TH CONGRESS ST SESSION S. ll To require the establishment of exchange programs relating to cybersecurity positions between the private sector certain Federal agencies, for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES llllllllll Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself Mr. THUNE) introduced the following bill; which was read twice referred to the Committee on llllllllll A BILL To require the establishment of exchange programs relating to cybersecurity positions between the private sector certain Federal agencies, for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Cyber Security Exchange Act. SEC.. CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE PRO- GRAMS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAMS. () REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
0 0 (A) IN GENERAL. Not later than 0 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homel Security, the Secretary of Energy, the Attorney General shall each submit to the appropriate committees of Congress with respect to that agency head a report that contains (i) a plan timeline for implementing the program described in paragraph () at the agency (or, in the case of the Director of National Intelligence, at an element of the intelligence community); (ii) an evaluation of the benefits to the agency (or, in the case of the Director of National Intelligence, to an element of the intelligence community) from the establishment of the program described in paragraph (). (B) INABILITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM. If an agency head described in subparagraph (A) determines that the agency head is unable to establish the program required under paragraph () at the agency (or, in the case of the
0 0 Director of National Intelligence, at an element of the intelligence community), the agency head shall submit to Congress a notification that describes (i) the legal basis for that inability; (ii) any other specific factor that prevents the establishment of the program. () ESTABLISHMENT. Except in the case of a determination made under paragraph ()(B), not later than 0 days after the date on which each agency head described in paragraph ()(A) submits the report required under that paragraph, the agency head shall, after consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, establish a voluntary exchange program between the applicable agency (or, with respect to the Director of National Intelligence, an element of the intelligence community) private sector institutions, under which (A) a covered individual who is an employee of the agency, or of an element of the intelligence community, as applicable (i) may elect to be temporarily detailed to a private sector institution that
0 0 has elected to receive the covered individual; (ii) during the period of detail described in clause (i), shall be considered to be on detail to a regular work assignment in that agency or element for all purposes; (B) a covered individual who is an employee of a private sector institution (i) may elect to be temporarily detailed to the agency or element (I) if the agency or element has elected to receive the covered individual; (II) for a period of not shorter than 0 days not longer than years; (ii) during the period of detail described in clause (i)(ii), shall (I) receive from the private sector institution financial compensation, benefits, any other type of compensation or support otherwise provided by or through the private sector institution during the course of the
employment of the covered individual with the private sector institution; (II) be considered to be an em- ployee of the private sector institution, not of the agency or element, for all purposes. (b) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. Nothing in this Act may be construed to () modify or otherwise affect any program that 0 is in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act; or () prevent a covered individual who is detailed under subsection (a)()(b) from serving as an in- structor at an institution of higher education or a research institution during that period of detail. (c) DEFINITIONS. In this section () the term appropriate committees of Con- gress means (A) with respect to the Director of Na- 0 tional Intelligence (i) the Select Committee on Intel- ligence of the Senate; (ii) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Represent- atives;
0 0 (B) with respect to the Secretary of Defense (i) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; (ii) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; (C) with respect to the Secretary of Homel Security (i) the Committee on Homel Security Governmental Affairs of the Senate; (ii) the Committee on Oversight Reform of the House of Representatives; (D) with respect to the Secretary of Energy (i) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; (ii) the Committee on Energy Natural Resources of the Senate; (iii) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; (iv) the Committee on Energy Commerce of the House of Representatives; (E) with respect to the Attorney General
0 0 (i) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (ii) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; () the term covered individual means an individual who has demonstrated expertise work experience in cybersecurity or a related discipline; () the term cybersecurity or a related discipline (A) means a discipline relating to cybersecurity; (B) includes (i) a field or discipline relating to (I) intrusion detection; (II) secure software development; (III) attack mitigation; (IV) system administration; (V) network services; (VI) operating systems; (VII) software application; (VIII) enterprise architecture; (IX) internet services; (X) data management; (XI) system analysis; or (XII) malware analysis;
0 0 (ii) any other field or discipline that the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homel Security, the Secretary of Energy, or the Attorney General determines appropriate for the purposes of the applicable program established by that agency head under subsection (a)(); () the term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 0 of the Higher Education Act of (0 U.S.C. 00); () the term intelligence community has the meaning given the term in section of the National Security Act of (0 U.S.C. 00); () the term private sector institution includes (A) a nonpublic or commercial person or business; (B) a research institution; (C) an institution of higher education; (D) any other institution that the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homel Security, the Secretary of Energy, or the Attorney General determines appropriate for the purposes of the
applicable program established by that agency head under subsection (a)().