014 - Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to authorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt the rules adopted on December 21, 2010, in the Report and Order in the matter of preserving the open Internet and broadband industry practices. Requires the FCC to restore portions of such rules that were vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission (decided on January 14, 2014).

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Defending Internet Freedom Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information from relinquishing the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) with respect to Internet domain name functions (including Internet Assigned Numbers Authority [IANA] functions) unless the Assistant Secretary certifies to Congress that a proposal has been received that ensures:

 control over the management of the Internet domain name system (DNS) will not be exercised by a governmental or intergovernmental body; standards for freedoms of speech, of the press, of assembly, and of association are at least as protective as the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will increase the transparency of its deliberations and adopt disclosure procedures that are at least as protective of public access as the Freedom of Information Act; a private, nonprofit corporation, to be known as the IANA Consortium, will be established to manage the content of root zones listing DNS domains available on the Internet; an Internet Freedom Panel will be established to review and veto DNS changes proposed by ICANN that the Panel considers a threat to freedom of expression, the openness, stability, resiliency, or security of the Internet, responsiveness to the user community, or other commitments undertaken by ICANN in the Affirmation of Commitments in effect between the NTIA and ICANN; ICANN will remain subject to U.S. law; the U.S. government will be granted ownership of the ".gov" and ".mil" top-level domains and specified servers will be maintained in the United States; audits of ICANN and the IANA Consortium; and establishment of a joint office of inspector general for ICANN and the IANA Consortium. Requires such a certification to also ensure amendments to ICANN bylaws concerning: (1) advice from the Governmental Advisory Committee; (2) a required supermajority of the board of directors for votes regarding changes to bylaws or fees; and (3) terms of office and removal procedures for ICANN's directors, president, secretary, and chief financial officer.

Requires the Assistant Secretary, if such a certification is not submitted to Congress by a specified deadline, to: (1) extend the existing contract between the NTIA and ICANN if an option exists to extend the contract during the base period of performance ending on September 30, 2015, or during subsequent option periods for an extended contract, or (2) seek to enter a new contract subject to certain conditions for the performance of such functions if there is not an option to extend the existing contract.

defending internet freedom act prohibits assistant secretary commerce_for_communications_and_information relinquishing responsibilities national_telecommunications_and_information_administration ntia respect internet domain functions including internet assigned numbers authority functions assistant secretary certifies congress proposal received ensures control management internet domain system exercised governmental intergovernmental body standards freedoms speech press assembly association protective amendment constitution internet corporation assigned names numbers increase transparency deliberations adopt disclosure procedures protective public access freedom information act private nonprofit corporation known consortium established manage content root zones listing domains available internet internet freedom panel established review veto changes proposed panel considers threat freedom expression openness stability resiliency security internet responsiveness user community commitments undertaken affirmation commitments effect ntia remain subject law government granted ownership level domains specified servers maintained united_states audits consortium establishment joint office_of_inspector_general consortium requires certification ensure amendments bylaws concerning advice governmental advisory_committee required board_of_directors votes changes bylaws fees terms office removal procedures directors president secretary chief financial officer requires assistant secretary certification submitted congress specified deadline extend existing contract ntia option exists extend contract base period performance ending september subsequent option periods extended contract seek enter new contract subject certain conditions performance functions option extend existing contract


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Cryptocurrency Protocol Protection and Moratorium Act or the CryptPMA - Prohibits, for a five-year moratorium period beginning June 1, 2015, federal, state, and local governments from imposing statutory restrictions or regulations specifically identifying and governing the creation, use, exploitation, possession, or transfer of any algorithmic protocols governing the operation of any virtual, non-physical algorithm or computer source code-based medium for exchange (cryptocurrency).

 Defines cryptocurrency as a popular term encompassing code-based protocols supporting an electronic, non-physical medium for the exchange of value.

Expresses the sense of Congress that, until the expiration of the five-year moratorium, no new statutes, regulations or advisory opinions be passed, implemented, enforced, or issued governing the creation, use, possession or taxation of cryptocurrencies, including governing protocols, data, codes, algorithms, or other calculations.

Expresses the sense of Congress further that: (1) development and use of any medium for exchange which possesses the characteristic of cryptographic proof of and for a transaction of cryptocurrency without the need for or reliance upon third-party intermediaries or verification is in the public interest; and (2) production, possession or use of cryptocurrency, whether in trade, commerce, or personal non-commercial transfers, should not be disfavored or discouraged by either the federal tax code or other governmental statute or regulation.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the current guidance released by the IRS in its Notice 2014-21 is advisory, subject to public comment, and not in final form pending the expiration of the comment period; and (2) less than optimal for the American people and economy.

 Directs the IRS to issue or revise interim regulations consistent with the sense of Congress that:

 virtual currencies should be treated as currency instead of property in order to foster an equitable tax treatment and prevent a tax treatment that would discourage the use of cryptocurrency; taxpayers accepting cryptocurrency in trade or commerce should be deemed to realize actual income only when cryptocurrency is monetized through conversion or exchange into dollars or any official government currency, and that fair market value should be calculated as net proceeds from the conversion; and mined or produced cryptocurrency should be taxed as income only when actual income is realized by a transfer and conversion of proceeds into dollars.

protocol protection moratorium act prohibits year moratorium period beginning june federal state local governments imposing statutory restrictions regulations specifically identifying governing creation use exploitation possession transfer protocols governing operation virtual non physical computer source code based medium exchange defines term encompassing code based protocols supporting electronic non physical medium exchange value expresses sense congress expiration year moratorium new statutes regulations advisory opinions passed implemented enforced issued governing creation use possession taxation including governing protocols data codes calculations expresses sense congress development use medium exchange possesses characteristic proof transaction need reliance party intermediaries verification public interest production possession use trade commerce personal non commercial transfers discouraged federal tax code governmental statute regulation expresses sense congress current guidance released irs notice advisory subject public comment final form pending expiration comment period optimal american people economy directs irs issue revise interim regulations consistent sense congress virtual currencies treated currency instead property order foster equitable tax treatment prevent tax treatment discourage use taxpayers accepting trade commerce deemed realize actual income conversion exchange dollars official government currency fair market value calculated net proceeds conversion mined produced taxed income actual income realized transfer conversion proceeds dollars


Summary: Secure Data Act of 2014 - Prohibits a federal agency from requiring a manufacturer, developer, or seller of any computer hardware, software, or electronic device made available to the general public to design or alter the security functions in such products to allow the surveillance of any user or the physical search of such product by any agency. Exempt from such prohibition products used by law enforcement agencies for electronic surveillance as authorized under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.

secure data act prohibits federal agency requiring manufacturer developer seller computer hardware software electronic device available general public design alter security functions products allow surveillance user physical search product agency exempt prohibition products law enforcement agencies electronic surveillance authorized communications assistance law enforcement act


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Online Market Protection Act of 2014 - Prohibits, for a five-year moratorium period beginning June 1, 2015, federal, state, and local governments from imposing statutory restrictions or regulations specifically identifying and governing the creation, use, exploitation, possession, or transfer of any algorithmic protocols governing the operation of any virtual, non-physical algorithm or computer source code-based medium for exchange (cryptocurrency).

 Defines cryptocurrency as a popular term encompassing code-based protocols supporting an electronic, non-physical medium for the exchange of value.

Prohibits all such governmental entities, during the moratorium period, from imposing further statutory restrictions or regulations affecting Smart Contract platforms such as cryptographic escrow services, multi-signature transactions, and oracles in order to allow for the growth and facilitation of these facets of cryptological technology.

Requires federal and state agencies to consider cryptocurrencies "exempt commodities" akin to gold and silver, rather than "excluded commodities" such as national fiat currencies. Declares that the Bitcoin cryptological protocol is not strictly a currency, but rather a broad multifaceted protocol which allows for myriad novel applications.

Denies federal and state agencies jurisdiction over Cryptocurrency Economy Transactions or Bitcoin Economy Transactions.

States it is the public policy of the United States that:

 until the expiration of the five-year moratorium no new statutes, regulations, or advisory opinions be passed, implemented, enforced, or issued governing the creation, use, possession or taxation of cryptocurrencies, including governing protocols, data, codes, algorithms, or other calculations; development and use of any medium of exchange which utilizes cryptographic proof of and for a transaction of cryptocurrency without the need for or reliance upon third-party intermediaries or verification will enhance the economic well-being of the American people and result in significant economic growth; production, possession or use of cryptocurrency, whether in trade, commerce, or personal non-commercial transfers, should not be disfavored or discouraged by either the federal tax code or other governmental statute or regulation; and the current guidance released by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in its Notice 2014-21 is advisory, subject to public comment, and not in final form pending the expiration of the comment period, and is less than optimal for the American people and economy. Directs the IRS to issue or revise interim regulations consistent with U.S. public policy that:

 virtual currencies should be treated as currency instead of property in order to foster an equitable tax treatment and prevent a tax treatment that would discourage the use of cryptocurrency; taxpayers accepting cryptocurrency in trade or commerce should be deemed to realize actual income only when cryptocurrency is monetized through conversion or exchange into dollars or any official government currency, and that fair market value should be calculated as net proceeds from the conversion; and mined or produced cryptocurrency should be taxed as income only when actual income is realized by a transfer and conversion of proceeds into dollars.

online market protection act prohibits year moratorium period beginning june federal state local governments imposing statutory restrictions regulations specifically identifying governing creation use exploitation possession transfer protocols governing operation virtual non physical computer source code based medium exchange defines term encompassing code based protocols supporting electronic non physical medium exchange value prohibits governmental entities moratorium period imposing statutory restrictions regulations affecting smart contract platforms escrow services multi signature transactions order allow growth facilitation technology requires federal state agencies consider exempt commodities gold silver excluded commodities national currencies declares protocol strictly currency broad protocol allows novel applications denies federal state agencies jurisdiction economy transactions economy transactions states public policy united_states expiration year moratorium new statutes regulations advisory opinions passed implemented enforced issued governing creation use possession taxation including governing protocols data codes calculations development use medium exchange utilizes proof transaction need reliance party intermediaries verification enhance economic american people result significant economic growth production possession use trade commerce personal non commercial transfers discouraged federal tax code governmental statute regulation current guidance released internal_revenue_service irs notice advisory subject public comment final form pending expiration comment period optimal american people economy directs irs issue revise interim regulations consistent public policy virtual currencies treated currency instead property order foster equitable tax treatment prevent tax treatment discourage use taxpayers accepting trade commerce deemed realize actual income conversion exchange dollars official government currency fair market value calculated net proceeds conversion mined produced taxed income actual income realized transfer conversion proceeds dollars


Summary: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2013 - Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the ban on state and local taxation of Internet access and on multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.

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Cyber Economic Espionage Accountability Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that:

 cyber economic espionage should be a priority issue in all economic and diplomatic discussions with the People's Republic of China, including during all meetings of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, and with the Russian Federation and other countries determined to encourage, tolerate, or conduct such cyber economic espionage at appropriate bilateral meetings; the United States should intensify diplomatic efforts in appropriate international fora such as the United Nations (U.N.), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and summits including the G-8 and G-20 summits, to address the harm to the international economic order by cyber economic espionage; and the Department of Justice (DOJ) should increase its efforts to bring economic espionage criminal cases against offending foreign actors, with penalties to include both fines and imprisonment, as well as encourage further cooperation among countries to address cyber economic espionage through criminal prosecutions. Directs the President to submit to Congress, publish, and update a list of foreign government officials or persons acting on behalf of a foreign government that the President determines, based on credible information, are responsible for cyber espionage of intellectual property of U.S. persons or have acted as an agent of, or on behalf of, a person in a matter relating to such cyber espionage activity.

Defines a "U.S. person" as: (1) a U.S. citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or (2) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.

Requires the list to be publicly available in unclassified form, but permits persons to be listed in a classified annex if the President determines it is vital for U.S. national security interests.

Makes aliens appearing on the list ineligible to: (1) receive a visa to enter the United States, and (2) be admitted to the United States. Requires the Secretary of State to revoke the visa or other documentation of any alien who would be ineligible under such standard. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such ineligibility to comply with international obligations or for national security purposes.

Directs the President to exercise powers granted by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (except with respect to the national emergency declaration requirements for unusual and extraordinary threats) to freeze and prohibit all transactions in all property and property interests of a listed person if such property and interests are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a U.S. person. Exempts persons included on the classified annex if the President determines that such an exception is vital for U.S. national security interests. Permits waivers by the Secretary of the Treasury for U.S. national security interests.

Sets forth penalties under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Directs the Treasury Secretary to prescribe regulations requiring financial institutions to certify that, to the best of their knowledge, they have frozen all listed persons' assets within their possession or control that are required to be frozen.

Requires persons listed by the President under this Act to be included on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control.

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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 11, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 - Title I: Public-Private Collaboration on Cybersecurity - (Sec. 101) Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to permit the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to facilitate and support the development of a voluntary, consensus-based, industry-led set of standards and procedures to cost-effectively reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure.

Requires the Director, in carrying out such activities, to: (1) coordinate regularly with, and incorporate the industry expertise of, relevant private sector personnel and entities, critical infrastructure owners and operators, sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Centers, and other relevant industry organizations; (2) consult with the heads of agencies with national security responsibilities, sector-specific agencies, state and local governments, governments of other nations, and international organizations; (3) identify a prioritized, flexible, repeatable, performance-based, and cost-effective approach, including information security measures and controls, that may be voluntarily adopted by owners and operators of critical infrastructure to help identify, assess, and manage cyber risks; and (4) include methodologies to mitigate impacts on business confidentiality, protect individual privacy and civil liberties, incorporate voluntary consensus standards and industry best practices, align with international standards, and prevent duplication of regulatory processes.

Prohibits the Director from prescribing a specific solution or requiring that products or services be designed or manufactured in a particular manner.

Prohibits information provided to NIST for purposes of developing cyber risk standards from being used by federal, state, tribal, or local agencies to regulate the activity of any entity.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit biennial reports over a specified period concerning NIST's progress in facilitating the development of such standards and procedures. Requires such reports to address the extent to which such standards: (1) are voluntary and led by industry representatives, (2) have been promoted by federal agencies and adopted by sectors of critical infrastructure, and (3) have protected against cyber threats. Instructs the Comptroller General to include in such reports an assessment of the reasons behind decisions of sectors to adopt or not adopt such standards.

Title II: Cybersecurity Research and Development - (Sec. 201) Directs the following agencies, working through the National Science and Technology Council and the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program, to develop, and update every four years, a federal cybersecurity research and development strategic plan:

 Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Commerce, Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Education, Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Science Foundation (NSF), and other agencies as the President or the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) considers appropriate under the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991. Requires the plan to be based on an assessment of cybersecurity risk to guide the overall direction of federal cybersecurity and information assurance research and development for information technology and networking systems.

Directs the agencies to build upon existing programs to meet cybersecurity objectives, such as how to: (1) guarantee individual privacy, verify third-party software and hardware, and address insider threats; (2) determine the origin of messages transmitted over the Internet; and (3) protect information stored using cloud computing or transmitted through wireless services.

Requires the plan to describe how agencies will focus on technologies to protect consumer privacy and enhance the security, reliability, resilience, and trustworthiness of the digital infrastructure.

Requires the agencies to submit the plan and each update to Congress.

Directs the NSF to support cybersecurity research and to review cybersecurity test beds. Permits the NSF, if it determines that additional test beds are necessary, to award grants to institutions of higher education or research and development nonprofit institutions to establish such additional test beds.

Requires the OSTP to coordinate with other ongoing research initiatives.

Amends the Cyber Security Research and Development Act to permit NSF research and development grants for: (1) secure fundamental protocols that are integral to inter-network communications and data exchange; (2) secure software engineering and software assurance; (3) holistic system security to address trusted and untrusted components, reduce vulnerabilities proactively, address insider threats, and support privacy; (4) monitoring, detection, mitigation, and rapid recovery methods; and (5) secure wireless networks, mobile devices, and cloud infrastructure.

Directs specified agencies under the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to support research leading to a scientific foundation for the field of cybersecurity.

(Sec. 202) Expands the criteria to be considered by the NSF when evaluating grant applications of institutions seeking to establish Centers for Computer and Network Security Research to include: (1) the applicant's affiliations with private sector entities and existing federal research programs; (2) experience managing public-private partnerships; (3) capabilities to conduct interdisciplinary cybersecurity research in a secure environment; and (4) research in areas such as systems security, wireless security, networking and protocols, formal methods and high-performance computing, nanotechnology, or industrial control systems.

(Sec. 203) Revises provisions under the Cyber Security Research and Development Act concerning NIST's development and dissemination of security risk checklists associated with computer systems that are, or are likely to become, widely used within the federal government.

Requires NIST to establish priorities for the development, and revision as necessary, of security automation standards, associated reference materials (including protocols), and checklists associated with such systems in order to enable standardized and interoperable technologies, architectures, and frameworks to continuously monitor information security within the federal government.

Instructs NIST to ensure that federal agencies are informed of the availability of such standards, reference materials, or checklists.

(Sec. 204) Requires NIST to conduct intramural security research activities under its computing standards program.

Title III: Education and Workforce Development - (Sec. 301) Directs the Department of Commerce, NSF, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to support competitions and challenges to recruit individuals to perform information technology security duties or to stimulate cybersecurity innovations.

Authorizes the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to support internships or other work experience in the federal government for the winners of such competitions and challenges.

(Sec. 302) Directs NSF to continue the Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service program under which recipients agree to work in the cybersecurity mission of a federal, state, local, or tribal agency for a period equal to the length of their scholarship. Limits each scholarship to a maximum of three years. Requires NSF to evaluate and report periodically to Congress on: (1) the success of recruiting individuals for such scholarships, and (2) hiring and retaining those individuals in the public sector workforce.

Title IV: Cybersecurity Awareness and Preparedness - (Sec. 401) Directs NIST to continue coordinating a national cybersecurity awareness and education program to: (1) disseminate technical standards and make best practices usable by individuals, small to medium-sized businesses, educational institutions, and state, local, and tribal governments; (2) increase public awareness and understanding of cybersecurity; (3) support education programs; and (4) evaluate workforce needs. Requires NIST to develop a strategic plan to guide federal activities in support of such program. Directs NIST to transmit such plan to Congress every five years.

Title V: Advancement of Cybersecurity Technical Standards - (Sec. 502) Requires NIST to ensure the coordination of federal agencies engaged in the development of international technical standards related to information system security. Requires the development and transmittal to Congress of a plan to ensure coordination by such federal agencies. Instructs NIST to ensure consultation with appropriate private sector stakeholders.

(Sec. 503) Requires NIST, in coordination with OMB and in collaboration with the Federal Chief Information Officers Council, to continue to develop and encourage implementation of a comprehensive strategy for the use and adoption of cloud computing services by the federal government.

Requires consideration to be given to activities that: (1) accelerate the development, in collaboration with the private sector, of standards that address the interoperability and portability of cloud computing services; (2) advance the development of conformance testing performed by the private sector in support of cloud computing standardization; and (3) support, in consultation with the private sector, the development of appropriate security frameworks and reference materials, and the identification of best practices, for federal agencies to use in addressing security and privacy requirements.

(Sec. 504) Requires NIST to continue a program to support the development of voluntary and cost-effective technical standards, metrology, testbeds, and conformance criteria with regard to identity management research and development.

measure amended passed senate december summary version repeated cybersecurity enhancement_act title public private collaboration cybersecurity sec amends national_institute_of_standards_and_technology_act permit secretary commerce acting director national_institute_of_standards_and_technology nist facilitate support development voluntary consensus based industry led set standards procedures cost effectively reduce cyber risks critical infrastructure requires director carrying activities coordinate regularly incorporate industry expertise relevant private sector personnel entities critical infrastructure owners operators sector coordinating councils information sharing analysis centers relevant industry organizations consult heads agencies national security responsibilities sector specific agencies state local governments governments nations international organizations identify prioritized flexible performance based cost effective approach including information security measures controls voluntarily adopted owners operators critical infrastructure help identify assess manage cyber risks include methodologies mitigate impacts business confidentiality protect individual privacy civil liberties incorporate voluntary consensus standards industry best practices align international standards prevent duplication regulatory processes prohibits director prescribing specific solution requiring products services designed manufactured particular manner prohibits information provided nist purposes developing cyber risk standards federal state tribal local agencies regulate activity entity directs comptroller_general gao submit biennial reports specified period concerning nist progress facilitating development standards procedures requires reports address extent standards voluntary led industry representatives promoted federal agencies adopted sectors critical infrastructure protected cyber threats instructs comptroller_general include reports assessment reasons decisions sectors adopt adopt standards title cybersecurity research development sec directs following agencies working national_science_and_technology_council networking_and_information_technology_research_and_development_program develop update years federal cybersecurity research development strategic plan department_of_agriculture usda department_of_commerce department_of_defense dod department_of_education department_of_energy doe department_of_health_and_human_services hhs department_of_the_interior environmental_protection_agency epa national_aeronautics_and_space_administration nasa national_science_foundation nsf agencies president director office_of_science_and_technology_policy ostp considers appropriate high performance computing act requires plan based assessment cybersecurity risk guide overall direction federal cybersecurity information assurance research development information technology networking systems directs agencies build existing programs meet cybersecurity objectives guarantee individual privacy verify party software hardware address insider threats determine origin messages transmitted internet protect information stored cloud computing transmitted wireless services requires plan describe agencies focus technologies protect consumer privacy enhance security reliability resilience digital infrastructure requires agencies submit plan update congress directs nsf support cybersecurity research review cybersecurity test beds permits nsf determines additional test beds necessary award grants institutions higher education research development nonprofit institutions establish additional test beds requires ostp coordinate ongoing research initiatives amends cyber security research development act permit nsf research development grants secure fundamental protocols integral inter network communications data exchange secure software engineering software assurance holistic system security address trusted components reduce vulnerabilities proactively address insider threats support privacy monitoring detection mitigation rapid recovery methods secure wireless networks mobile devices cloud infrastructure directs specified agencies high performance computing act support research leading scientific foundation field cybersecurity sec expands criteria considered nsf evaluating grant applications institutions seeking establish centers computer network security research include applicant affiliations private sector entities existing federal research programs experience managing public private partnerships capabilities conduct interdisciplinary cybersecurity research secure environment research areas systems security wireless security networking protocols formal methods high performance computing nanotechnology industrial control systems sec revises provisions cyber security research development act concerning nist development dissemination security risk checklists associated computer systems likely widely federal_government requires nist establish priorities development revision necessary security automation standards associated reference materials including protocols checklists associated systems order enable standardized interoperable technologies architectures frameworks continuously monitor information security federal_government instructs nist ensure federal agencies informed availability standards reference materials checklists sec requires nist conduct intramural security research activities computing standards program title iii education workforce development sec directs department_of_commerce nsf department_of_homeland_security dhs support competitions challenges recruit individuals perform information technology security duties stimulate cybersecurity innovations authorizes office_of_personnel_management opm support internships work experience federal_government competitions challenges sec directs nsf continue federal cyber scholarship service program recipients agree work cybersecurity mission federal state local tribal agency period equal length scholarship limits scholarship maximum years requires nsf evaluate report periodically congress success recruiting individuals scholarships hiring retaining individuals public sector workforce title cybersecurity awareness preparedness sec directs nist continue coordinating national cybersecurity awareness education program disseminate technical standards best practices usable individuals small medium sized businesses educational institutions state local tribal governments increase public awareness understanding cybersecurity support education programs evaluate workforce needs requires nist develop strategic plan guide federal activities support program directs nist transmit plan congress years title advancement cybersecurity technical standards sec requires nist ensure coordination federal agencies engaged development international technical standards related information system security requires development transmittal congress plan ensure coordination federal agencies instructs nist ensure consultation appropriate private sector stakeholders sec requires nist coordination omb collaboration federal chief information officers council continue develop encourage implementation comprehensive strategy use adoption cloud computing services federal_government requires consideration given activities accelerate development collaboration private sector standards address interoperability portability cloud computing services advance development conformance testing performed private sector support cloud computing standardization support consultation private sector development appropriate security frameworks reference materials identification best practices federal agencies use addressing security privacy requirements sec requires nist continue program support development voluntary cost effective technical standards conformance criteria regard identity management research development


Summary: Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act - Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the ban on state and local taxation of Internet access and on multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.

internet tax freedom forever act_-_amends internet tax freedom act permanent ban state local taxation internet access multiple discriminatory taxes electronic commerce


Summary:
DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish, as positions in the excepted service, such positions in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as necessary to carry out certain responsibilities relating to cybersecurity.

Provides for positions formerly designated as senior level and senior executive service positions to be included in such service.

Requires the Secretary, every year for a specified period, to submit to Congress a report regarding: (1) the application process for such positions, including the manner of adhering to veterans' preferences; (2) the Secretary's plans to fulfill the critical need of DHS to recruit and retain employees in cybersecurity positions; (3) the manner in which such plans are integrated into the DHS's strategic workforce planning; (4) the number of hirings, separations, and retirements during the reporting period; and (5) the training provided to supervisors of such cybersecurity employees on the use of the new authorities.

Sets forth authority for the Secretary to make appointments, fix pay rates, and provide incentives and allowances for such positions.

(Sec. 3) Homeland Security Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act - Requires the Secretary to determine the primary cybersecurity work category and specialty area of all DHS cybersecurity workforce positions. Directs the Secretary to assign: (1) data element codes for such positions, as set forth in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Guide to Data Standards, which is aligned with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education's National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework report; and (2) employment codes to employees and open positions within DHS with cybersecurity functions.

Directs the Secretary, on an annual basis through 2021, to submit a report to the OPM Director substantiating categories and specialty areas designated as critical needs in DHS's cybersecurity workforce.

Requires the Director to provide the Secretary with guidance identifying acute and emerging skill shortages.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to monitor, and report within three years regarding, the implementation of such determinations and assignments.

dhs cybersecurity workforce recruitment retention act sec amends homeland_security act authorize secretary homeland_security establish positions excepted service positions department_of_homeland_security dhs necessary carry certain responsibilities relating cybersecurity provides positions designated senior level senior_executive_service positions included service requires secretary year specified period submit congress report application process positions including manner adhering veterans preferences secretary plans fulfill critical need dhs recruit retain employees cybersecurity positions manner plans integrated dhs strategic workforce planning number separations reporting period training provided supervisors cybersecurity employees use new authorities sets forth authority secretary appointments fix pay rates provide incentives allowances positions sec homeland_security cybersecurity workforce assessment act_-_requires secretary determine primary cybersecurity work category specialty area dhs cybersecurity workforce positions directs secretary assign data element codes positions set forth office_of_personnel_management opm guide data standards aligned national initiative cybersecurity education national cybersecurity workforce framework report employment codes employees open positions dhs cybersecurity functions directs secretary annual basis submit report opm director categories specialty areas designated critical needs dhs cybersecurity workforce requires director provide secretary guidance identifying acute emerging skill shortages directs comptroller_general gao monitor report years implementation determinations assignments


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 10, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a national cybersecurity and communications integration center in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out the responsibilities of the DHS Under Secretary responsible for overseeing critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and related DHS programs.

Requires the center to be the federal civilian interface for sharing cybersecurity risks, incidents, analysis, and warnings for federal and non-federal entities. Directs the center to: (1) enable real-time, integrated, and operational actions across federal and non-federal entities; (2) facilitate cross-sector coordination to address risks and incidents that may be related or could have consequential impacts across multiple sectors; (3) conduct and share analysis; and (4) provide technical assistance, risk management, and security measure recommendations.

Directs the center to ensure: (1) continuous, collaborative, and inclusive coordination across sectors and with sector coordinating councils, information sharing and analysis organizations, and other appropriate non-federal partners; (2) development and use of technology-neutral, real-time mechanisms for sharing information about risks and incidents; and (3) safeguards against unauthorized access.

Provides the Under Secretary with unreviewable discretion as to whether governmental or private entities are included in the center or are provided assistance or information.

(Sec. 4) Requires the DHS Secretary to submit to Congress recommendations regarding how to expedite implementation of information-sharing agreements for cybersecurity purposes between the center and non-federal entities.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress concerning: (1) the number of non-federal participants, the length of time taken to resolve requests to participate in the center, and the reasons for any denials of such requests; (2) DHS's information sharing with each critical infrastructure sector; and (3) privacy and civil liberties safeguards.

(Sec. 6) Requires a Comptroller General (GAO) report on the effectiveness of the center.

(Sec. 7) Directs the Under Secretary to develop, maintain, and exercise adaptable cyber incident response plans to address cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure.

Requires the Secretary to make the application process for security clearances relating to a classified national security information program available to sector coordinating councils, sector information sharing and analysis organizations, and owners and operators of critical infrastructure.

Directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ensure that data breach notification policies require affected agencies, after discovering an unauthorized acquisition or access, to notify: (1) Congress within 30 days, and (2) affected individuals as expeditiously as practicable. Allows the Attorney General (DOJ), heads of elements of the intelligence community, or the Secretary to delay notice to affected individuals for purposes of law enforcement investigations, national security, or security remediation actions.

Requires OMB to assess agency implementation of data breach notification policies.

(Sec. 8) Prohibits this Act from being construed to: (1) grant the Secretary any authority to promulgate regulations or set standards relating to the cybersecurity of private sector critical infrastructure that was not in effect on the day before the enactment of this Act, or (2) require any private entity to request the Secretary's assistance or to implement any recommendation suggested by the Secretary in response to such a request.

measure amended passed senate december summary version repeated national cybersecurity protection act sec amends homeland_security act establish national cybersecurity communications integration center department_of_homeland_security dhs carry responsibilities dhs secretary responsible overseeing critical infrastructure protection cybersecurity related dhs programs requires center federal civilian interface sharing cybersecurity risks incidents analysis warnings federal non federal entities directs center enable real time integrated operational actions federal non federal entities facilitate cross sector coordination address risks incidents related impacts multiple sectors conduct share analysis provide technical assistance risk management security measure recommendations directs center ensure continuous collaborative inclusive coordination sectors sector coordinating councils information sharing analysis organizations appropriate non federal partners development use technology neutral real time mechanisms sharing information risks incidents safeguards unauthorized access provides secretary discretion governmental private entities included center provided assistance information sec requires dhs secretary submit congress recommendations expedite implementation information sharing agreements cybersecurity purposes center non federal entities sec directs secretary report annually congress concerning number non federal participants length time taken resolve requests participate center reasons denials requests dhs information sharing critical infrastructure sector privacy civil liberties safeguards sec requires comptroller_general gao report effectiveness center sec directs secretary develop maintain exercise cyber incident response plans address cybersecurity risks critical infrastructure requires secretary application process security clearances relating classified national security information program available sector coordinating councils sector information sharing analysis organizations owners operators critical infrastructure directs office_of_management_and_budget omb ensure data breach notification policies require affected agencies discovering unauthorized acquisition access notify congress days affected individuals expeditiously practicable allows attorney general doj heads elements intelligence_community secretary delay notice affected individuals purposes law enforcement investigations national security security remediation actions requires omb assess agency implementation data breach notification policies sec prohibits act construed grant secretary authority promulgate regulations set standards relating cybersecurity private sector critical infrastructure effect day enactment act require private entity request secretary assistance implement recommendation suggested secretary response request


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Requires the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), the Secretary of Defense (DOD), and the Attorney General (DOJ) to develop and promulgate procedures for classified and declassified cyber threat indicators in possession of the federal government to be shared in real time with private entities; non-federal government agencies; or state, tribal, or local governments. Provides for the public availability of unclassified indicators.

Directs the DNI to submit such procedures to Congress within 60 days after enactment of this Act.

(Sec. 4) Permits private entities to monitor and operate countermeasures to prevent or mitigate cybersecurity threats or security vulnerabilities on their own information systems and, with written consent, the information systems of other entities and federal entities. Authorizes such entities to monitor information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting such monitored systems.

Allows entities to share and receive indicators and countermeasures with other entities or the federal government.

Permits state, tribal, or local agencies to use shared indicators (with the consent of the agency sharing the indicators) to prevent, investigate, or prosecute computer crimes.

Exempts from antitrust laws private entities that, for cybersecurity purposes, exchange or provide: (1) cyber threat indicators; or (2) assistance relating to the prevention, investigation, or mitigation of cybersecurity threats. Makes such exemption inapplicable to price-fixing, allocating a market between competitors, monopolizing or attempting to monopolize a market, boycotting, or exchanges of price or cost information, customer lists, or information regarding future competitive planning. (Sec. 5) Directs the Attorney General to promulgate procedures relating to the receipt of indicators and countermeasures by the federal government. Requires such procedures to include an audit capability and appropriate sanctions for federal officers, employees, or agents who conduct unauthorized activities. Requires the Attorney General to develop, and periodically review, privacy and civil liberties guidelines to limit receipt, retention, use, and dissemination of personal or identifying information.

Directs the DHS Secretary to develop a process for the federal government to: (1) accept cyber threat indicators and countermeasures from entities in an electronic format; and (2) distribute such indicators and countermeasures to appropriate federal entities in real time, simultaneous with receipt. Requires the DHS Secretary to certify to Congress that such capability is fully operational before the process is implemented.

Directs the DHS Secretary to ensure that there is public notice of, and access to, such sharing procedures.

Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the DHS Secretary to report to Congress regarding implementation of an automated malware analysis capability, including an assessment of the advisability of transferring the operation of such capability to DHS.

Requires cyber threat indicators and countermeasures shared with the federal government and threat indicators shared with state, tribal, or local agencies to be: (1) deemed voluntarily shared information, and (2) exempt from disclosure and withheld from the public under any laws of such jurisdictions requiring disclosure of information or records.

Authorizes indicators and countermeasures to be disclosed to, retained by, and used by, consistent with otherwise applicable federal law, any federal agency or federal government agent solely for: (1) protecting an information system or information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system from a cybersecurity threat or security vulnerability; (2) responding to, or otherwise preventing or mitigating, an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm or threat to a minor; or (3) investigating or prosecuting an offense arising out of a threat of death or serious bodily harm, as well as offenses relating to fraud and identity theft, espionage and censorship, and trade secrets.

Prohibits government agencies from using indicators and countermeasures provided to the federal government to regulate the lawful activities of an entity.

(Sec. 6) Provides liability protections to entities acting in accordance with this Act that: (1) monitor information systems, and (2) share and receive indicators and countermeasures. Makes an entity's good faith reliance that conduct was permitted under this Act a complete defense to a cause of action based on such monitoring and sharing activities.

(Sec. 7) Directs appropriate federal entities, at least every two years, to report to Congress concerning the implementation of this Act. Requires such reports to include: (1) an assessment of the impact on privacy and civil liberties; (2) a review of actions taken by the federal government based on shared cyber threat indicators, including the appropriateness of any federal entity's subsequent use or dissemination of such cyber threat indicators; and (3) a description of any significant violations by the federal government.

Requires reports to Congress, at least every two years, by: (1) the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; and (2) the DHS, Intelligence Community, DOJ, and DOD Inspectors General regarding shared indicators and countermeasures.

(Sec. 8) Prohibits this Act from requiring an entity to provide information to the federal government.

(Sec. 9) Directs the DNI to report to Congress regarding cybersecurity threats, including cyber attacks, theft, and data breaches. Requires such report to include: (1) an assessment of current U.S. intelligence sharing and cooperation relationships with other countries regarding cybersecurity threats that threaten the U.S. national security interests, economy, and intellectual property; (2) a list countries and non-state actors that are primary threats; (3) a description of the U.S. government's response and prevention capabilities; and (4) an assessment of additional technologies that would enhance U.S. capabilities, including private sector technologies that could be rapidly fielded to assist the intelligence community.

(Sec. 10) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to authorize the DOD Secretary to share with other federal entities information reported by a cleared defense contractor regarding a penetration of network or information systems.

measure amended introduced summary expanded action occurred measure cybersecurity information sharing act sec requires director national_intelligence dni secretary homeland_security dhs secretary defense dod attorney general doj develop promulgate procedures classified declassified cyber threat indicators possession federal_government shared real time private entities non federal_government agencies state tribal local governments provides public availability unclassified indicators directs dni submit procedures congress days enactment act sec permits private entities monitor operate countermeasures prevent mitigate cybersecurity threats security vulnerabilities information systems written consent information systems entities federal entities authorizes entities monitor information stored processed transiting monitored systems allows entities share receive indicators countermeasures entities federal_government permits state tribal local agencies use shared indicators consent agency sharing indicators prevent investigate prosecute computer crimes exempts antitrust laws private entities cybersecurity purposes exchange provide cyber threat indicators assistance relating prevention investigation mitigation cybersecurity threats makes exemption inapplicable price fixing allocating market competitors attempting market exchanges price cost information customer lists information future competitive planning sec directs attorney general promulgate procedures relating receipt indicators countermeasures federal_government requires procedures include audit capability appropriate sanctions federal officers employees agents conduct unauthorized activities requires attorney general develop periodically review privacy civil liberties guidelines limit receipt retention use dissemination personal identifying information directs dhs secretary develop process federal_government accept cyber threat indicators countermeasures entities electronic format distribute indicators countermeasures appropriate federal entities real time simultaneous receipt requires dhs secretary certify congress capability fully operational process implemented directs dhs secretary ensure public notice access sharing procedures requires federal_bureau_of_investigation fbi dhs secretary report congress implementation automated analysis capability including assessment advisability transferring operation capability dhs requires cyber threat indicators countermeasures shared federal_government threat indicators shared state tribal local agencies deemed voluntarily shared information exempt disclosure withheld public laws jurisdictions requiring disclosure information records authorizes indicators countermeasures disclosed retained consistent applicable federal law federal agency federal_government agent solely protecting information system information stored processed transiting information system cybersecurity threat security vulnerability responding preventing mitigating imminent threat death bodily harm threat minor investigating prosecuting offense arising threat death bodily harm offenses relating fraud identity theft espionage censorship trade secrets prohibits government agencies indicators countermeasures provided federal_government regulate lawful activities entity sec provides liability protections entities acting accordance act monitor information systems share receive indicators countermeasures makes entity good faith reliance conduct permitted act complete defense cause action based monitoring sharing activities sec directs appropriate federal entities years report congress concerning implementation act requires reports include assessment impact privacy civil liberties review actions taken federal_government based shared cyber threat indicators including appropriateness federal entity subsequent use dissemination cyber threat indicators description significant violations federal_government requires reports congress years privacy_and_civil_liberties_oversight_board dhs intelligence_community doj dod inspectors_general shared indicators countermeasures sec prohibits act requiring entity provide information federal_government sec directs dni report congress cybersecurity threats including cyber attacks theft data breaches requires report include assessment current intelligence sharing cooperation relationships countries cybersecurity threats threaten national security interests economy intellectual property list countries non state actors primary threats description government response prevention capabilities assessment additional technologies enhance capabilities including private sector technologies rapidly fielded assist intelligence_community sec amends national_defense_authorization_act fiscal year authorize dod secretary share federal entities information reported cleared defense contractor penetration network information systems


Summary: Cyber Information Sharing Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for qualified Information Sharing and Analysis Organization costs (defined as the sum of dues for membership in the Organization, personnel participation costs, product and service costs directly related to the sharing of information with the Organization, and other amounts [not including amounts for travel] relating to participation in activities of the Organization).

cyber information sharing tax credit act amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow refundable tax credit qualified information sharing analysis organization costs defined sum dues membership organization personnel participation costs product service costs directly related sharing information organization amounts including amounts travel relating participation activities organization


Summary:
Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2015

Directs the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit broadband providers, in transmitting network traffic over the broadband Internet access service of an end user, from: (1) entering an agreement with an edge provider (a provider of Internet content, applications, services, or access devices) to give preferential treatment or priority to the traffic of such edge provider in exchange for consideration (commonly referred to as "paid prioritization"); and (2) giving preferential treatment or priority to content, applications, services, or devices that are provided or operated by such broadband provider or an affiliate of such broadband provider.

Prohibits this Act from superseding any obligation or authorization of a broadband provider to address the needs of emergency communications, law enforcement, public safety, or national security authorities.

Sets forth enforcement authority under the Communications Act of 1934, with modified forfeiture standards.

online competition consumer choice act directs federal_communications_commission promulgate regulations prohibit broadband providers transmitting network traffic broadband internet access service end user entering agreement edge provider provider internet content applications services access devices preferential treatment priority traffic edge provider exchange consideration commonly referred paid prioritization giving preferential treatment priority content applications services devices provided operated broadband provider affiliate broadband provider prohibits act superseding obligation authorization broadband provider address needs emergency communications law enforcement public safety national security authorities sets forth enforcement authority communications act modified forfeiture standards


Summary:
Global Internet Freedom Act of 2015 or the GIF Act of 2015

Prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information from relinquishing the responsibility of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration with respect to Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, including: (1) coordination of the assignment of technical Internet protocol parameters, (2) performance of administrative functions associated with Internet domain name system root zone management, and (3) allocation of Internet numbering resources.

global internet freedom act act prohibits assistant secretary commerce_for_communications_and_information relinquishing responsibility national_telecommunications_and_information_administration respect internet assigned numbers authority functions including coordination assignment technical internet protocol parameters performance administrative functions associated internet domain system root zone management allocation internet numbering resources


Summary:
Secure Data Act of 2015

Prohibits a federal agency from requiring or requesting a manufacturer, developer, or seller of any computer hardware, software, or electronic device made available to the general public to design or alter the security functions in such products to allow the surveillance of any user or the physical search of such product by any agency. Exempts from such prohibition products used by law enforcement agencies for electronic surveillance as authorized under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.

secure data act prohibits federal agency requiring requesting manufacturer developer seller computer hardware software electronic device available general public design alter security functions products allow surveillance user physical search product agency exempts prohibition products law enforcement agencies electronic surveillance authorized communications assistance law enforcement act


Summary:
Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2015 or the DOTCOM Act of 2015

Prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information from permitting the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA's) role in the performance of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions to cease until 30 legislative days after the Assistant Secretary submits to Congress a report that contains: (1) the proposal relating to the transition of the NTIA's stewardship of the IANA functions that was developed in a process convened by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) at the request of the NTIA, and (2) the following required certifications by the Assistant Secretary.

Requires the Assistant Secretary to certify that: (1) such proposal supports and enhances the multistakeholder model of Internet governance, maintains the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet domain name system, meets the needs of global customers and partners of the IANA services, maintains the openness of the Internet, and does not replace the role of the NTIA with a government-led or intergovernmental organization solution; and (2) the required changes to ICANN's bylaws contained in the final report of ICANN's Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability and the changes to ICANN's bylaws required by ICANN's IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group have been adopted.

domain openness continued oversight matters act act prohibits assistant secretary commerce_for_communications_and_information permitting national_telecommunications_and_information_administration ntia role performance internet assigned numbers authority functions cease legislative days assistant secretary submits congress report contains proposal relating transition ntia stewardship functions developed process convened internet corporation assigned names numbers request ntia following required certifications assistant secretary requires assistant secretary certify proposal supports enhances model internet governance maintains security stability resiliency internet domain system meets needs global customers partners services maintains openness internet replace role ntia government led intergovernmental organization solution required changes bylaws contained final report cross community working_group enhancing accountability changes bylaws required stewardship transition coordination group adopted


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

American Super Computing Leadership Act

 (Sec. 3) Amends the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 with respect to: (1) exascale computing (computing system performance at or near 10 to the 18th power floating point operations per second), and (2) a high-end computing system with performance substantially exceeding that of systems commonly available for advanced scientific and engineering applications.

Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) coordinate the development of high-end computing systems across DOE; (2) partner with universities, National Laboratories, and industry to ensure the broadest possible application of the technology developed in the program to other challenges in science, engineering, medicine, and industry; and (3) include among the multiple architectures researched, at DOE discretion, any computer technologies that show promise of substantial reductions in power requirements and substantial gains in parallelism of multicore processors, concurrency, memory and storage, bandwidth, and reliability.

Repeals authority for establishment of at least one High-End Software Development Center.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a coordinated research program to develop exascale computing systems to advance DOE missions. Requires establishment through competitive merit review of two or more DOE National Laboratory-industry-university partnerships to conduct integrated research, development, and engineering of multiple exascale architectures.

Requires the Secretary to conduct mission-related co-design activities in developing such exascale platforms. Defines "co-design" as the joint development of application algorithms, models, and codes with computer technology architectures and operating systems to maximize effective use of high-end computing systems.

Directs the Secretary to develop any advancements in hardware and software technology required to realize fully the potential of an exascale production system in addressing DOE target applications and solving scientific problems involving predictive modeling and simulation and large-scale data analytics and management. Requires DOE also to explore the use of exascale computing technologies to advance a broad range of science and engineering.

Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress an integrated strategy and program management plan.

Requires the Secretary, before initiating construction or installation of an exascale-class computing facility, to transmit to Congress a separate plan detailing: (1) the proposed facility's cost projections and capabilities to significantly accelerate the development of new energy technologies; (2) technical risks and challenges that must be overcome to achieve successful completion and operation of the facility; and (3) an independent assessment of the scientific and technological advances expected from such a facility relative to those expected from a comparable investment in expanded research and applications at terascale-class and petascale-class computing facilities, including an evaluation of where investments should be made in the system software and algorithms to enable these advances.

measure amended introduced summary expanded action occurred measure american super computing leadership act sec amends department_of_energy high end computing revitalization act respect exascale computing computing system performance near 18th power floating point operations second high end computing system performance substantially exceeding systems commonly available advanced scientific engineering applications directs secretary energy doe coordinate development high end computing systems doe partner universities national_laboratories industry ensure broadest possible application technology developed program challenges science engineering medicine industry include multiple architectures doe discretion computer technologies promise substantial reductions power requirements substantial gains processors memory storage reliability repeals authority establishment high end software development center directs secretary conduct coordinated research program develop exascale computing systems advance doe missions requires establishment competitive merit review doe national_laboratory industry university partnerships conduct integrated research development engineering multiple exascale architectures requires secretary conduct mission related design activities developing exascale platforms defines design joint development application models codes computer technology architectures operating systems maximize effective use high end computing systems directs secretary develop advancements hardware software technology required realize fully potential exascale production system addressing doe target applications solving scientific problems involving predictive modeling simulation large scale data analytics management requires doe explore use exascale computing technologies advance broad range science engineering directs secretary submit congress integrated strategy program management plan requires secretary initiating construction installation exascale class computing facility transmit congress separate plan detailing proposed facility cost projections capabilities significantly accelerate development new energy technologies technical risks challenges overcome achieve successful completion operation facility independent assessment scientific technological advances expected facility relative expected comparable investment expanded research applications class class computing facilities including evaluation investments system software enable advances


Summary:
Global Free Internet Act of 2015

Establishes a Task Force on the Global Internet to be hosted by the Department of Commerce.

Requires the Task Force to develop and implement strategies in response to foreign and domestic government policies that: (1) unjustifiably or unreasonably burden or restrict international trade in Internet-related goods, services, and content; (2) mandate or prefer certain Internet-related technology standards; (3) impede the free flow of information on the Internet; or (4) otherwise threaten the open, global nature of the Internet, the interests of Internet users, and the United States in Internet-related international trade and discourse.

Directs the Task Force to: (1) coordinate federal agencies' implementation of such strategies, and (2) consult and share timely information with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and civil society policy groups.

Instructs the U.S. Trade Representative to initiate investigations and consider imposing sanctions in accordance with the Trade Act of 1974 for any practices of a foreign government or international body identified as priority concerns.

Directs the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to investigate whether U.S. antitrust laws are violated by identified practices or the related actions of nongovernmental entities.

Requires the Task Force to report to Congress and the President regarding the sufficiency of existing multilateral and bilateral trade agreements in advancing a single open, global Internet.

Instructs the Task Force to organize training of foreign and domestic government officials and national standard-setting and conformity assessment bodies, including coordination with nongovernmental international and domestic standards bodies.

global free internet act establishes task_force global internet department_of_commerce requires task_force develop implement strategies response foreign domestic government policies unreasonably burden restrict international_trade internet related goods services content mandate certain internet related technology standards impede free flow information internet threaten open global nature internet interests internet users united_states internet related international_trade directs task_force coordinate federal agencies implementation strategies consult share timely information internet corporation assigned names numbers civil society policy groups instructs trade representative initiate investigations consider imposing sanctions accordance trade act practices foreign government international body identified priority concerns directs federal_trade_commission department_of_justice investigate antitrust laws violated identified practices related actions nongovernmental entities requires task_force report congress president sufficiency existing multilateral bilateral trade agreements advancing single open global internet instructs task_force organize training foreign domestic government officials national standard setting conformity assessment bodies including coordination nongovernmental international domestic standards bodies


Summary:
Open Internet Act of 2015

Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to authorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt the rules adopted on December 21, 2010, in the Report and Order in the matter of preserving the open Internet and broadband industry practices. Requires the FCC to restore portions of such rules that were vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission (decided on January 14, 2014).

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