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Requires the Director to deliver a plan within one year to assess and improve cybersecurity and telecommunications across the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. The plan must evaluate current network and cybersecurity needs, estimate costs and timelines for upgrades, propose shared or centralized solutions, include a spending plan developed with non‑Federal vessel owners, and address training and rules for handling sensitive information while following CISA, NIST, and a JASON report guidance.
The plan must consider specific shipboard capabilities (telemedicine, high-speed data upload, remote viewing), recommend how to phase upgrades, and estimate resource needs so owners and operators can coordinate funding and implementation.
Received in the House.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Introduced January 29, 2025 by Alejandro Padilla · Last progress 4 months ago